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• Shaken And Stirred: The Bar as Voting Booth

  This season’s wave of election-themed cocktails begs the playful question: Is it possible to detect bias in a drink? Read More... Posted Oct 31 2008, 05:20 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Alcoholic Beverages, Bars, Presidential Election of 2008, Cocktails

• Boîte: A Quiet Contender, All Betting Aside

  In Atlantic City, the Chelsea seems almost muted — and that's because the flash has been relegated to the 5th Floor. Read More... Posted Oct 10 2008, 08:16 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Nightclubs and Cabarets, Bars, Atlantic City (NJ), Casinos, 5th Floor, The

• Dining Briefs: Historic Cocktails and Absinthe

  Apotheke has a host of cocktails that Diamond Jim Brady wouldn’t recognize, while the center of attention at White Star is absinthe. Read More... Posted Oct 07 2008, 04:25 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Reviews, Alcoholic Beverages, New York City, Bars, Cocktails, Lower East Side (NYC)

• Shaken and Stirred: A Deep Sip for Deep Thinkers

  The Negroni is a specialty cocktail at I Sodi, a Tuscan restaurant in the West Village, which opened in March. Read More... Posted Oct 03 2008, 03:34 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Recipes, Alcoholic Beverages, Bars, Gin (Liquor), Cocktails

• Food Stuff: At the Parker Meridien, a Bar Built for the Comforts of Another Era

  The name of the new bar in the hotel Parker Meridien is a play on words. Read More... Posted Sep 30 2008, 05:09 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Bars, Hotels and Motels

• Bars: Drop the Swizzle Stick, Grab a Fork

  The line between artisanal food and artisanal cocktails continues to blur at a new generation of cocktail bars. Read More... Posted Aug 26 2008, 08:12 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food, Restaurants, Alcoholic Beverages, Bars, Cocktails, PDT

• Food Stuff: In Chinatown, a Bar With a Pharmaceutical Bent

  At Apothéke, paraphernalia like chemical beakers and pharmacy scales are used for decoration and for mixing drinks. Read More... Posted Aug 19 2008, 07:36 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Alcoholic Beverages, Bars, Cocktails

• A Cocktail Book Renaissance, Too

  The price of out-of-print cocktail books has skyrocketed along with the popularity of cocktails. Read More... Posted Jul 29 2008, 07:02 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Alcoholic Beverages, Books and Literature, Bars, Bartenders, Cocktails

• Restless Pioneers, Seeding Brooklyn

  Jim Mamary and Alan Harding, who have been credited with seeding the culinary flowering of Brooklyn, are facing opposition from neighborhood residents for the first time. Read More... Posted Jul 08 2008, 10:23 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Brooklyn (NYC), Bars, Sidewalk Cafes, Mamary, Jim, Harding, Alan, Patois

• Weekend in New York | Hotel Bars: High on the View as Much as the Cocktails

  From swanky Midtown to the hip Lower East Side, a guide to imbibing in (and on) the city’s rooftop hotel bars. Read More... Posted Jul 03 2008, 02:22 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: New York City, Travel and Vacations, Bars

• Dining Briefs: Clover Club and Pomme de Terre

  At the Clover Club in Boerum Hill, try what are now known as pre-Prohibition drinks. Pomme de Terre is a self-consciously rendered bistro in Ditmas Park. Read More... Posted Jul 01 2008, 07:34 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Reviews, Restaurants, Alcoholic Beverages, Brooklyn (NYC), Bars

• The Minimalist: Add a Splash of Ad-Lib

  Master the pattern for sour drinks and you can mix hundreds of cocktails at home without a book or recipe. Read More... Posted Jun 24 2008, 07:45 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Recipes, Cooking and Cookbooks, Alcoholic Beverages, Bars, Citrus Fruits, Vodka, Sugar, Gin (Liquor), Limes, Rum, Tequila

• Special Drinks Issue: The Pulse of Summer: Blender Drinks Are Back

  Around the country, some bars are dusting off the blender and even giving it a place of honor. Read More... Posted Jun 24 2008, 07:33 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Alcoholic Beverages, Fruit, Bars, Citrus Fruits, Bartenders

• Shaken And Stirred: I’m Forever Drinking Bubbles

  Americans love bubbles, so lately bartenders and drinks-minded mad-scientist types have been pioneering methods of adding bubbles to booze by carbonating the liquor (or the entire cocktail) itself. Read More... Posted May 30 2008, 07:40 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Alcoholic Beverages, Bars, Soft Drinks

• Boîte: Son of Speak-Easy

  Anchoring a trinity of luxury waterfront condo towers near West 11th Street is a seemingly out-of-place dive bar, the Rusty Knot. Read More... Posted May 23 2008, 07:50 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Alcoholic Beverages, Bars, West Village (NYC)