I normally wouldn’t review a chain restaurant but Bonefish Grill doesn’t ‘feel’ like a chain. Indeed, when I first walked in I thought it was a local establishment and didn’t realize it wasn’t until I looked online for the correct … Continue reading
I walked into this place and I just didn’t want to like it. The first thing you notice was the stark, almost spartan, decor done up in moody earth tones. Even the bar itself was plain. My immediate impression was … Continue reading
Have you heard anyone say that a Martini needs to be properly diluted when mixed?? To what are they referring? What does that mean? Depending on distiller, gin varies from about 80 proof to 100 proof, or 40% ABV to … Continue reading
In my never ending effort to bring to you, my dear reader, the most detailed information possible in my Bar Reviews, and having a recent epiphany on how best to convey such information, I have decided to add a letter … Continue reading
No, this is not a post on how to make perfect coffee. I have my hands full with a Perfect Martini. But I wanted to elaborate on something about which I’ve been preaching. And that is properly chilling the martini … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
Can a martini be too cold? A sacrilegious thought? Well, maybe….. As is well known to my diligent readers, I make every effort to create a very cold, long lasting cold, martini. But one of the many things that makes … Continue reading