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May 25, 2012
The Dram Brings a Bit of Class to Henderson Avenue's Late-Night Scene
There are a lot of things that irritate me about clubs (long lines in the girls' bathroom, aggressively flirty dudes in Tapout tees), but the thing I hate the most is shitty, expensive drinks. Fourteen dollars for a poorly mixed gin and tonic made with well liquor that's guaranteed to produce a han ... More >>
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March 23, 2012
Fedoras and $12 Drinks Don't Make the Bar
It's a relatively quiet Wednesday night at Deep Ellum's newest watering hole, Swallow Lounge (double entendre or just a hastily chosen name? You be the judge). I take a seat at the empty bar lined with bright red vinyl stools. Above the bar, back-lit swallows -- those little birds that adorn collarb ... More >>
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March 5, 2012
Before a Caravan to New Orleans' Tales Of The Cocktail, Some Thoughts on Dallas Bartending
Tales of the Cocktail might be four months away, but Dallas-area mixologists are already well into planning for the event. Each year New Orleans hosts the event, which draws from an international base of cocktail enthusiasts who gather to talk booze, cross-pollinate creative ideas and get bombed. I ... More >>
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February 22, 2012
Dallas' Five Best Margaritas, in Honor of National Margarita Day
The margarita may be the greatest drink of all time, if only because it almost always comes alongside a free, bottomless basket of chips and salsa. Born out of desperation, the margarita originally provided a way to choke down bad tequila. At some restaurants this still holds true. At others the dri ... More >>
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February 17, 2012
The End May Be Near for "Mixology," So Maybe We Could Cool It with the Vests?
Catherine DownesA few nights ago I ducked my head into the Dram (2918 N. Henderson Ave.), Dallas' newest drinking hot spot, tricked out in a sort of dark Victorian feel that is pretty stunning. It's an impressive space, and that night it was filled with all the cool kids who love to be the fi ... More >>
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December 19, 2011
Three Holiday Drink Recipes for the Festive Boozehound in You
FlickrGive your eggnogg a cocoa makeover.Whitney Filloon, our resident pastry chef/booze correspondent, took the week off from drinking to bring you these winter cocktail ideas. We have her assurances that she was sober when she wrote them. I enjoy a $12 cocktail as much as the next Dallas g ... More >>
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November 29, 2011
Smoke Guns and Cap'n Crunch at Four Lounge, the Cocktail Lounge for the Wizard in You
The barman procures a large glass jar from underneath the bar and pours in a few ounces of Sobieski vodka, followed by fresh-squeezed lime juice. Hickory chips are scooped from a glass jar and loaded into a hand-held smoking gun, then ignited with a small torch. Smoke fills the jar and infuses the ... More >>
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September 1, 2011
Another Salt-Rimmed Sunday
The barman procures a large glass jar from underneath the bar and pours in a few ounces of Sobieski vodka, followed by fresh-squeezed lime juice. Hickory chips are scooped from a glass jar and loaded into a hand-held smoking gun, then ignited with a small torch. Smoke fills the jar and infuses the ... More >>
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August 12, 2011
Second Floor Freshens Up Brunch Cocktails
Kevin MarplePrickly pear margaritaBloody Marys and mimosas are, clearly, classic brunch drinks. But if you're a frequent bruncher, the usual suspects may be becoming a bit of a snooze. I'm a brunch fan myself, which is why my ears pricked up when I heard the Second Floor is offering a prickly ... More >>
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July 22, 2011
Celebrating the Day the Margarita Died (In the City That Killed It)
Sunday is National Tequila Day, a "holiday" Dallasites can celebrate with extra exuberance as residents of the city that fucked up margaritas forever. Mariano Martinez birthed the margarita machine here, 40 years ago, after a frightening opening night nearly handed him his ass. Turns out his ... More >>
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April 27, 2011
And Now an Interview With a Lady Who Flies Around America Testing Cocktails
In Three-Course Meal, we usually interview local chefs over the course of three days. This week, we branch out a little. Check in tomorrow for more from our local cocktail ninja. Sly Cosmopoulos, 39, is the corporate mixologist for Republic National Distributing Company, a large liquor distr ... More >>
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March 22, 2011
Dallas Drinkers Don't Like Dallas Drinks
With a drinks menu divided by historical era, The Cedars Social has provided local cocktailians with possibly the city's most sophisticated beverage selection. But the most inspired page of the well-crafted menu features cocktails created by mixologists elsewhere. "I like to call it a liquid ... More >>
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February 22, 2011
Another National Day of Drinking (with Stronger Alcohol!)
