Bars
Masters of Maraschino: The quest for the perfect Luxardo Maraschino cocktail
Dublo’s been drinking again. Heavily.
By Dublo, published on 21 December 2011
Cognac, cigars and corruption at 51 Buckingham Gate
A few weeks ago, we visited the new terrace at the 51 Buckingham Gate hotel, smoked cigars, drank cognac and utterly corrupted both ourselves and the editor of one of London’s leading lifestyle magazines. Here is the whole sorry tale.
By The Prodigal Fool, published on 1 August 2011
Au Chai de l’Abbaye: Love it
Here’s our top tip for eating in Paris: Au Chai de l’Abbaye. Located on the rue de Buci in the 6th arrondissement, it has a wonderful typical brasserie decor. There are always a couple of people perched at the bar, the odd drunk stumbling through the door (and being pushed back out by one of the [...]
By Patito, published on 8 December 2010
At the top of Jacob’s Ladder, Cosmopolitan heaven awaits
We were very excited about being invited to our very first birthday party in Paris. When we heard we’d be spending the evening in the 7th and 6th arrondissements, our curiosity was aroused. What would an evening on the left bank have in store? How many men with pink sweaters around their shoulders would we [...]
By Patito, published on 27 October 2010
Does French Harry know how to make a Martini?
Week seven in Paris, it was time to check out the Martini situation in this city. Where to start? Harry’s New York Bar of course. A Paris institution, Harry’s was founded in 1911. This is apparently the world’s original Harry’s Bar, ‘birthplace of the Bloody Mary and other legendary cocktails’. So, one Friday night after [...]
By Patito, published on 20 October 2010
French cocktail chic: A fabulous night at the Curio Parlor
Two weeks in Paris and one group of bars had been recommended to us more than anywhere else: Curio in the 5th, Prescription in the 6th and the Experimental Cocktail Club in the 2nd. With a weakness for cocktails, we simply had to try them out. As it turned out, one of our colleagues has [...]
By Patito, published on 22 September 2010
Friday night by the Seine
Our first week in Paris and what a week it was! We moved into our flat, met up with old pals and ate out no less than twice a day, every day. Why? Because we have neither a fridge nor an oven. But what better way to get to know a new city than trying every local [...]
By Patito, published on 8 September 2010
A Zuma-tastic farewell to London
This is it. Not in the Michael Jackson sense. But our farewell to London. Three years, eleven months and eight days after arriving in the Big Smoke, we find ourselves once again, passport in hand at the Eurostar terminal. In the intervening years, the terminal has of course moved from Waterloo to St Pancras. Other [...]
By Patito, published on 25 August 2010
Bond’s drink: Martini at Dukes
We thought we knew all about Martinis. As a founding member of the Dry Martini Club (DMC to its friends) we have spent the last four years researching, making, re-making and tasting Martinis. What more could we learn? As it turns out, quite a lot. And we’re going to share it all with you. Right [...]
By Patito, published on 4 August 2010
A taste of Spain (London style and prices) at Tendido Cero
Spanish fever continues this week. Following our Madrid sejour, we couldn’t resist booking London’s answer to a tapas bar, Tendido Cero for dinner with BFF. The same day as our date, La Roja suffered a disappointng loss to Switzerland in the World Cup. Totally irrelevant to this article of course, but mentioning it allows us [...]
By Patito, published on 23 June 2010
