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Vegan Drinks XXII: The Snowpocalypse

[Our DJ can kick your DJ's arse. (Photo of DJ Lil Ray by Matthew Mitchell.)] Nothing comes between a vegan and her Vegan Drinks. Not even a snowpocalypse. Truth be told, Vegan Drinks on Thursday, February 25th, at Angels & Kings Bar was a bit more intimate than usual, but it was a good time as always. Plus, DJ Lil Ray played a set of get-you-warm-all-over Motown classics to beat the cold away. The “Shout Outs” featured both the usual suspects and some new faces! David from Farm Sanctuary provided a quick run down of his organization’s upcoming events. Sarah G. introduced us to Rescue Chocolate , which donates 100 percent of its net profits to animal rescue groups across the United States. (Try the Peanut Butter Pit Bull bar! It’s officially my favorite chocolate combined with peanut butter sweet treat!) Sarah H. wowed the crowd with news of Terri , a new vegan and organic cafe in Manhattan’s Flatiron District. (Try the Chickpea “Tuna” Melt!) Patrick from the Humane Society of the United States reminded folks about the upcoming March 24th New York State Humane Lobby Day in Albany. Wayne promoted the Veg Climate Alliance ’s work and Eileen made…

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If You Come to Vegan Drinks on Thursday, February 25, It Will Stop Raining. Promise.

This week’s Vegan Drinks NYC takes place on Thursday, February 25, from 7:00pm to 9:00pm at Angels & Kings bar! Our resident happy maker, DJ Lil Ray , will bring the music. A handful of lucky folks will leave with some new vegan reading material we’ll be giving away. As always, the drinks are kind to your wallet ($3 domestics, $4 imports and $1 off well drinks) and the crowd is a friendly, yet motley crew. We’ll turn down the music around 8:15pm and encourage people to promote themselves, their groups and/or causes for 30 seconds. If you represent a veg*n or animal rights group, come prepared with your (very short!) spiel and literature. Check out our map of restaurants near Angels & Kings where you can grab a bite after the event. And if you haven’t already, link up with Vegan Drinks on Facebook and MySpace . Vegan Drinks is held from 7pm-9pm at Angels & Kings , 500 East 11th Street (btw Ave A & Ave B), New York, NY 10009. [ Comments (0) | Add Your Comment ]

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Time for a Drink: Rob Roy

From Recipes Let’s start the weekend right–with a cocktail recipe from Paul Clarke ( The Cocktail Chronicles ). Need more than one? Hit up the archives. Cheers! In the March issue of Esquire , drinks correspondent David Wondrich covers that standby cocktail you can order in most any bar: the Rob Roy . Simply a Manhattan made with scotch whisky, the Rob Roy has been kicking around for more than a century, mixed in everything from artisan cocktail bars to the beer-and-a-shot place down the street, fitting in just as well at either kind of establishment. While it’s certainly possible to screw up this drink, it’s such a simple formulation that with just a little attention to detail, even the most distracted bartender can come up with something approachable. Be sure to use a decent blended scotch —Famous Grouse is a good, affordable blend, or you can aim for one of the higher shelves (Johnny Walker Black, Chivas Regal, etc.) if your wallet is willing to accommodate you. If you have any control over matters at all (like if you’re mixing a round at home) try using fresh vermouth (keep it refrigerated to make it last longer), and don’t forget the bitters. Wondrich suggests ditching the …

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Vegan Drinks XXI: We Raised $1,450 for Animals in Haiti!

["Show me what Vegan Drinks looks like!" "This is what Vegan Drinks looks like!" (More photos by Matthew Mitchell and Jason Das available on Flickr .)] Thank you, New York City. On Thursday, January 28th, in a little over two hours, we sold $1,450 worth of sweet and savory treats at our Vegan Bake Sale for Haiti ! Not too shabby for a little bake sale in the corner of a bar on a frigid winter night. Sodopreca and Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti (ARCH) will receive their checks soon! Extra special, cherry-on-top thanks to those of you who baked! We had the most fantastic line-up of treats — Hostess-style cupcakes, personal pizzas, gourmet chocolates (thanks, Lauren at Sweet Compassion ), spinach pies, brownies and cookies of all sorts, doggy- and heart-shaped gingerbread cookies (courtesy of Patti at Baked Ideas ), more cupcakes (thanks to everyone who made cupcakes and Allison at Minor Treat ) and even bagels! This week’s Vegan Drinks marked our 21st event in NYC. (Vegan Drinks is now in 19 cities! Welcome, Nashville !) To celebrate, we gave away Sambazon , Alex Jamieson’s new book, Living Vegan…

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Book Review: A Year of Wine by Tyler Coleman

Review by Brooke Cheshier. When I first slipped into A Year of Wine: Perfect Pairings, Great Buys, and What to Sip for Each Season , I worried it would be too formulaic. I am drawn toward in-depth histories (anything by the Kladstrups), poetic memoirs (Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher’s Love by the Glass springs to mind), and basically any book that feeds me my wine knowledge indirectly, though story, instead of through instruction. Since I evidently don’t like to know I’m receiving an education, I wasn’t sure how I was going to feel about what was basically a one-year manual for wine drinking. I thought that Tyler Colman, aka Dr. Vino , was going to tell me exactly what to drink. In what months. And for what occasion. What I found as I turned through the pages – and the seasons – was a wine drinking guide, full of suggestions (many specific) to amplify any and every wine drinking situation. Colman covers his bases and somehow manages to provide structure for a book (Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall. Jan. – Dec.) that falls far short of formulaic. He provides the reader with everything from a basic overview of…

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Bring Small Bills! Vegan Bake Sale for Haiti at Vegan Drinks NYC on Thursday, January 28!

