Tag Archives: martini

Three Videos That Show the Decline of the Martini

By pdo | Published: July 14, 2009
Number 1, the classic martini.  Mixed by a hot bartender. Number 2, the douche-bag Grey Goose martini. Number 3, the absolutely terrible, appletini.  Dr. Dorian, your drink is ready.
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Seasons Bar, Four Seasons Hotel | Chicago

By pdo | Published: May 22, 2009
Club chairs, wasabi peas, full-height tables — the Seasons Bar is definitely a good hotel bar.  And there are drinks. photo credit: wickenden Lisa orders a glass of Champagne.  I ask for a martini.  Waiter arrives with a bottle of Taittinger and a condensation-covered, silver shaker.  He opens the wine, pours Lisa a glass, puts the [...]
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Your Bar | Your House, Your Town

By pdo | Published: February 17, 2009
Sometimes a bar is just too far away.  When that happens, you can always mix at home.  This Good Eats episode will help: You will now make better martinis than 99% of the bartenders in the world.
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Bardenay | Boise, ID

By JWEBB | Published: January 3, 2009
This, to me, is the current overall number one place in Boise. I say place, and not bar, because they’re more than a bar. Don’t get me wrong, I love the small joints that take pride in being there for nothing but drinks… but Bardenay nails it on so many levels that they claim the [...]
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The Martini Bar at Chandler’s Steakhouse | Boise, ID

By JWEBB | Published: December 30, 2008
It’s easily the swankiest place in town. If you just got out of some charity benefit, or the symphony, or some other affair that requires you to dress up and you’re looking for a martini, then the Martini Bar at Chandler‘s Steakhouse is probably where you’re headed. Beg your pardon… it’s probably actually called (deep [...]
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Club Lago | Near North Side, Chicago

By pdo | Published: November 23, 2008
If you get a 16-ounce drink at a bar, it should be a beer. If it’s a martini, leave. Say goodbye to the Cheesecake Factory, or wherever you happen to be, it’s a shithole. Cocktails are supposed to be 1) strong and 2) not huge. Ever wonder why Hemmingway was able to down so many [...]
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