Category Archives: cocktails

December 25, 2010

Christmas Day, say heyyy

Well I don’t know about you, but I’ve got a pretty rad Christmas day planned. After some skype-ing the relatives and opening of gifts we’re heading out in pursuit of dim sum. It turns out that Panda King is closed … Continue reading →

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December 24, 2010

Christmas Eve Drinking

Finally got that shopping done? Need a drink? Why not go have one at the Sazerac Bar in the Roosevelt Hotel? While you’re there you can experience the beautifully decorated lobby–a tradition the hotel resurrected last year. Wanna keep drinking?…Then … Continue reading →

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October 20, 2010

Sylvain

There is a new little bar/restaurant in the Quarters! Sylvain is a super-chic little place with a craft cocktail bar and upscale comfort food. Sean McCusker, a New Yorker and food and music writer, came down here to open Sylvain, … Continue reading →

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September 29, 2010

CAC’s Art For Arts’ Sake Kick-off & Louisiana Composers’ Forum

Art for Arts’ Sake, the annual city-wide art opening, is this Saturday, but there are all kinds of free things going on tonight as a sort-of kick-off. Firstly, this evening from 5-7pm,  La Cote Brasserie is having a Happy Hour consisting of FREE … Continue reading →

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August 19, 2010

Ogden After Hours

Ogden Museum After Hours has a little something for everyone tonight. Firstly, there is the opening of “Telling Their Stories: The Lingering Legacy of the Katrina Photography”–which looks amazing. Also, legendary bluesman Texas Johnny Brown will be performing. I love … Continue reading →

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August 5, 2010

Drinking Liberally

Drinking liberally is not a new concept for most New Orleanians–ah, but this is a double entendre, you see. Drinking Liberally is an arm of the Living Liberally organization, which has 287 chapters in 50 states and DC. I haven’t … Continue reading →

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July 23, 2010

Tales of the Cocktail *hiccup* Day 3

Now see? This is more like it. Just when I was about to be turned off by how serious these folks are about booze, they went and posted this picture on their home page: There it is: a little humor, … Continue reading →

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July 22, 2010

Spirited Dinners

Pairing cocktails with dinner as you would wine? Why not? Tonight’s big Tales of the Cocktail event is the Spirited Dinners going on around the city. Here’s the skinny: “Each Spirited Dinner® will have a distinctive menu with a range … Continue reading →

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July 21, 2010

Tales of the Cocktail

Tales of the Cocktail kicks off today and goes on a bender straight through the weekend. J/K, these are serious cocktail people: deadly serious. Their vibe is less about getting drunk, and more about, like, science. There are myriad events … Continue reading →

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June 11, 2010

Cocktails and Conversation with Irma Thomas

On the second Friday of each month from 5:30-8 p.m., the Louisiana State Museum and the Ponderosa Stomp Foundation have been presenting a series of conversations with musicians, many of whom are featured in the exhibit “Unsung Heroes: The Secret History … Continue reading →

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