Shake and I once had a memorable and absolutely lovely dinner at Azure restaurant at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. We’ve eaten there a few times, and always enjoy it, but on this visit, Chef Jon Matsubara (who is totally awesome and ultra creative) served a Tomato Water Consommé in place... Read More

Tiki drinks get a bit of a bad rap. OK, the tiki drink you’re most likely to encounter is probably Technicolored, too sweet and vaguely tastes of licking a tourist. But they’re not all bad. No one will ever accuse them of being a sophisticated craft cocktail, but when made... Read More

Fiddling about online on Leap Day, I came across a Slate article by Troy Patterson on a cocktail specifically contrived for Leap Day nearly a century ago. It’s called, of course, The Leap Year Cocktail, and is attributed to Harry Craddock of London’s Savoy Hotel in 1928. Patterson had this... Read More

Earlier this month, one of our good friends, a bartender, clued us in to a contest by PAMA Pomegranate Liqueur, looking for the “Best Home Bar Star.” The contest required an original cocktail creation (using PAMA, of course), along with a photo of your entry, due by the end of... Read More