Wayne Curtis Doesn’t Screw Around Like Lesser Humans Do
Wisdom from Maks
Maks Pazuniak–formerly of Cure in New Orleans and now at The Counting Room in Brooklyn–gives some good advice for visitors in a four-part series on the Beta Cocktails blog:
In the first part, Maks discusses the culture of New Orleans and how you should approach your adventure there.
The second contains his suggestions on where to eat [...]
Think Like a Monk
Times-Picayune journalist Judy Walker this morning published an article about the “Religious Spirits” panel, featuring Allen Katz and Garrett Oliver, discussing the medieval roots of distillation by brothers in monastic orders. She talks to Katz about the sacred roots of Benedictine, Chartreuse, and other monastic spirits. This sounds like a great panel, and I believe [...]
Classic cocktails of New Orleans
As most Tales attendees know, New Orleans isn’t simply home to Tales of the Cocktail; it’s also birthplace to several classics in its own right. Today, I’ll highlight two blog posts celebrating the creativity of New Orleans bartenders. First up, Liquor.com, which ran a piece today about the Ramos Gin Fizz, the Sazerac, and the [...]
Remembering Flo Woodward
Ms. Flo, as her patrons and friends knew her, was a legendary New Orleans bartender, serving at the Court of Two Sisters for over 30 years. The ladies of LUPEC Boston have penned a sweet tribute to Ms. Flo and featured one of her signature cocktails. She continues to inspire.
Tales of the Cocktail is looking for Interns!
Do you have the spirit?
Meet the team and learn about our sought after internships!
Wednesday, April 14th, 5:00pm
Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal Street
Riverview Room, 16th Floor
If you want an unparalleled, hands-on experience putting together “the premier cocktail event in the world”, as stated by the Wall Street Journal, then join us on [...]
Death in the South Pacific as Official Cocktail of 2010!
TALES OF THE COCKTAIL® ANNOUNCES DEATH IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC AS OFFICIAL COCKTAIL OF THE 2010 EVENT
Death in the South Pacific made its debut at the Tales of the Cocktail’s Native Spirits Preview Party on Wednesday, March 31, 2010
NEW ORLEANS, LA—April 1, 2010 – “Death in the South Pacific” by Washington bartender Evan [...]
Native Spirits Preview Party
Tales of the Cocktail®
New Orleans
July 21st—25th, 2010
Native Spirits Preview Party
Wednesday March 31, 2010
4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
The Attic at Lucy’s Retired Surfers Bar & Restaurant
701 Tchoupitoulas St.
This summer the international community will converge on the city where spirits live 24/7.
It may be a few months before the spirits come to life at Tales of the [...]
Top Ten Finalists Announced for the Tales of the Cocktail Official Cocktail Competition
Tales of the Cocktail in partnership with Culinary Concierge Magazine, Tasting Panel Magazine, and CocktailTimes.com announces the ten finalists for the Official Cocktail Competition of the 8th Annual Tales of the Cocktail.
“Sampling from over 150 of these creative, complex, forward-thinking, often delicious “tikified” Planter’s Punches was pure pleasure, but choosing only 10 was no easy [...]
Tales of the Cocktail for Cocktail Widows (of All Genders)
Heather Gregg of Tikimama.com is an enthusiastic enjoyer of cocktails from Portland, Oregon. She is a big fan of bartenders and never wants to be one.
Or, how to enjoy the event your partner dragged you to, swearing: “it’s a lot of fun!” Except you didn’t envision spending all day in classes called “Create the [...]
