http://fedification.com/2009/02/25/new-york-new-york/ Thu, 01 Jul 2010 10:24:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://fedification.com/2009/02/25/new-york-new-york/comment-page-1/#comment-1227 fed Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:04:20 +0000 http://fedification.com/?p=654#comment-1227 Hi Lydia, Unfortunately most of the city's best bars, of which there are only a handful, are rather small so that the bar doesn't get overwhelmed making complex cocktails for a crowd. The best option is going on a slower night (typically Sundays-Tuesdays) at some bars or around opening time at others. Or there are some that take reservations which requires planning ahead. Or if you're a real cocktail hound, you might get to know the staff as a regular. True, it'd be great to be able to stop in anytime and get a seat at the bar, but that would also mean these wonderful places and talented barmen wouldn't have much business. Unfortunately, it's the price we pay for handmade cocktails. And I'll take that over the cocktail bars falling victim to NYC overhead. Hi Lydia, Unfortunately most of the city’s best bars, of which there are only a handful, are rather small so that the bar doesn’t get overwhelmed making complex cocktails for a crowd. The best option is going on a slower night (typically Sundays-Tuesdays) at some bars or around opening time at others. Or there are some that take reservations which requires planning ahead. Or if you’re a real cocktail hound, you might get to know the staff as a regular. True, it’d be great to be able to stop in anytime and get a seat at the bar, but that would also mean these wonderful places and talented barmen wouldn’t have much business. Unfortunately, it’s the price we pay for handmade cocktails. And I’ll take that over the cocktail bars falling victim to NYC overhead.

]]> http://fedification.com/2009/02/25/new-york-new-york/comment-page-1/#comment-1199 Nicole Tue, 03 Mar 2009 02:22:09 +0000 http://fedification.com/?p=654#comment-1199 Friggin A, your pictures are making me miss home like the dickens (and you know how the dickens misses things). You could sell those taco pix to a magazine. Or to me. Friggin A, your pictures are making me miss home like the dickens (and you know how the dickens misses things). You could sell those taco pix to a magazine. Or to me.

]]> http://fedification.com/2009/02/25/new-york-new-york/comment-page-1/#comment-1170 Lydia Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:06:29 +0000 http://fedification.com/?p=654#comment-1170 It would be fantastic to see a cocktail bar with great décor, interesting music, deliciously complex cocktails and friendly knowledgable barstaff, and not have to plan ahead or wait. There's got to be a way to do it beyond going to Brooklyn... It would be fantastic to see a cocktail bar with great décor, interesting music, deliciously complex cocktails and friendly knowledgable barstaff, and not have to plan ahead or wait. There’s got to be a way to do it beyond going to Brooklyn…

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