Our advice: Don't order a margarita larger than a Big Gulp without a little help from your friends.If you didn't get a chance to celebrate National Drink Wine Day last Friday, then you have another chance to have an extra happy happy hour today. Yes, folks, it's time to for another national ... More >>
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January 12, 2011
Brace Yourself: Is the Pickle and Booze Fad Headed Our Way?
Chow.comThe poor martini. People just won't leave perfection alone.I took my martinis with olives until I read The Hour, Bernard DeVoto's classic homage to his favorite drink. According to DeVoto, misguided drinkers put olives in their martinis because "in some desolate childhood hour, someon ... More >>
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December 28, 2010
Cocktails: So, You Think You Can Mix One Better Than Your Bartender?
At many fine 19th-century restaurants, it wasn't unusual for diners to deviate significantly from the printed menu. Since it was assumed the chef stocked his larder with the same eggs, cheeses and vegetables that appeared in nearly every hoity-toity restaurant kitchen, eaters could reasonably ... More >>
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November 16, 2010
Is Texas the Sleeping Giant
Of the Cocktail World?
Pity those drinkers who were in search of an expertly made cocktail last night: All of the state's best mixologists were gathered on the pool deck at the Joule, drinking daiquiris and cheering on participants in the North Texas Bartenders Guild's Legacy Cocktail Competition. Sponsor Bacardi ... More >>
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July 13, 2010
Perry's Steakhouse Offer Mini-Cocktails.
Now We Can Drink Four Times More, Right?
Perry's Steakhouse, which I praised in last week's Dish column, isn't typically associated with dainty portions. On Fridays, when mammoth pork chops are sold for just $10.95, the exiting crowds, armed with giant rope-handled leftover bags, look like successful shoe shoppers. But Perry's has ... More >>
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July 9, 2010
Starbucks Coffee a Cocktail Alternative?
What Have They Been Drinking?
Nothing soothes like a cup of coffee...except maybe a slug of booze.Starbucks has joined the growing list of chains intent on bowdlerizing adult beverage traditions, suggesting today that flavored coffee's a good substitute for alcohol. Earlier this week, City of Ate chronicled the new low-c ... More >>
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July 7, 2010
Low-Cal Cocktails: Didn't We Used to Just Call Those Shots?
You know, if you're worried about calories when drinking tequila, then you're not drinking enough tequila.Margaritas are supposed to signify the pinnacle of lazy summer good-timing, but bartenders say drinkers are increasingly worrying about the cocktail's caloric content. Weighing in at mor ... More >>
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June 24, 2010
Come On, Get Happy! We've Found 50 Local Bars That Will Help You Do Just That.
You know, if you're worried about calories when drinking tequila, then you're not drinking enough tequila.Margaritas are supposed to signify the pinnacle of lazy summer good-timing, but bartenders say drinkers are increasingly worrying about the cocktail's caloric content. Weighing in at mor ... More >>
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January 6, 2010
Westfork: Bottomless Brunch
singlesistersWeekend brunch exists, in my estimation, to assuage the appetites of those who have slept in past the breakfast hour and now must hunt down food as quickly as possible to alleviate the hangover. To have brunch on a weekday might be a meal worthy only of derelicts and food writers. ... More >>
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October 23, 2009
Handle The Proof: Sidecar
In my school of thought--and keep in mind, it's not a very well attended school--cocktails born in the heyday of gentlemanly drinking are to be revered. Drinks such as martinis, old fashioned and the great sazerac came from an era when even the prettiest glass carried a big, stiff belt of alcohol ... More >>
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September 11, 2009
Handle The Proof: Why I Hate The 'Mixology' Trend
Nothing against Victor Tangos. Their bartenders make very good cocktails and they steadfastly--last I checked--refuse to use the word "mixologist." Their drink recipes, however, require precise measurements. Even though they wield this precision to create updated versions of the fizz, the Champag ... More >>
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September 3, 2009
Gloria's vs Mattito's: Margarita Massacre
Alex FloresDallas has always seemed a little confused about margaritas--even though the cocktail was reputedly invented by a local (albeit during a Mexico vacation).Perhaps it's just a misunderstanding of semantics. You see, 'cocktail' is generally a drink consisting of three or more ingredients, ... More >>
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August 24, 2009
Hash Over: Rum Causes Gas (And Fire), Chuy's Honors Fire, Free Pancakes For Kids And More
Jeff McInnisYou've mastered the mojito, drubbed the daiquiri and conquered the Cuba libre. You're ready to take your rum "mixology" to the next level. How about tossing in a dash of liquid nitrogen? Former Top Chef contestant Jeff McInnis will be slinging liquid nitrogen-infused Don Q rum cocktai ... More >>
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July 17, 2009
Handle The Proof: Breaking The Mojito Rules
Patrick MichelsLazare's mojoto lineupThis current generation of American drinkers couldn't really care less about tradition. They shirk the classic cocktails in favor of trendy new flavors: pomegranate martinis, green tea margaritas, acai vodka and tonics or whatever the anti-oxidant of the month ha ... More >>
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June 8, 2009
Lazare's Bar Hosts A Grand Opening, But Will Anyone Remember?
