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June 18, 2010
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Mystery Solved in San Marcos
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I've been wondering about this place called Bikinis Sports Bar & Grill just off I-35, in San Marcos, Texas. Would they really be wearing bikinis inside? I've been wondering. Really? You know, ... |
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June 07, 2010
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Decoding the Shaker Face.
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What does your shaker face say about you? That’s the question that one cheeky website asks. Shaker Faces ( www.shakerfaces.com ) thinks that you can learn a lot about your bartender from the face ... |
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May 31, 2010
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The Quiet Turtle in Dallas
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The place is empty, except for the bartender and myself. Probably just as well. The Bar at The Mansion on Turtle Creek is austere. It's refined. It's like a law school library. That's not to say it's ... |
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May 11, 2010
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A Bar Bottles their Mixers for Retail
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Most high-end New York cocktail bars make their ingredients in house, but only one is getting ready to bottle their mixtures and sell them retail. The West Village’s Employees Only restaurant is set ... |
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May 04, 2010
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Enjoying the Blues in Austin
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The temperatures have hit the low-90s in Central Texas, which means we'll probably have 100+ degrees soon enough. Last summer, we passed the century mark every day for something like three months in a ... |
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April 14, 2010
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A real L.A. Bar
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It is not a club. It is not a lounge or a tavern. It's neither saloon nor nightclub. It's Frank 'n Hank, and it's a bar. Which is why, even though I had only 48 hours to spend in L.A., I made it a ... |
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March 31, 2010
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At SXSW, a pioneer is remembered
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It was, sadly, not the news I expected to hear at my first of many South By Southwest events in Austin last week: the news of Fess Parker's passing. For a number of us in the wine industry, Fess was ... |
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March 22, 2010
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The Magic of Agave Nectar
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In the span of a few months, a new ingredient has found its place behind many of New York’s top notch bars. Agave Nectar, made from the heart of the tequila producing plant, is replacing simple syrup ... |
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March 15, 2010
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NX35, Denton, Texas
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While Austin boasts what the country recognizes as the premiere music conferences, South By Southwest (SXSW), Denton has one of its own: North By 35 (NX35). Named after the interstate that links the ... |
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March 08, 2010
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A Hotel Bar Without a Bar
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New bars are always seeking to stand out from the crowd, especially in towns like New York where there are 3 drinking establishments on every block (not counting the liquor stores, with those there ... |
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February 08, 2010
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Shochu, The Next Big Thing?
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New York drinkers have seen a trend of single spirit bars dominating the cocktail scene. The city’s drinking public has moved on from wine and beer bars, they now head to Tequila or Rum focused ... |
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January 25, 2010
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Angostura Bitters Shortage Affects Cocktail Boom
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Cocktail makers might have to ration the dashes of bitters in their recipes due to a looming shortage of the popular Angostura brand. Word has it that distributors and sales reps are running low on ... |
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December 14, 2009
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A New Way to Keep Your Wine List Fresh
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How does Bar Henry , a recently opened restaurant in New York’s West Village, manage to rotate their wine list so frequently? Bar Henry in New York's West Village They have around 100 bottles ... |
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