Cocktails News

Today, March 14, is known to some as Pi Day , a day for celebrating math. But in our world, it's Pi Day and what better way to mark the day than with Allison Kave's new cookbook, First Prize Pies: Shoo-Fly, Candy Apple, and Other Deliciously Inventive Pies for Every Week of the Year .

Westchester's residents are bursting with excitement to honor their Irish heritage and celebrate in the spirit of St. Patrick's Day, Monday, March 17 -- and so are its restaurants and bars.

To help you buck that trend, we asked the crew at LES hotspot Rosette for a creative cocktail recipe to awaken your inner bartender .

We're guessing your St. Patrick's Day memories are like ours...a little hazy. There was that time we tried to visit every single Irish bar in NYC for a pint of Guinness , and that year when many, many shots of Jameson before dinner seemed like a good idea.

Saint Patrick's Day is officially Monday, but serious partyers will no doubt be celebrating throughout the weekend.

When Lesley Townsend Duval launched the Manhattan Cocktail Classic five years ago, "cocktails were a trend," she says.

Drinking is actively encouraged at Purim - for those of drinking age, of course.

You left the all-you-can-drink St. Patrick's Day trolleys to the frat boys years ago, but you never turn down a little luck of the Irish .

Every Friday, Mike Augustyniak picks up a new cocktail recipe from a local mixologist.

Up at The Alembic , they're doing a fun, temporary cocktail offering with Girl Scout Cookie pairings, starting this week but ongoing for the next few weeks.

Partying on St. Patrick's Day doesn't have to mean swilling astringent Irish whiskey or cheaply dyed suds.

The Apres-Ski Cocktail Classic will hold its grand tastings outside on the tiered deck of the Westin from 3 to 6 p.m. on March 14 and 15. The inaugural event last year had most elements, including grand tastings, in a ballroom of the Westin Snowmass Conference Center.

While dressing up, acting out Purimspiels, making noise and listening to the story of how Queen Esther and Mordechai defeated Haman are for all ages, one holiday tradition is strictly for adults: drinking alcohol.

Earls Kitchen + Bar , another addition to Dadeland Mall's new terrace dining wing, opened this week.

The Hurricane Club held sway in the Flatiron neighborhood for three and a half years, a rather impressive feat given that the neighborhood never really warmed to the tongue-in-cheek tiki bar concept that anchored it.

Power lunch a the coveted time of the day to make your best moves and create lasting impressions with colleagues and potential clients.

For the last decade, Chowgirls Killer Catering has become a culinary force to be reckoned with in the local catering world.

One time I drank a green beer on St. Patrick's Day. Just one time, because the following year my friends and I developed the taste for Guinness Stout, which has a proper Irish look without the food dye.

The Bloody Mary, that quintessential tomato and vodka drink, is no longer considered just a hangover corrective.

I survive mainly on kombucha, coffee and hard liquor. Mixing coffee with whiskey is kind of a no-brainer.