Happy hour at home: build your own wet bar Nov 22, 2009
Overhead racks and cabinets allow easy reach for martini glasses, goblets and cocktail cups. CB2, a division of Crate l, sells cube wall shelves for $19. (The Augusta Chronicle)
The Original Margarita Nov 19, 2009
Soon after her invention, her husband purchased some martini glasses with her name, Margarita, etched in the sides, and the name of the drink was solidified. Sames claimed that the popularity of the cocktail was due to her relationships with several rich and famous people in the hotel and bar industries. (Suite101.com)
Free Online Invitation Service, Manvite, Unveils New Monthly Events Calendar Just for Guys Nov 10, 2009
com was founded in 2007 when the founder wanted to invite some guys over to watch football and the only online tools available involved bubbling martini glasses and flowery fonts. So he created Manvite as a free online tool for men to invite friends to private events and still hold on to their masculinity. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Explore new flavors in recipes this holiday Nov 6, 2009
Pour into chilled martini glasses. Garnish with a swirl of chocolate syrup and candy cane. (South County Chronicle, VA)
Museum opens exhibit inspired by tools Nov 3, 2009
Although the exhibition won't be installed by then, partygoers should have plenty to fill their eyes, shopping bags and martini glasses. Mezza Luna restaurant will cater the event. (Florida Today)
Creeped out treats Oct 14, 2009
Shake vigorously for at least 30 seconds, then strain into 2 chilled martini glasses. Garnish with candy corn. (Montana Standard, MT)
Chefs Food Fest in Laughlin, Nevada Oct 12, 2009
Elaborately carved pumpkins, sea serpents of ice, spun sugar birds and lobsters, 1950s style diners including the 57 Chevy, New Orleans seafood, Greek baklava, desserts in chocolate teacups, Southwest influences, Asian inspired simplicity, pink drinks, Belgian beers, salads served in martini glasses -- anything a food lover s heart desires can be found in one place. Just show up and wander from booth to booth sampling whatever catches the eye or aroma beckons. (Suite101.com)
Gifts for Couples who Like to Enter... Oct 11, 2009
If the budget allows include a set of highball or martini glasses, or a gift certificate to a store that sells these items. Board Games, Bunco & Poker Nights. (Suite101.com)
The Nipples of Eastwick Sep 23, 2009
(Much to their credit, they fill their martini glasses with actual martinis, as opposed to the pastel atrocities swilled on other chick-bonding shows. Before they know it, they are a coven, and they have developed supernatural powers. (Slate)
Shake, stir and serve Aug 14, 2009
Yet there I was the other week, putting martini glasses and tall rocks tumblers to my lips and happily tasting creations that involved strawberries, rhubarb, cherries, lime, mint and cucumbers. It made for a refreshing, civilized afternoon-- until I had to go back to work. (Albany Times Union)
Woodstock and the death of fashion Aug 6, 2009
As my friends are busy glamorizing their cartoon doppelgangers with martini glasses and elbow-length cocktail gloves, they re ignoring a touchstone event that took place 40 years ago, coincidently also on Aug. 16 - the Woodstock festival. Mad Men and Woodstock represent polar opposites of the 1960s. (Boston Globe)
March of Dimes benefit Aug 1, 2009
OGLESBY ; Illinois Valley Community College graphic design program coordinator Francie Skoflanc will be one of the artists presenting painted martini glasses for the fourth annual March of Dimes Artini Fest and All That Jazz, Aug. 14 at Senica;s Oak Ridge Golf Club. The event will feature a cocktail reception, creative works of local artists, a silent auction and a live jazz concert. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Loving Lobster on the Cheap Jul 31, 2009
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Recipe: Coconut coupe Jul 28, 2009
e among 12 martini glasses and refrigerate, uncovered, until set, several hours to overnight ... 12 martini glasses with lime gel. (FOX61, CT)
* RESTAURANTS : OSweet Jul 24, 2009
Instead of cocktails, it serves caketails, martini glasses filled with a combination of chiffon cake, custard, syrup, whipped cream, fruit and/or ice cream. The cafe opened last month, and there are some service teething troubles. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
* [ART JOURNAL] Adaptation of the artistic Jul 22, 2009
You can pick up a small joke painting by Prince for US$110,000, a Warhol silkscreen of martini glasses for US$165,000 and an oval canvas by Elizabeth Peyton for US$50,000. One of the shows highlights, a painting by George Condo, was too big to fit in the elevator or make it up the narrow stairway lined with Chinese signs, a bridal-gown shop and a dental office. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
On the Town With Barry Peterson Jul 20, 2009
Bix, 56 Gold St. "I started going and drinking Gibsons there when I moved to San Francisco nearly 17 years ago and never stopped. They don't tease you with small martini glasses.". Lake Merced, 1 Harding Road. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Drink recipes Jul 5, 2009