Anastasia JakseThe new mojitos: blueberry on the left, raspberry at right. "Blame it on the a-a-alcohol...," DJ Christopher Tracy puts his spin on Jamie Foxx and T-Pain's rap song amidst a forest of black and red balloons. Blame it on the alcohol, indeed. Or the 'any excuse to party' ethic that dri ... More >>
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May 29, 2009
Handle The Proof: Losing Our Way In Margaritaville
pdphoto.orgThis is the sort of thing Dallas does to a margarita.Bartenders should be allowed to tweak cocktail recipes. Creativity, after all, is what sets one place apart from another.Thus when mixologizing a particular cocktail, some may prefer to make the drink stronger, some sweeter. One might a ... More >>
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May 6, 2009
Salum's Offers Free Bites, Drink Specials
The raspberry martini, one of Salum bartender Leann Berry's specialty drinks.Some may consider the term silly, but Leann Berry is a proud mixologist. Whatever you call the bartender--right down to "hey, you"--say it to Berry during Salum's happy hour 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays.She' ... More >>
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May 1, 2009
Handle The Proof: Mint Juleps
Few bartenders know how to make a decent mint julep and few people order the bourbon cocktail. There must be a connection.But which came first? It's a perfect cooler for blazing summer days (which seem unlikely to arrive anytime soon)--icy fresh, with a wicked punch--and one closely tied to the Amer ... More >>
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April 9, 2009
A Big Mix-Up
Few bartenders know how to make a decent mint julep and few people order the bourbon cocktail. There must be a connection.But which came first? It's a perfect cooler for blazing summer days (which seem unlikely to arrive anytime soon)--icy fresh, with a wicked punch--and one closely tied to the Amer ... More >>
Dining
October 20, 2005
Sweet and Lowdown
What is a good margarita?
Dining
June 2, 2005
Going South
What is a mint julep?
Best of Dallas
October 14, 2004
Best Martini
The Library at the Melrose Hotel
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October 14, 2004
Best Belly Button Margarita
Ciudad
Best of Dallas
October 14, 2004
Best Salad
Tempura chili-citrus chicken salad at Cuba Libre
Dining
August 26, 2004
Dram Good
Who are the best bartenders in Dallas?
Dining
September 11, 2003
Comparing Apples
What are the trendiest drinks in Dallas?
Dining
January 2, 2003
Mystic Chords of Memory
The Burning Question crew looks back at 2002
Dining
October 24, 2002
Gender Specifics
Why do women and men drink different things?
Best of Dallas
September 26, 2002
Best Margarita (tie)
Blue Goose, Frankie's Margarita at Monica's Aca y Alla
Dining
August 8, 2002
Bob Hoofs North
The Plano version of Bob's Steak and Chophouse stays true to form--mysterious carrot and all
Dining
May 9, 2002
That Frozen Concoction
What's up with all the different margaritas?
Dining
February 21, 2002
Margarita Mix
What is top shelf?
Dining
August 16, 2001
Too Old-Fashioned
Does anybody drink classic cocktails anymore?
Dining
January 4, 2001
All Shaken Up
Do we prefer vodka or gin martinis?
Best of Dallas
September 21, 2000
Best martini
Parigi
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April 6, 1995
Hot Dish
Parigi
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February 9, 1995
State of the bar address
It's scary, folks, but St. Pete's Dancing Marlin isn't a bad place to eat
Dining
February 2, 1995
Two for the road
Martini Ranch mixes dozens of variations of the world's most famous cocktail
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