July 2007. The mixed drink scene has changed quite a bit since this was written, but my overall feel about Teardrop Cocktail Lounge is unchanged.As I was doing research for this review in my father's old bar notebook, I came across a list of ingredients labeled "always have on hand". What especially interested me were incidentals like falernum, cassis, five types of … [Read more...] about Review: Teardrop Cocktail Lounge
Archives for July 2007
China Tackling Rodent Problem with “Rat Banquets”
I'll have the tang tang noodles, ginger chicken, and a side of rats. According to Reuters.com, China is suffering from such a problem of rats, they are trucking them to other areas to be used in fancy restaurant dishes. "Some Guangdong restaurants were promoting "rat banquets," charging 136 yuan ($18) for one kilogram of rat meat, the newspaper said.""...So apparently the … [Read more...] about China Tackling Rodent Problem with “Rat Banquets”
Whole Foods to Sell Designer Grocery Bags – Chaos Ensues
Bag Sale Causes Riot in Taiwan From the NY Times: At 8 this morning, 15 Whole Foods stores in the New York area were to start selling $15 cotton bags by Anya Hindmarch, a London designer better known for bags that range to $1,500 and beyond. The bags, which read “I’m not a plastic bag,” are intended to be used and reused for groceries, in place of plastic. Whole Foods is … [Read more...] about Whole Foods to Sell Designer Grocery Bags – Chaos Ensues
Review: Cupcake Jones
Cupcake Jones has now closed (2019)It's not like me to be so Johnny-on-the-spot when it comes to the new stuff in town. For example, I got to Clyde Common for the first time just last week (and really liked it, by the way. And the fact that we scored an extra dessert due to a mistake by the kitchen didn't make me cry, either.)But in an uncharacteristic surge of … [Read more...] about Review: Cupcake Jones
Review: Terroir Restaurant
{TERROIR IS NOW CLOSED - 2.08}By Nancy RommelmannMy neighborhood, near Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and Fremont Ave., is not exactly teeming with restaurants. Unless you walk up to Mississippi, there’s Pizza a Go Go and the Fifth Quadrant, both on Williams, and on MLK, a Popeye’s, a new Subway, and, a little bit south, Tiny’s and Echo. All these places slant … [Read more...] about Review: Terroir Restaurant