What is Umami? Ponder the oyster. Tom yum. Carne asada. All umami. Don't try to define it! Just surrender to the addiction; savor the flavor implosion.

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Should you tip for take-out?

  • No: All they had to do was put my food in containers! (70%, 14 Votes)
  • Yes: At least a dollar or two-- it must be a pain to package all that food. (30%, 6 Votes)

Total Voters: 20

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August 11, 2010

Happy Hour: Savoy Cocktail Book Night (SF)

by kayoko

Savoy Cocktail Night at The Alembic (SF)

Paystyle is out this week– after his series of recaps on Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans, he’s burnt out and taking a personal day. It is Sloth Season after all, and we all deserve
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August 5, 2010

Happy Hour: Tales Recap Pt. 6 (New Amsterdam Gin Competition, Spirited Awards Winners, Lessons for Next Time, and Final Farewell)

by Paystyle

August 4, 2010

Happy Hour: Tales Recap Pt. 5 (Bax vs. Clift)

by Paystyle

August 2, 2010

Happy Hour: Tales Recap Pt. 3 (John Besh + Kermit Ruffins = happy mouth & ears)

by Paystyle

August_06

PREFACE: Tales of the Cocktail Recap Part 1 Tales of the Cocktail Recap Part 2

New Orleans is perhaps most famous for its great food and rich musical tradition. They’re what folks often point to as the most tangible markers of a New Orleans culture that’s sometimes too intangible
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July 30, 2010

Happy Hour: Tales of the Cocktail Recap Pt. 2 (my liver will make yours quiver)

by Paystyle

Moonshine Competition_04

PREFACE Tales Recap Part 1

Anticipating that I’d have a hangover the size of a punch bowl, and knowing that I’d be competing as a finalist in the Catdaddy Bar Chef Challenge in the afternoon of my second day at Tales of the Cocktail, I intentionally
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July 29, 2010

Happy Hour: Tales of the Cocktail Recap Pt. 1 (my liver is ballsy, yours has cerebral pallsy)

by Paystyle

Mansion Party_10

Last week I gave the foolhardy impression that I could give a daily recap of the events at Tales of the Cocktail, while still down at Tales. Instead, I left you high and dry as I ate and drank and partied and competed and
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July 21, 2010

Happy Hour: Tales of the Cocktail! (Day 1)

by Paystyle

Ok so here goes the beginning of an effort may prove fruitless and waning. Today’s the first official day of Tales of the Cocktail, the biggest mixology fete/conference in the world, and my earnest plan is to provide daily updates for folks who couldn’t
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July 7, 2010

Happy Hour: CKTL Jam! (Plus It’s Hot As Fuck!)

by Paystyle

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As I mentioned last week, the theme here all month long is HOT HOT HEAT! And judging by the mercury-topping temperatures this week here in New York, it appears Mother Nature keeps up with this blog, because she’s definitely doing her part to keep the theme as relevant as possible.

But unlike
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June 9, 2010

Happy Hour: The Summer of Love and Gay Hemingway

by Paystyle

Gay Hemingway (left) and Summer of Love (right) 

This past Sunday I had rare the opportunity–via my cocktail consulting and event company, Life’s a Cocktail–to use the power of mixology to help the forces of good, serving up cocktails in the name
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June 6, 2010

Heads Up – Umamiventure #26: San Pedro Fish Market (LA)

by kayoko

I’ve been dying to visit the San Pedro Fish Market since Sara wrote about it a few years back. It’s the perfect summertime Umamiventure! Although it’s always summer in LA, isn’t it? Sigh.

Since I’ll be in LA this week, let’s all get together and gorge on fresh
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