B Is For Bravo — The Boulevardier
The Boulevardier was an English language literary magazine in Paris in the 1920s. Erskine Gwynne, the editor, was a loyal…
Tag: Paris
Cocktail Friend — The Old Pal
Do you have a friend you’ve known for much of your life? Many people do. If you’re one of them,…
Monet and Mixing — The Water Lily
Claude Monet painted the famous Water Lilies series at his garden in Giverny, France. I’ve never been there (Ms. Cocktail…
A Cocktail Of Light — The Parisian
Known as the “City of Light,” Paris is one of the great cities of the world. Ms. Cocktail Den and…
Tweety’s Cousin — The Bluebird
I tawt I taw a deewishus dwink! I grew up with Warner Brothers cartoons such as Tweety Bird’s adventures with…
Absinthe Beauty in New Orleans — Belle Époque
Absinthe has a certain mystique. Many have heard of it, few have had it. The anise (licorice) flavored spirit became…
New And Old School Drinking In Venice — Time, Il Mercante, and Harry’s
When Ms. Cocktail Den and I went to Venice we wandered the streets, ate a lot of great food, got…
Parisian Grandeur — The Champs Élysées
Running from the Arc de Triomphe to the Place de la Concorde, the Champs-Élysées in Paris is one of the…
“The Best (and anti-Nazi)” Drink — The Bee’s Knees
The phrase “bee’s knees” was Prohibition era slang for “the best.” So how is this simple cocktail anti-Nazi? Frank Meier,…
We’ll Always Have Paris — Harry’s and Hemingway
Drink iconically in Paris! Both of these legendary bars predate the great movie Casablanca, which is the source of many…