Bar Review: Bistango, Irvine, CA

I recently found myself at Bistango, a well reviewed Orange County Restaurant serving “New American” cuisine.  It has earned ratings of 4.3 on Yelp, 4.4 on both Open Table and Facebook, and 24 on Zagat.  Sadly I have only had … Continue reading

Happy National Martini Day!

Today, June 19th, is National Martini Day! It is also Father’s Day!  A coincidence?  I think not!  Sounds like a perfect combination …. so celebrate with your father and a Martini. H.L. Mencken described the Martini as “perfect as a … Continue reading

We’re on Pinterest!

         Well, the photos are!! The photos that have appeared on this blog are now posted on Pinterest.   So if you saw something you wanted to copy, or see again, take a look at our Pinterest Board cleverly titled “Martini … Continue reading

Random Martini Quote of the Day

                                      “My doctor said eat more fruits & vegetables. An extra strawberry in my daiquiri & olive in my martini should do the trick” Maxine    (John Wagner)   The “Martini Quotes” page is always being updated.  If you haven’t checked … Continue reading

St. Patrick’s Day next week!

March 17th and St. Patrick’s Day are just around the corner.   How are you planning on celebrating?  Does a green Martini sound right? I’ve railed railed about ‘tinis in the past:  Appletini, Mintini, Chocotini, and on and on.   The purist … Continue reading

Random Martini Quote of the Day

“There is no sugar in a martini; no egg whites, no black and white rums, no shaved almonds, no fruit juice, no chocolate, and no spices…. It is a clear, clean, cold, pure, honest drink …” Donald G. Smith, Wall … Continue reading

Random Martini Quote of the Day

“I love to sing, and I love to drink scotch.  Most people would rather hear me drink scotch.” George Burns   If you haven’t check out our “Martini Quotes” page in a while you’ll be pleasantly surprised by some new … Continue reading

Friday Funny

A businessman enters a tavern, sits down at the bar, and orders a double martini. After he finishes the drink, he peeks inside his shirt pocket and then orders the bartender to prepare another double martini.  After he finishes that … Continue reading

Random Martini Quote of the Day

“Christmas at my house is always at least six or seven times more pleasant than anywhere else. We start drinking early. While everyone else is seeing only one Santa Claus, we’ll be seeing six or seven.” W.C. Fields   If … Continue reading

What is a Martini?

After my recent post on Eggnog Martini (Egg Nog Martini??? Really?) in which I generally described my amusement, if not disdain, of various cocktails described as “Martinis”… or more typically, ‘somthing‘tini a person very close to me asked “OK, what … Continue reading