June 2012
20 posts
The Aviary - The Future of Bars →
diffordsguide.com
The Diffords Guide is an awesome weekly publication of booze & bar news. This week, one of their long form articles covers The Aviary, the new-ish Chicago bar. [BTW LARC ladies, we still need a field trip here!]
What I appreciate about this article is that it covers *why* this bar is so special and so different from the norm; it has really elevated the bar to the level of a fine restaurant. Fine ingredients, pondered explorations of flavor, and experimentation are all hallmarks of the experience here.
This article provides some behind the scenes veil-lifting.
Of course, now I want to go even more!
/LARC - Carla
Do Wines Pass the Sniff Test →
newyorker.com
Multiple articles on the topic of wine and their value have made their way across my browser in the past couple years. This one does a nice job of summing up the impact of perceived price, vintage and type on perceptions of quality. Which is why you should just buy something you like and drink it.
/LARC - Carla
Bailey's with coffee ice cubes →
pinterest.com
Um… delicious!!
/LARC - Dubs
Gin and cucumber gelato: UPDATE
Folks—
Jenn and I went in search of the St. George Botanivore Gin and cucumber gelato last night, only to learn that this flavor was for one week only. Bummer!! The Berkeley location did have the St. George Bourbon gelato in stock though. Really tasty.
/LARC - Dubs
A Quest to Rebirth Pisco →
m.theatlantic.com
An quick read about the birth of the Pisco brand Portón and how the spirit itself has been trying to gain international attention.
/LARC - Carla
Cucumber Gin Gelato...
I just saw on Twitter that Naia’s newest flavor is St. George’s Botanivore Gin with Persian Cucumber. WOW!! The post said it is available at SF, Berkeley, and Walnut Creek locations. Not sure about the others. Naia locations.
/LARC - Dubs
Clothing Made from Wine - Micro'be' →
bioalloy.org
I’ve seen this posted a couple places but hadn’t found great photos until searching for the project home page for the fabric, called Micro’be’.
This is an interesting twist, seamless garments crafted in a novel way.
Instead of lifeless weaving machines producing the textile, living microbes will ferment a garment.
Check out the full photo gallery. They seem very clingy and wet. Obviously, one color - red!
/LARC - Carla
Awesome list of bartenders and their creations from Tasting Table. AWESOME. →
tastingtable.com
Each bartender is assigned to make a classic cocktail three ways. I want to make them all. Nuff said.
/LARC - Dubs
