It was a-hole-ier than thou message. A couple noticed a rather shocking fee on their pricey dinner bill, which left the internet howling. “You’re an a–hole,” the $15 charge read, prompting the husband to post a copy of the tab to Reddit in March with the caption, “my dinner receipt had a message for me.” … Read more
The heat in New York City is no joke. This summer has set record-high temperatures, with the humid air soaring well above 90 degrees as the city pushes into its first official heat wave. In response to the extreme temperatures, New York City has opened 500 public cooling centers spread across the five boroughs and … Read more
They say money can’t buy happiness — but it can buy you a great cocktail for nearly $30. At the luxurious Raffles Hotel in Singapore, there is a famous drink called the Singapore Sling that sells for $SGD39 a pop — approximately $29 in USD. Now, it’s been revealed just how much they make per … Read more
Viva la revolution — the cocktail revolution that is! “Culturally, Mexicans don’t drink cocktails. That trend only began a few years ago,” said award-winning mixologist Georgina Barbachano of Hanky Panky, which is regularly ranked in the top 20 bars in the Americas. “We drink straight spirits, or just a few simple drinks like a paloma, … Read more
Before you load up your grocery cart or place an order at the coffee shop, restaurant or bar, beware of additives and sugar that may be lurking in your favorite drinks. Fox News Digital reached out to nutritionists on this topic. A number of them weighed in on beverages to avoid if you’re looking to put your … Read more
This isn’t your typical Bloody Mary. A waitress has been fired from a Japanese restaurant after creating a cocktail with her own blood allegedly at the request of a paying customer. The cafe Mondaiji Con Cafe Daku, which loosely translates to “Problem Child Dark Cafe,” tweeted the disturbing news earlier this month. Management publicly apologized, … Read more
Saved for a mountain of spaghetti, “parmesan, please” could be part of your next bar order. The famed espresso martini, the hot girls’ drink of choice, has a new twist – a sprinkle of parmesan cheese. If extra olive juice signals a dirty martini, shredded parmigiano reggiano must make it filthy. But before you recoil … Read more
Raise a glass, a coup, a mug or flute, National Cocktail Day is today, March 24. The word cocktail, according to Saveur barroom historian David Wondrich has its origin in the ginger suppositories given to horses before they were paraded for sale. A “cocked-up” tail was a surefire sign of a spirited animal and came … Read more
About six months ago, Brooklynite Gabriel Dunn was gifted a bottle of The Pathfinder, an elixir concealed behind dark glass, wrapped in an old-timey sepia tone label. He was immediately hooked. “I was basically going through a bottle every week, or every other week. The consistency is really good. It’s a great winter beverage,” Dunn, … Read more
One bourbon, one scotch — no beer! New figures show that spirits surpassed beer for US market-share supremacy, based on supplier revenues, a spirit industry group announced Thursday. The rise to the top for spirit-makers was fueled in part by the resurgent cocktail culture — including the growing popularity of ready-to-drink concoctions — as well … Read more
Now this is serving up heartbreak with a twist. Next month you can shake — or stir — it off with your cocktail of choice at a Taylor Swift-inspired pop-up bar called Bad Blood in Chicago. Catering to those down-on-love drinkers who are anti Valentine’s Day this year, the “heartbreak bar” — which will be … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Raise a glass to finishing out 2022, and then put it back down again for the rest of January. Many are hoping to participate in the month known as “Dry January” this year, which is 31 whole days … Read more
Brooklyn Beckham may see himself as a mixologist — but his fans don’t agree. While simple is often best, a gin and tonic isn’t exactly on the list of complicated or fancy cocktails — unless, apparently, you’re Beckham. The 23-year-old — who describes himself as a “nutter in the kitchen” — divulged his recipe in … Read more
Well, that’s rich. Humble comfort foods are now dangerously close to becoming unaffordable luxuries for many New Yorkers in the age of menu-flation. With rising food and labor costs, restaurant owners risk biting off more than they can chew, leaving customers to make up the difference. “You must ask yourself, ‘Sacrifice quality and keep price … Read more
Time to brush up on your Italian. New York bartenders are reporting a significant rise in bad attempts at pronunciation, now that the Negroni sbagliato, a classic aperitivo invented by accident decades ago, has rather suddenly come back into style. The libation went viral on TikTok earlier this week, thanks to a sexy sound bite … Read more
The internet will have what Emma D’Arcy is having. A clip from a discussion between D’Arcy and their “House of the Dragon” co-star Olivia Cooke has gone viral due to the very sensual way D’Arcy describes their favorite cocktail. In the clip — which was recently posted to HBO’s TikTok account, and comes from a … Read more