We’re hosting a vegan bake sale for Haiti at this week’s Vegan Drinks NYC on Thursday, January 28 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm at Angels & Kings bar! More than 30 talented bakers want to sell you amazing sweet and savory baked treats. Please come with small bills and big to-go containers and buy, buy, buy! All proceeds will be donated to Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti (ARCH) and the Dominican animal rescue group Sodopreca . Angels & Kings will also be donating a portion of its sales to the Haiti relief effort. This month’s Vegan Drinks marks our 21st event! DJ Lil Ray will be present to rock your world. Sambazon is bringing some of their a�a� juice by for drink specials and giveaways. And, we’ll give an autographed copy of Alex Jamieson’s new book, Living Vegan for Dummies , to one very lucky winner. (Thanks, Sambazon and Alex!) As always, the drinks are cheap ($3 domestics, $4 imports and $1 off well drinks) and the crowd is cool. We’ll turn down the music around 8pm and encourage people to promote themselves, their groups and/or causes for 30 seconds. If you represent a veg*n or animal rights group, come prepared with your (very short!) spiel and literature. Check out our map of…

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What is Kombucha?

What is kombucha? What is this mysterious, fizzy, fermented, fabulous, fun and buzz-worthy bottled drink? Find out… I love kombucha! But what is it anyways? Kombucha (pronounced com-boo-ka) is a fizzy fermented tea beverage that is a health-seeker’s delight. So in short, it’s fermented tea . “Fermented foods are foods produced or preserved by the action of microorganisms.” -Wikipedia Fermentation is the healthy transformation in which “good” or healthy bacteria begin to form in foods. Other fermented foods include pickles, yogurt, sauerkraut, kimchee, tempeh, miso and more. Fun Fact: The science of fermentation is known as zymology . Kombucha can be found in health food stores and grocery stores such as Whole Foods Market. My favorite flavor/brand is Synergy’s guava flavored kombucha. However, I haven’t tried a few of the newer brands on the market, so I won’t say yet that Synergy is ‘the best’. But I’m guessing it has the widest distribution in the US. I see it everywhere. Health claims. Cure-All? There are many health claims surrounding kombucha such as increased energy, weight loss, better skin, better digestion, detoxification of toxins and many more. Hmm, I certainly do not think kombucha is a “cure-all” as some sites and company’s claim. I personally drink it …

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Should the Health Department Crack Down on Raw Eggs in Cocktails?

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Serious Cocktails: Benedictine Turns 500

Benedictine. [ Photograph: finestandrarest.com ] In an era when new brands of vodka and tequila pop up like dandelions in an untended yard (only to wither and fail in a year or two) it’s refreshing to see a spirit that tracks its history in terms of centuries rather than market quarters. As Jason Wilson notes in today’s Washington Post , this year marks the 500th anniversary of the creation of Benedictine , one of the most distinctive liqueurs in the bar. Created as an herbal medicine by a Benedictine monk named Dom Bernardo Vincelli in France in 1510, Benedictine has a dramatic history. Enjoyed for generations as an elixir for longevity, the spirit’s recipe was lost when the monastery was destroyed during the French Revolution, only to be rediscovered in a cache of old books purchased by an art collector and wine merchant in 1863. The long list of ingredients is a tightly guarded secret, but the liqueur is known to contain cognac, saffron, vanilla and honey. Commonly mixed with brandy, Benedictine is also an essential ingredient in a host of classic and contemporary cocktails, ranging from a New Orleans standard such as the Vieux Carre and the rich and ethereal Widow’s Kiss to flavorful modern-day drinks such as …

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Time for a Drink: Hot Buttered Rum

From Recipes Let’s start the weekend right–with a cocktail recipe from Paul Clarke ( The Cocktail Chronicles ). Need more than one? Hit up the archives. Cheers! Until very recently, I found the concept of hot-buttered rum more appealing than the reality hot-buttered rum. While I like each of the components named in the drink—heat (which is especially welcome in early January), butter, of course, and rum (what’s not to like)—the idea of mixing them together into a warm, boozy drink topped with a slick of butterfat always deterred me from actually making it. But this recent holiday season, while needing something warm but wanting something out of my usual rotation, I gave the drink a spin and discovered that with a little TLC, the hot-buttered rum in your mug can turn out as good as the one in your imagination. While you can purchase hot-buttered rum batter in a supermarket, as a general rule I’d suggest you try making your own. I wound up trying several versions, as well as reviewing a number of recipes, some of which call for as few ingredients as rum, hot water, butter and sugar, while others were more replete with spices, flavorings …

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