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The End of Cocktails
May 19, 2012
So, the title of this post is a little over the top, but it leads into the first presentation I attended at the Manhattan Cocktail Classic: Do Not Resuscitate. It was more of a symposium listing a dozen cocktails that should not live on.
The pr...

Works Like Magic
May 18, 2012
While in China I encountered many signs that didn't make much sense. Most of these signs were written in Chinglish and poorly translated. Despite the numerous campaigns in major cities to proofread such signs (as well as menus), there were still p...

Manhattan Cocktail Classic Highlights
May 16, 2012
It's not easy deciding where to begin when talking about the events around the Industry Invitational as part of the Manhattan Cocktail Classic, so I decided to start with some highlights. I want to begin by saying the venues at the Andaz Hotel (fo...

Surviving an All-Day Cocktail Event
May 14, 2012
Saturday was my first day at the Manhattan Cocktail Classic. The event began Friday night with the gala at the New York Public Library, but I didn't get to go--I heard about from all the people I met. Everything I experienced was at the Andaz Hote...

The Thought Police, They Live Inside of My Head
May 11, 2012
With apologies to Cheap Trick (FYI, the best version of "Dream Police" was sung by Apu Nahasapeemapetilon).
Finding parking on city streets sucks. And New York City is probably the worst for this (which is why I have never driven there despite li...
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