February 2012
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Just so we’re perfectly clear:
There is no slice of orange in an Old...
– Old Fashioned 101
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Aviary is Haunted: Aviary’s el Bulli menu also... →
Can’t wait to try the elBulli drinks at the Aviary. I also added some links to photos where I could find them.
aviaryishaunted:
Aviary’s el Bulli menu also debuted last night. Here’s the lineup (numbers are references to the el Bulli catalog):
Cocktails - $15
pina colada, the disappearing barbarpapa (970)
yuzu/sake/Kyoto (1463)
coco-loco (1340)
cosmopolitan-mallow (1339)
white...
January 2012
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Malcolm
We were in the dark room in the detective agency.
He took some tweezers and plucked a feather from a dead bird. He carefully placed them into a vial. He then hung the vial from a string, on a ledge, over his work area. It swung back and forth, like a pendulum.
I bent down to look at it closer. I could feel his eyes on me, boring holes through my mask, on my right. The vial slowly swung to a stop...
Aviary is Haunted: One of the best bars in the... →
aviaryishaunted:
Here’s the Aviary review we’ve been waiting for. Robert Simonson, who writes for the New York Times, GQ, and himself on his blog, visited Aviary last Fall. Here’s the key graph:
[T]hree things save Aviary from it’s own arch seriousness, and make it one of the best bars in the country….
December 2011
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Porthole availability
crucialdetail:
We’ve received a huge amount of inquiries regarding the Porthole and its availability. As a result, we’re working on making the Porthole available for purchase. We anticipate shipping in early summer of 2012. Those interested in being notified should email info@crucialdetail.com with “Porthole” in the subject line. We’ll send them a message as soon as we know the details. Thanks...
In the bathroom were posters seeking roommates for group houses, including this...
– Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen in “Portlandia” : The New Yorker
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…The maximum volume for comfortable pedestrian movement is 12 people per...
– N.Y.C. Sidewalks Getting More Crowded - NYTimes.com
Location: Anywhere at all
Order: Grey Goose and soda
Verdict: The dissonance...
– What Your Drink Says About You: Food Cooking : gourmet.com
I was like, “Man, I want a food truck.” I imagined having a...
– Roots Drummer Questlove Discusses His Latest Venture, and It’s Not a New Album | Adweek