Three of N.Y.C.’s most vaunted cocktail institutions are going where no bar has successfully gone before: out of town.
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Three of N.Y.C.’s most vaunted cocktail institutions are going where no bar has successfully gone before: out of town.
A restaurant does not need a half dozen forks per place setting and a wine list as long as a hardback book to be romantic.
To the uninitiated, the biggest thing Gramps bar in Miami seems to have going for it is its A/C unit. “AIR CONDITIONING, COLD BEER, COCKTAILS,” reads the stencil across the front of the building.
You can do better than a $12 cup of Blue Moon at the ballpark. The concessions at MLB stadiums are getting more creative, diverse and kind of strange, and we’re not just talking about the food.
“I don’t allow music in my kitchens. Whether cooking and working in a restaurant is a blue-collar profession or a white-collar profession is up to us. It’s up to us how seriously we take our own profession. When I’m cooking at home though, I’m a staunch fan of Norwegian black metal.”
Many people associate cocktails in glitzy Miami with the kind of two-ingredient “mixed drinks” that propel you through a night of clubbing. (Red Bulls and vodkas, anyone?) Other people may think of the beachside strawberry slushies that offer temporary respite from the Florida sun. Others still cling to the old rum-and-muddled-mint standby, the mojito. While all of those drinks serve their purposes well, Miami has plenty more to offer on the craft cocktail front.
The bartenders’ handshake—the drink that local bartenders order to signify to their cohorts that they work in the industry—is different in every city. The handshake could even vary from bar to bar. Playboy talked to bartenders across the country to find out what the insider, spirit-of-choice is for their town.
Driving an exotic car is like wearing a tailored suit while everybody else is in jeans: you’re going to turn heads.
Speakeasies transcend time and transport you to an era when Prohibition still existed and bars’ locations were classified information.
Some of the latest and greatest Miami bars are popping up in hotel lobbies.
For devotees all over the world, shopping in Miami means visiting one high-fashion store: The Webster Miami.
It’s a rare day in Miami when the temperature dips below 60 degrees, but that doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate autumn like some scarf-wearing New Englander.