The Khyber Pass Pub is welcoming all herbivores for Vegan Cocktails Philly on February 23rd. Vegan Cocktails Philly is a traveling monthly mixer that always gives a portion of its proceeds to animal-rights non-profits. A part of this night’s profits will go to the Philadelphia non-profit Food Trust, created to better nutrition education and facilitate [...]
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Vegan Cocktails Philly Travels to Khyber Pass
Aired February 22nd, 2011 on Drinks, Events, Uncategorized and Vegetarian/Vegan.0 CommentsCocktail Dinner ft. Pernod Absinthe at Koo Zee Doo
Aired February 2nd, 2011 on Drinks and Events.0 CommentsKOO ZEE DOO at 614 N. 2nd St. will be hosting a cocktail dinner next Monday, Feb. 7. It’s five courses, each paired with signature cocktails mixed, shook and stirred by Phoebe Esmon and Christian Gaal. The featured drink will be Pernod Absinthe. At $120 a couple, that’s a deal and a great night out. [...]
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‘Dish And Cocktail’ Pairings Throughout February At Xochitl
Aired January 31st, 2011 on Drinks, Mexican and restaurants.0 CommentsTomorrow welcomes the first day of February. You know what that means. Potentially two more months of gray skies and blistering cold. Lucky for you, you live in (or not to far from) a city where restaurants keep their innovative flames burning well into this “slow” season. Xochitl also welcomes February, and chef Lucio Palazzo [...]
Sympathy For The Swift Half, But Whither The Ghost Of Mary?
Aired January 3rd, 2011 on Closings and Drinks.2 CommentsHas the Ghost ghosted? On New Year’s Eve, The Swift Half — the Piazza-located sister bar of the popular Good Dog — closed its doors for good. (Phoodies take note, though: Music booking impresario Bryan Dilworth has already taken over the lease on the location, and will be debuting a new concept in the space [...]
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Classic cocktails have become quite popular along with the TV series Mad Men. The characters, it seems, are always drinking. Jason Wilson, the Washington Post’s spirit columnist, sat down with WHYY and Colin Shearn from the Franklin Mortgage and Investment Co., to explain how quality liquor is at the heart of any good cocktail. Jason [...]
SNAPPY HOLIDAYS From Art In The Age!
Aired December 5th, 2010 on Drinks, Holidays and Liquor.0 CommentsSpeaking of Prohibition, Root is a recreation of a root tea made famous by Charles Hires at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876. Root beer, which became a popular non-alcoholic beverage during the Temperance movement, has been reinvigorated by advertising executive Steven Grasse into this wondrous drink now famous in Philadelphia and spreading to other [...]
This is Ginger Brew from Maine Root. Originally a sailor’s drink, Ginger brew was enjoyed by those that hauling rum and sugar between Maine and the Caribbean ports. It’s made with real ginger root and organic evaporated cane juice, and it packs a punch! We picked it up at Whole Foods, but check here to [...]
Cantina’s Fall Inspired Mixed Drinks
Aired November 1st, 2010 on Drinks, Mexican and specials.0 CommentsI asked myself the other day, how do Mexican places stay afloat once the taco & margarita-craving warm weather is over? The answer: Fall inspired mixed drinks, that’s how! They’ve got a special Fall Concoction at Cantina Dos Segundos, a Ginger and Nutmeg Margarita that will have you flagging down your waiter for another in [...]