Strain into 2 Martini glasses ... Immediately strain mixture in chilled Martini glasses. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
• Stock your summer drink cabinet Jul 1, 2009
Times-News: Magicvalley. to register or to login to your Magicvalley. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Sheraton hotel marks 25th anniversary Jun 27, 2009
You know creativity is in the air when the 25th anniversary luncheon includes a mashed-potato bar where the potatoes and garnishes are served in wine and martini glasses. The Sheraton Phoenix Airport Hotel Tempe celebrated its silver year Wednesday with lunch for dignitaries, employees and major clients. (AZCentral -- Business)
The War Against The War On Drugs Jun 24, 2009
"The budget is so bad now, the populism of the issue is beginning to work here in the Legislature," Ammiano says as he paces back and forth in his office, toward the bookshelves with the four martini glasses and Golden Gate Bridge bookends and then away again. On the wall near the receptionist's desk hangs a huge poster from the movie Milk. (CBS News)
How to Stock the Ultimate Bar on a ... Jun 3, 2009
Martini glasses and wine glasses are basics that should be in every bar for sure. If you are confused about what types of wine glasses to invest in, choose a size in between small and large, with wide middle and slightly smaller opening. (Suite101.com)
Making Money as a Content Writer Jun 2, 2009
Site owners want certain key words or phrases -- it could be "classic martini glasses" or "hiking in Maui" or just about anything else -- to appear in the stories. But most site owners don't focus on a story's grammar, style or paragraph transitions. (Suite101.com)
A little paradise at Tori Richard May 16, 2009
There are also martini glasses and warm fuzzy sayings such as "Best Friends." Kitschy. Oh yeah. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Sagging food sales give GWCC indigestion May 14, 2009
They are also pulling back on entertaining, which means many are eschewing fancy mixers where attendees clink martini glasses or beer mugs. For the fiscal year ending June 30, the GWCC s overall revenue was about $1. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
A Cook's Collection Apr 28, 2009
Shire's eclectic finds, which are mixed in with a more traditional cache of silver serving pieces and copper molds and pans, include all sorts of pig and devil tchotchkes, retro cocktail shakers, Venetian martini glasses, a collection of candy boxes, and a bridal couple she used on her daughter's wedding cake. There's also a charming collection of miniature toy stoves -- one even lights up and gets warm. (Boston Globe)
UP FOR AIR: Some of my favorite Marblehead firsts Apr 17, 2009
There were, to be honest, fewer beer bottles, fewer glasses of draft, many more martini glasses and odd-sounding drinks, and I missed Dick Claveau tending bar. But it was a kind of deja vu all over again, and many familiar faces (maybe I ve been living here too long) were supping and sipping. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
Pulitzer prints right for spring Mar 29, 2009
Some are sweet - flowers and palm trees - and others are sassy - streakers and martini glasses - but there's never been a print repeated for a second season ... Some are sweet - flowers and palm trees - and others are sassy - streakers and martini glasses - but there's never been a print repeated for a second season. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Lilly Pulitzer's prints Mar 27, 2009
Some are sweet - flowers and palm trees - and others are sassy - streakers and martini glasses - but there's never been a print repeated for a second season. They're similar enough, though, that they're all recognizable as Lillys. (AZCentral -- Style)
Virgin Drinks Mar 15, 2009
Champagne flutes, martini glasses ... Step 1: Smear the rim of your martini glasses with a lime wedge. (Suite101.com)
Bistro-Style Eating, On A Budget! Mar 8, 2009
Divide mixture into four martini glasses. Garnish each glass with strawberries and mint. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Displays require much work Feb 28, 2009
Drawing teacher Jacques Baynes stepped back to offer advice, then returned to sketching liquor bottles and martini glasses behind the bar with senior George Dykeman of Brookline. The other artists were Norman Keen of Carrick and Autumn Morgan and Julia Blume, both of Squirrel Hill. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Crazy for chocolate Feb 11, 2009
For those who prefer chocolate in liquid form, Mon Pettit Chic has hand-painted chocolate martini glasses and coffee mugs. Recipes for chocolate martinis and chocolate coffee are on the bottom of each. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Strange hotels, unusual places Feb 10, 2009
Expect leopard carpets, martini glasses, vintage radios playing a 1950s line up and televisions broadcasting in two colors. There's also a diner on site. (CNN -- Travel)
