Posts Tagged ‘Derek Brown’
We Love Drinks: Return to the Columbia Room
‘Architectural Ice’
courtesy of ‘Jenn Larsen’
A lot has happened since my first visit to the Columbia Room in June of last year. Owner Derek Brown’s martini has been rightly lauded as the best in the country by GQ, for instance. I keep returning to this oasis, whether for classes or for service, because it truly is [...]
Liquid Lessons: Hotel Cocktails
‘Glasses Half Full’
courtesy of ‘Jenn Larsen’
There’s something about the combination of historic grand hotels and cocktail culture that absolutely enchants me. Judging from the crowd waiting to get into the seminar on great hotel cocktails last night at Tabard Inn, I’m not alone. Hosted by Philip Greene of the Museum of the American Cocktail, Better [...]
Gin and Tonic Throwdown?
“Here is another of my gin y tonic”via @chefjoseandres
Who doesn’t love a little smack talk?
After Adam Bernbach’s recipe got a little love from the Post (and, for what it’s worth, from Katie Nelson in these pages) Chef José Andrés Took matters into his own hands, or at least his own twitter account, posting “thats a [...]
We Love Drinks: Columbia Room
Imagine a little room removed from the crazy world outside – an oasis of peace entered through a busy bar. Jars of spices line the walls, while chunks of the most pristine ice you’ve ever seen are gently melting in a wooden hangiri bowl, waiting to be carved up. Bottles stand neatly at the ready, watched [...]
More »We Love Drinks: Joe Riley
‘Joe Riley, Ace Beverage’
courtesy of ‘Jenn Larsen’
We Love Drinks continues our series where we look behind the bar, profiling the many people – from mixologists to bartenders, sommeliers to publicans – who make your drinks experience happen.
So far in our profile series we’ve focused on the people bringing your drinks to you – from bartenders [...]
Cocktail Class at The Columbia Room
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courtesy of ‘furcafe’
Now that The Passenger is well embarked with Tom Brown at the helm, brother Derek Brown’s internal cocktail laboratory – the bar-within-the-bar called the Columbia Room – is set to start classes in February. Seminars will be held every other Wednesday at 7pm for $65 each. The current line up through March sounds [...]
Drinks Preview: The Passenger
‘The Passenger 7′
courtesy of ‘maxedaperture’
Let’s say you love hand-crafted cocktails, but your friend is all about Miller High Life. Up until this point, I’d be hard-pressed to recommend a place where you both would feel comfortable. Thankfully, brothers Derek and Tom Brown have created a bar where the two of you can happily cosy up [...]
The Passenger Embarks
‘Peychaud Rinse’
courtesy of ‘Samer Farha’
The long-awaited new venture of the brothers Brown is set to open this Thursday. Yes, The Passenger is ready for embarkation on 7th Street, in the old bar space of the Warehouse Theater complex. It sounds rather rock-n-roll to me, with Tom Brown (formerly of Cork) slinging up made-to-taste cocktails, including [...]
