I’m up to my old ways of looking for fabulous, fun and under the radar Paris cocktail news that you won’t find in every other online guide. Like… this very local tip for tacos and cocktails in Paris.
Tag: Beer
COVID-19 Effects on France Food & Drink Businesses – Part. 1/2
How is COVID-19 affected the food and drinks industry in France. Listen to Part 1 of a two part segment where I interview a dozen different food and drink professionals to find out.
Craft Beer In France
Welcome to the rentree (that’s what those of us in France call September/back-to-school/back-to-business) It’s a time where you are catching back up with ‘Real Life” so you might not have time to faff around with cocktails and recipes. So, this month we are talking about something simple: Craft Beer. All you have to do is […]
My Top Five Cocktails of 2018
Different criteria contribute to a standout cocktail. Maybe it’s made with innovative and interesting techniques or uses new spirits or ingredients. It might be a surprising new flavor combination or a classic executed to perfection. And without overthinking or over-analyzing, as I reflect back over the last twelve months, these are the five cocktails I […]
Sneak Peek: Paris’ Upcoming Holiday Bar Menus and Festive Cocktail PopUps
As we roll into December, things are starting to get downright festive in Paris. Holiday lights are twinkling and windows are getting their winter decorations. To get a sneak peek at the holiday spirit coming soon to the city’s best cocktail bars, I reached out to our favorite venues to see who’s planning what for […]
Le Yacht Club in Paris Serves Summer-y Spritzes and Mediterranean Small Plates
Quick Take: Yacht Club is a Mediterranean neobistro that is good for groups serving summer-worthy spritzers and small plates in SoPi. The team behind Les Niçois set their sites on SoPi with their latest project, the Yacht Club, a seafood focused mediterranean inspired neo-bistro for food and drinks. Cocktails range from about 8 to 18 […]
Recommended Reading and Cocktail Party Conversation Starters Vol. 3
Welcome to this week’s roundup of interesting cocktail articles plus a few fun bits of news just made for cocktail party conversation starters. Cocktail Reading Roundup Are Mini Cocktails Most Definitely the Next Big Thing? (Liquor.com) Well, considering that this was a recycled story dated from 2015 and we haven’t seen a spate of them […]
La Robe & La Mousse Goes Strictly Local and Beyond Beer
Paris-based beer connoisseurs are familiar with – and fans of – La Fine Mousse. After opening in 2012, this craft beer bar championed the nascent (for Paris) artisanal beer trend and helped create a legion of local drinkers hopped up on hip hops. As their reputation grew, so did their client-base, giving them good reason […]
Cocktail Gift Guide: Presents for the Renaissance Cocktaillian
We’ve all got at least one Renaissance Man (or Woman!) in our lives. You know that talented multi-tasker with all kinds of random and fascinating bits of knowledge on every topic? A lot of cocktail lovers are kind of like that. While mixed drinks may be their main area of interest, they usually like to […]
Friday Five: Women in Beer
On occasional Fridays, I turn over 52 Martinis to five other Paris personalities to get their take on the city’s best bars. This week, I asked some of the awesome women in the city’s growing craft beer scene to give recommendations for their favorite Paris beer bars. Kate Hyde worked in publishing and fashion before getting […]
