Stubrick’s is know locally for their steaks and deservedly so. They are very good, as is everything else I’ve tried. The service is fine and the servers are friendly. There is live music on the weekends and pool tables upstairs. … Continue reading
Its been a while since I shared some thoughts on stemware, so here are a few Friday Musings…. Crooked stems? Split? Or big sweeping curving stems? Is there some reason for a crooked/curved/split stem that I’m just not seeing? Or … Continue reading
Have you checked out our pages yet? They’re right up top on the green menu line. Want a chuckle? There’s a few Martini and general libation Quotes to lighten your day in the page “Martini Quotes”. Want to find a … Continue reading
The countdown continues unabated, only 30 days until National Martini Day. Time to start planning your festivities. Check out our associated twitter feed for fun martini and ‘good life’ related posts: @Shk_Nt_Strrd
Architecture website Architizer recently announced the winners of its 3rd annual A+ Awards. These awards highlight the best new building designs from around the world. The “Factory Warehouse” award this year goes to Bombay Sapphire Distillery in Hampshire, United Kingdom. … Continue reading
I did a review of Mastro’s in Thousand Oaks a few months ago and recently had the pleasure of visiting their Costa Mesa facility. One would hope that the martini in Costa Mesa would be as fine as that in … Continue reading
The countdown continues unabated, only 30 days until National Gin Day. Time to start planning your festivities. Check out our associated twitter feed for fun martini related posts: @Shk_Nt_Strrd … Continue reading
Toady is World Cocktail Day! Why today? Accepted lore? Almost: the date coincides with the earliest use of the term “cocktail” in the May 13, 1806 edition of the The Balance and Columbian Repository. Therein the article defined a cocktail … Continue reading
I recently was in the neighborhood of Mr. V’s Bar and Grill. I had been in this bar many times in the pre-blog past. But my recent travels had not brought me in the vicinity. So this time I looked … Continue reading
Today, May 11, is the birthday of Franciscus Sylvius, a Dutch physician and the inventor of Gin. At least by some accounts. He is often credited as the inventor of Gin in the mid 1600s. However, this is open to … Continue reading