Thendro - means “tree.” Made with Metaxa (Greek brandy), Mastiha (liqueur derived from the sap of a specific tree grown only on the island of Chios), and Peychaud’s bitters. It’s essentially a Greek take on the Sazerac.
Xinouli - means “tart,” but with a childish inflection. It’s made with Espolon Blanco tequila, Veev (acai berry liqueur), lemon juice, and Cava. Think Greek Margarita.
Maimou - means “monkey.” Consists of Plymouth gin, orange juice, ouzo, grenadine, and crème de cassis. It’s a Greek take on the traditional cocktail, the Monkey Gland

The next time you’re in need of a colorful fall cocktail, step outside of the standard drink box and step into Opa.

Famed documentarian Ken Burns‘ Prohibition will be premiering this coming Sunday at 8PM on PBS/WHYY. The five and a half-hour documentary will be shown over 3 nights from Sunday – Tuesday all debuting at 8PM.

From PBS’ website: “The story of Prohibition’s rise and fall is a compelling saga that goes far beyond the oft-told tales of gangsters, rum runners, flappers, and speakeasies, to reveal a complicated and divided nation in the throes of momentous transformation. The film raises vital questions that are as relevant today as they were 100 years ago – about means and ends, individual rights and responsibilities, the proper role of government and finally, who is — and who is not — a real American.”

Brit-pop group Cornershop, best known for their 1997 hit “Brimful of Asha” have released 2 drink recipes based off of two of their songs (the aforementioned “Brimful…” and “Judy Sucks A Lemon For Breakfast”). The artwork above (with the recipes included) is part of The Singhles Club, where band leader Tjinder Singh has been releasing one sided-singles of unreleased tunes, all with bonus printable artwork.

You can get a .pdf of the Brimful of Asha drink recipe by signing up for Cornershop‘s mailing list, which we totally did so you wouldn’t have to. But if you really want to, go for it.

Ingredients:
4 Parts Gin
1 Part Pomegranate Juice
1 Part Vanilla Syrup
I Part Ginger Beer
5 Pieces Mint Leaf
1 Piece Passionfruit
1 Piece Lime

Muddle passion fruit, pomegranate juice, vanilla syrup, mint leaf and lime in a chilled highball glass. Fill with crushed ice. Add gin, Top off with ginger beer.

The New York Times has unveiled part one of their North Philly Beer guide, which tackles the 700 Club, Standard Tap, The Foodery, North Third, and The Abbaye. But our favorite part is the picture of and quotes from Philebrity/Phoodie favorite Anders Larson. A snippet below:

“For years, everyone here drank cheap macrobrews—now we’re seeing people drink so much more Kenzinger,” Larson said. “It makes sense, because this city is a union town; it’s what happens when you have the political, the social, the financial concentrations of power to the North and South of you. There’s this profound regionalism here, this sense of tribalism—you can taste it in our beer, especially the Kenzinger, which is kind of the people’s beer of Philadelphia.” But his favorite local beer? Pikeland Pils from Sly Fox Brewery, in nearby Phoenixville, Pa. It’s thirst quenching, clean and delicious, the first of many local beers that seem perfectly suited to the heat of Philadelphia in the summertime.”

We’ll be keeping our eyes out for the upcoming part 2.

[Photo Credit: Tiffany Yoon]

Organic cocktails include:

Amore Amaro: Square One vodka, Campari, Strawberries, Hibiscus, Fresh lemon, Bitters
Le Fete: Bluecoat gin, Dry Cinzano, Orange Combier, Fresh basil, Cucumber, Fresh lemon
Summer Swizzle: Brugal rum anejo, Ginger beer, Citrus preserve, Angostura bitter

and many more.

Check out the full cockatil list here.

Flavors currently available include traditional lemon-lime; Black Cherry; Mango-Cardamom; Blood Orange; and Pomegranate-Ginger, all of which are making us very thirsty right now.

Isabella’s Tapas Tasting Menu:
- Isabella Salad, local mixed greens, valdeon cheese, marinated figs and toasted almond toss with a pedro ximenez vinaigrette.
- House Mozzarella, lavender honey and spiced marcona almonds.
- Tuna Niçoise, olive oil blanched sushi grade ahi tuna with olives, capers, and quail egg.
- Cochino Frito, a favorite at Isabella, chili-dusted crispy pork belly with a sweet pea puree and pickled onions.
Then, there will be an ‘Intermezzo’ break from the tapas with a mojito sorbet.
- Mussel Tapas, mussels in a roasted tomato marinade with a crisp potato and arugula salad.
- Spinach Ricotta Gnocchi – house made ricotta, brown butter, parmigiano-reggiano and nutmeg.
- Pinchos de Carne are chili and roasted garlic marinated beef skewers with a porcini mushroom crema and a charred onion.

And lastly, a dessert trio: espresso creme, chocolate mousse and pear ginger sorbet.

Isabella, 382 East Elm Street, Conshohocken, 484-532-7470

Wish we had thought of this yesterday! Art in the Age shared this amazing recipe for what would’ve been yesterdays beverage of choice, had we seen it sooner. Thankfully there are warmer days ahead.

ROOT/Raspberry Lemonade:

Ingredients:
1 teaspoon raspberry jam
1 1/2 cups soda water
The juice of 2 lemons
Several lemon slices
1 handful of fresh, chopped mint
4 parts ROOT
Ice cubes

Directions:
Muddle the jam, lemon juice, and mint in the bottom of a large jar. Fill the jar halfway with ice cubes. Add ROOT and soda water. Stir vigorously. Top with lemon slices and more fresh mint, to taste.
Makes 4 servings.

Made by Robin at the AITA Farm in Tamworth, NH.

Photo via Art In The Age.

With the help of Chef Peter Felton, The Farmers’ Cabinet will offer bone marrow and roasted cippolini soup; tarro, lotus, and beat root chips; bourbon-braised escargot; house-ground brisket and bacon burgers and more on their opening menu. They will also have shared dishes for two or more guests like Salt Baked Fish, Elk Chops, and Roasted Goat Leg.

Drink experts Damon Dyer and Terry Hawbaker will lend a helping hand too creating the drink menu for the restaurant’s two bars, one for beer and another for cocktails. The cocktails will run between $10-$12 and will include Bespoke Whiskey Sours, Pirate’s Coffee, Round Midnight, a Barrel Aged Martinez and others. Hawbaker will be in charge of the creation of their hyper-micro-brewery on premises once the restaurant gets underway.

The Farmers’ Cabinet, 1113 Walnut St.

Fat Tuesday at The Franklin. God, that sounds so civilized.