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Saturday, April 01, 2006
Organic Martini
Looks like that's the rage these days, organic martinis. This from New York City:
Hey, why not? Actually, if you read the article, they have a recipe and it sounds pretty good.
Mas, in the West Village, offers an array of organic drinks, including a Champagne cocktail, made with Champagne, lump sugar soaked with house-made orange bitters, and pomegranate (all organic), while those having brunch at Josie's Restaurant and Bar in Murray Hill can cleanly kick-start the day with an organic Bloody Mary or spike some squeezed juice with a shot of organic vodka.
The epicenter of organic cocktails, however, is the bar at Counter, an East Village vegetarian-slash-vegan bistro that's been slinging all-organic drinks — and nothing but — since adding hard liquor to its menu a few months back. Deborah Gavito, an owner, explained: "Everything on my menu is organic. If I served meat, it would be organic. So why shouldn't our martinis be organic?"
Hey, why not? Actually, if you read the article, they have a recipe and it sounds pretty good.
