by Brian | Dec 11, 2012 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
This cocktail is the most awesome, most complex drink I have ever experienced. And I did it myself. I’m not a fan of the way many foods and almost all wines are described. It’s like riding in an elevator: first this flavor, than this note, now we’re at the third...
by Brian | Apr 23, 2012 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
This has happened to you before. You are sitting at a little desk. An authority figure leans over and says, “You can do better.” Now comes the flood of emotions: anger, resentment, embarrassment, and, yes, an acknowledgement that I could have done better....
by Brian | Apr 14, 2012 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
When I was in Austin last month, I had an...
by Brian | Feb 17, 2010 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Suzen and I do not haunt bars. The only time we’ve ever hung out in one was our very first date. In Boston, on a night when the chill factor was about 10 below. We would have sat in Boston Commons instead, but the bar had Irish coffee and a fireplace. It was an easy...