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Our Favorite Cinematic Bar Scenes

Posted on January 4, 2012 by howdy

You sidle up to the bar, slap down a fistful of dollars, and suddenly a whiskey on the rocks bullets down the length of the bar to your open palm. You take a sip, look up, and the bartender across … Continue reading →

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Get a Head Start on the New Year’s Resolutions with these Cocktails

Posted on December 28, 2011 by howdy

Holiday cocktails sure are delicious, but they can be killers in the calorie consuming department. Not to worry! We’ve found some delicious solutions to lowering the calorie count of these festively fun cocktails that you can easily make at home. … Continue reading →

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Holly Jolly Bars: Where You Can Grab a Drink on Christmas

Posted on December 21, 2011 by howdy

  “For the holidays you can’t beat home sweet home.”  Unless of course you’ve got to get the hell out of there and have a drink somewhere where they won’t criticize your haircut and make you sit next to Aunt … Continue reading →

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California Dreaming: Spotlight on Hollywood’s Nightlife Scene

Posted on December 14, 2011 by howdy

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA There is probably no neighborhood in the world as notorious as Hollywood.  Simultaneously conjuring old cinematic icons, glitsy glam cliches, where decadence and urban decay walk side-by-side taking in sketchy strip clubs and world premiere palatial theaters … Continue reading →

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Just Plain Weird, But Oddly Good.

Posted on December 7, 2011 by howdy

In honor of National Geographic’s list of the 10 Weirdest Life Forms of 2011 which has had us gasping in awe and revulsion all week long, we’ve decided to track down some of the weirdest bars out there! Lucky Cheng’s, NYC … Continue reading →

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Time to Get Cozy: 4 Bars with Blazing Hearths

Posted on November 30, 2011 by howdy

  Camp Conjuring camp in the campiest sense: the log cabin interior of this Cobble Hill bar features mounted deer heads, random idle kayaks and latrine-pail lighting fixtures. Though at first glance it might seem over the top, settle into one … Continue reading →

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Be Thankful for Beer!

Posted on November 23, 2011 by howdy

  Without Beer, There Would be No Thanksgiving   Or perhaps, it is more accurate to say that because of no beer, there is Thanksgiving.   Even more clearly concise: Plymouth Rock = The First Beer Run in the New … Continue reading →

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Somewhere Across the Sea– The Ocean Room and The Sea Foam Cocktail

Posted on November 16, 2011 by howdy

As autumn turns slowly into winter and the mercury drops steadily along with it, clutching a weakling jacket against the chill, one thing comes to mind: the beach. Oh how we long for the sun, the sand and the balmy … Continue reading →

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The Top 5 Notorious Cocktails (That We Love)

Posted on November 10, 2011 by howdy

As we look down the beverage rings of history one thing remains: Norotious Characters drink Notorious Cocktails.  Sometimes the notoriety of the cocktail nearly eclipses the character themselves.  (We have no idea who Tom Collins was, but we sure do … Continue reading →

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The All American Pumpkin Cocktail

Posted on November 2, 2011 by howdy

This Pumpkin Spice Martini by mixologist and private bartender, Colleen Graham, is the stuff people write songs about.  Graham developed this recipe by many trials and tribulations (delicious ones, we hope), making better on the “pumpkin martini” by adding the distinct … Continue reading →

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