Cocktails News

Snake Oil Co. partners Frankie Thaheld and Michael Esposito believe in integrating fresh produce and herbs into their specialty cocktails that they customize for special events, restaurants and San Diego Symphony.

Refreshing and aromatic, cooling and healthful, mint has carved a prominent role for itself in the culinary pages of professional and home chefs alike.

Each city has organised a networking cocktail reception followed by a dinner and a raffle draw for major partners in leisure, corporate, government, airline and royal family segments The Hyatt Round the Gulf is scheduled from April 13 to April 17, 2014 with 18 Hyatt hotels from across the globe trailing five key cities in GCC - starting with ... (more)

The abalone bisque, lower right, is served on the Steinbeck Platter during happy hour at The Sardine Factory in Monterey.

Earth Day is for supporting environmental protection around the world. And from Leonardo DiCaprio to Cate Blanchett, here are a few celebrities that are doing their part.

Bartender JP Caceres is still fighting his immigration battle , but two weeks ago he had a victory: A D.C. judge found him not guilty of simple assault and other charges that had landed him an immigration detention center last December.

With each and every season, Greenwich Village welcomes a batch of new restaurants , but Minetta Tavern will likely always endure.

Looking to give your favorite cocktails a bit of green? This Earth Day , freshen up your drink with something from the garden! Check out some easy to make recipes below, or visit a local NYC bar and ask for a special "green" drink for Earth Day! Pick your favorite flowers and scatter in an ice tray.

The drink reflects two of the town's icons: its name comes from Greenwich Mean Time, while the core ingredient is Cutty Sark whisky.

Blanchette offers a snapshot of France viewed from a rose-tinted prism, with GA©rard Depardieu and Vanessa Paradis playing starring roles, the former grinning over a bubbling stockpot on the cover of his cookbook and the latter staring seductively from the confines of a seven-inch propped up on a vintage dresser.

Justin Noel, owner of Greenwich Village cocktail bar Sweetwater Social, was packing up supplies from a liquor industry event the other day, when he caught sight of an unattended box filled with valuables.

Bali-inspired jewelry line Anna Beck, beloved by A-list stars such as Jessica Biel, Cameron Diaz, Kate Bosworth and Jessica Alba, will make its first official DC personal appearance by creator and designer Becky Hosmer at the Clarendon location of South Moon Under on Friday, May 9, 2014 from 6 - 8PM.

Links Taproom is more bar than restaurant; the food seems to be there solely to line the stomachs of patrons, allowing them to absorb more of the 36 beers and three wines on tap.

For more than 20 years, the FDA's familiar Nutrition Facts label has provided us with information to help answer many of our nutrition-related questions: Is that slice of cheesecake worth blowing nearly 800 calories? How much sugar is really in that cereal or chocolate milk? But if you're relying on a nutrition label to help you decide if that ... (more)

As if heavy drinkers needed more reasons to consume alcohol, it has now become as easy as carrying around a water bottle and a 100 milliliter packet of sugar.

The food you grow in your garden isn't limited to the salad bowl. Amy Stewart, author of "The Drunken Botanist," says it's time to drink in the fruits of your labor.

Cocktail expert Adam Lantheaume isn't afraid to tell the bitters truth. Making drinks without adding a dash or two of bitters is like cooking without seasoning.

The ironically named lounge, co-owned by David Lopez and Carmen Aleman, opens this week in the East Village at 221 Avenue B. While the original Camp David was designed as a presidential retreat, this Camp David is a social retreat set on making its clientele "feel presidential," a spokesperson said.

What began with such bold promise – $10 plates with really good ingredients – quickly began to unravel.

Powdered alcohol, aka Palcohol, has been approved by the U.S. government and will be available in stores this fall.