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  1. ah, hadn't seen a name for that combo before. I'd played around with that formula for a while and it's fun to tinker and add a dash of this or a dash of that to it. (i.e. add .25 Benedictine and .25 Branca and see what happens). But, in and of itself, it's sweet simplicity (though a drop or two of orange bitters is terrific).
  2. now that looks terrific and very much up my alley!
  3. I don't think there's any question that the initial hype contributed to the downfall of what was really a superb restaurant.
  4. people aren't posting because the correct answer reall is definitive. JG and JoJo are not in the same league.
  5. btw, the Swizzle Stick Bar is highly enjoyable.
  6. my thoughts fwiw: 1. Cure is the first bar I've been outside NY that's functioning close to the top NY echelon. that's saying something. I haven't been to TVH yet. 2. I don't think these drinks are as out there as the authors think...at least not from the NY hyper-boozy, super-dry, lots of cynar, Arrack, mezcal and bitters point of view. We've been drinking those drinks for years. 3. with that said, there are some damn fine drinks in that book. and I loved the Defend Arrack and the Gunshop Fizz. they were great drinks when I had them at Cure at Tales and they've been great drinks since
  7. highlights: chatting with Difford and Breaux Cure Cochon French 75 some of the tasting rooms August lows: some of the tasting rooms the weather yes, of course, many of the drinks were way too sweet and restauranty....but then I figure about 75% of the mixologists out there are making that sort of drink...the difference compared to ten years ago is that they're using fresh juices and fruit and less vodka. more on the Louisiana thread.
  8. eh...you have a non-traditional menu format, dining at the pass, the home cuisine of the auteur chef with fine-dining flourishes, a casual space and service with the food being a mix of rustic and high-end, etc. that's exactly how we defined NP.
  9. Sorry, but there's nothing "new paradigm" about Cochon. It's traditional cajun/south LA cooking, albeit in a location & with presentations that aren't traditional. 90% of his food could come out of a grandmother's kitchen anywhere in Acadiana (this is highest praise, mind you). Boudin, cracklins, headcheese, roasted fish, roasted oysters, yeast rolls a la facon du LA Public School cafeterias, cornbread, ....what's new to some is perfectly familiar to others. ← that's one of the reasons why it's new paradigm
  10. they're both New Paradigm restaurants and they're both pork and offal-centric.
  11. Thursday night I began with a burger at Port of Call (apparently legendary) and some tiki drinks (not bad for a non-cocktail bar...more tart than you'd expect). The burger would have been good but the bun was ordinary and the meat not as flavorful as you'd like (cooked perfectly with excellent toppings though). then drinks at Cure made by the Rogue Cocktails folks (roguecocktails.com). these were excellent. this is also the bar that's the closest I've seen outside of NY to the PDT/D&C standard. as another Tales goer told me later ("in a city of sort of craft bars Cure is the one actua
  12. Thank you! I actually arrive tomorrow and will be staying at the W across the street from the Loew's so I might have to start with the Swizzle Stick Bar
  13. So where is there to drink besides Cure and Herbsaint? Ideas?
  14. so I've been here a couple months and have a few observations: 1. Central Market is better than Whole Foods. 2. Louis Mueller's is every bit as good as the Lockhart standards (the Taylor Cafe is worth checking out as well). 3. Feast is quite good. Fearing's is not. 4. Trudy's is much better than Chuys. 5. the burgers at Casino El Camino would be very good if they used better meat and a quality bun. 6. there is good Sichuan in Round Rock. 7. Fino has very good cocktails and good food. 8. Austin needs more restaurant variety. 9. Vespaio is not bad at all. 10. Specs/Twin/Grapevine have
  15. so I'll be in New Orleans for Tales of the Cocktail this coming weekend. my last time in town was pre-Katrina. Obviously we'll hit up Cochon and Cure (anyone know how late they're open btw?) the Green Goddess, Herbsaint and August also interest. kind of wide-open on suggestions...also wouldn't mind trying something more down-scale as well...hated Mothers last time but loved Central Grocery.
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