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I kinda like a bar where they push a particular martini on you. At Dukes, Alessandro finishes it with a twist, and staunch gibson guys play along because Alessando said so, and because the lemons are from the Amalfi coast. At the Grill, the martinis are pre-batchedâquite the scandal, until it arrives and, well, itâs an extremely cold and big pre-batched martini. At Raoulâs, Franko always says to get it with Plymouth, always stirred, and he also has a great story about trying to outrun a guy trying to break into his apartment in the East Village in the 80s, definitely ask Franko about that. But I somewhat recently found out that the best martini is Monkey 47, dry, up with olives.
Jan 20, 2022
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3:1 gin and vermouth with olives and a twist. Ideally Hendricks, Aviator, or Monkey 47 with Dolin.
Jan 20, 2025
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All the pomp and circumstance of drinking a âtini, with a little less bite. 1.5oz of Gin, 1.5oz of Dry Vermouth, and a few dashes of Orange Bitters â stirred until ice cold and served in a (chilled!) glass with a twist of lemon or a few olives if thatâs your thing. The only rule: never vodka - it doesnât bring much to the party.
Aug 19, 2021
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But if itâs a dive bar then usually cheap beer or sometimes gin and tonic
Feb 23, 2024
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Itâs this upstate chain of convenience stores, and I go on the way up to the house in Kingston, and the way down back to the city, and sometimes just because I drive by. My wife swears by the Stewartâs-branded ice cream, and we stock our fridge full of Stewartâs branded seltzersâand colas, and juices, and Arnold Palmersâin all flavors. Shit you not, the hot dogs are legit. And they carry this Saratoga beef jerky that is truly called Damn Good Jerky, and it is incredibly good if you pick the âHot & Spicyâ variety. Stewartâs makes its own jerky too, but I havenât tried it.
Jan 20, 2022
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The White Stripes arenât like my favorite band, not by a longshot, but Meg White is certainly the best drummer in the history of rock and roll. Pushing tempo as keeping tempo, genius. She was always so, so much cooler than Jack, now more than ever, given the fact that sheâs essentially disappeared off the face of the earth and Jack is selling vinyl in Nashville or whatever it is he does.
Jan 20, 2022
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Cheap, fine, always the same, you can buy them in all the worldâs great cities and nothing makes you feel better than putting on a fresh shirt.
Jan 20, 2022