Fuzzy Novel: Studio 360's Cocktail Challenge
One of those hashtag games is circulating on Twitter about titles of novels that could also be names for cocktails. There are some strokes of genius mixed in with a lot of bad puns. Kurt Andersen...
View ArticleDownton Abbey: Cocktails with the Crawleys
When I watch the Downton Abbey Season 3 finale this Sunday, I’ll do so with cocktail in hand. No, the Dowager Countess wouldn’t approve of a lady boozing. But she can just get over it — I sense drama...
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New Yorkers Compete For Title Of 'Coquito Master'
It's that time of the year again when Puerto Rican New Yorkers dust off old family recipes and prepare tasty batches of coquito. Coquito is a holiday rum drink made with eggs, cream, coconut milk, and...
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Top Five Cocktails for the Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby, which has its major showdown at Churchill Downs on Saturday, is the prime opportunity for us all to step into the role of Southern gentry for an afternoon. The ideal derby...
View ArticleDark and Stormy or C'mon on Irene? We know what we'd order.
Here are recipes for both:Dark and Stormy(courtesy of Washington Commons)Two thirds Mount Gay Ginger beer and one third Goslings 151. Add fresh lime juice.Come on Irene(courtesy of Fulton Grand, it's a...
View ArticlePunch up Thanksgiving: A How-To Guide for the Holiday Cocktail
As families and friends gather on Thursday to give thanks and celebrate the most food-centric of national holidays, Americans will drink more wine than on any other day. But for those of us who find...
View ArticleBeer Talk: The Two Man Gentlemen Band
Vaudeville swing duo The Two Man Gentlemen Band recorded some of the first Soundcheck jingles earlier this summer. Now, Andy Bean and Fuller Condon, (the gentlemen in the band), return to our studio...
View ArticleFood and Drink
On today's Show we're talking about food and drink. First, Allen Katz, from the New York Distilling Company, talks about cocktails. Then New York Times wine critic Eric Asimov talks about this memoir...
View ArticleShake It: Mixing Cocktails
Allen Katz, from the New York Distilling Company, gives tips and shares recipes for mixing festive holiday cocktails for New Year’s Eve.
View ArticleLast Chance Foods: Seasonal Cocktails to Ring in a New Year
New Year’s Eve generally means ringing in the new year with champagne toasts. More than a glass or two of bubbly usually has me grasping blearily for the aspirin bottle the next day, though. For those...
View ArticleOne NY Artist: Masa Urushido
The summer brings New York City's art scene out in the open, with outdoor concerts, film screenings and theater productions. Indoors, seasonal artistry of a different sort is being mixed up nightly by...
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Intoxicating Plants
Amy Stewart, author of The Drunken Botanist: The Plants that Create the World's Great Drinks, talks about plants that have been used for spirits and offers gardening advice, along with cocktail...
View ArticleLying About Surveillance; Rep. Rush Holt, Intoxicating Plants
Slate columnist Fred Kaplan tells us why he thinks Director of National Intelligence James Clapper lied under oath at a congressional hearing and should be fired. Plus: New York State Senator Liz...
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Last Chance Foods: Winter's Best Beverages
Christmas is over and the presents are put away, but for many of us, the holiday season isn’t quite finished yet. There’s still New Year’s and a spate of winter parties to attend. If you happen to be...
View ArticleTequila Revisited: A Redemption Story
Like so many people, Dan was scarred by tequila at a young age, and hasn't been able to drink it for years. But maybe, with some help, he can overcome his aversion and learn to appreciate good tequila....
View ArticleThe Hidden History of African-American Bartenders
David Wondrich, writer and cocktail columnist for Esquire, details the different ways in which African-Americans of the 19th century gained esteem behind the bar in the North and South, and the ways...
View ArticleFilling Your Garden with Native Plants, Looking at the Role of Race in Medicine
Gerard Lordahl and Pete Muroski tell us how to restore native plant and animal populations through landscaping. Jessie Mueller stars in "Waitress," a new Broadway musical. Cocktail historian David...
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WATCH: How to make a Kentucky Derby-worthy mint julep
Image by Justin ScuilettiWhen it comes to the traditions of the Kentucky Derby, mint juleps are as essential as saddles. When thousands of spectators descend on the storied Churchill Downs race track...
View ArticleWait Wait, Don't Bother Peter Sagal When He's Drinking Mezcal
Live on stage! The host of NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me tells us how getting divorced and struggling with depression changed his eating, and why he never mixes running with drinking.
View ArticleWhy Bartenders Can’t Have Boyfriends
Live on stage! A world-renowned mixologist and the former bartender at a beloved Chicago dive bar tell us how their work is a little like showbiz and a little like babysitting.
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