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Pairing wine, beer, and cocktails with Mexican food
Finding the right pairings for our Mexican meal was a lot of fun. And also a bit challenging. Personally, when I think Mexican, I don’t think haute cuisine. I think street food and una cerveza. So my...
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Foraging for the bar: Douglas fir martinis
If you’ve ever stopped by the loft for drinks or dinner, you already know that there are very few ingredients I won’t try to put in a cocktail. But until this week, I never made a cocktail out of…...
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Look ma, no hands: Bartending by proxy
Those of you who know me are already aware that I’m probably the world’s worst snowboarder. But for those of us who have never met, here’s the short version: during my very first snowboarding lesson...
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The Pink Boat sails to Thermidor for happy hour
Our friend Tom is kind of an all-or-nothing guy. In the last year and a half, he’s gone from being a sailing novice to an experienced single-handed ocean racer. And now he’s working up to an even...
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Spain dinner recap
Huge thanks to all the guests who joined us for this weekend’s Spain-inspired dinner! We had an overwhelming response for this event, and we wish we could’ve accommodated everyone on the waiting list....
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A few words on The Last Word
I love the holidays. From Thanksgiving to January 2, it’s a nonstop whirlwind–a celebration of friends and family mixed with evergreen smells and sparkly things and snuggly cashmere sweaters. And of...
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Hot toddies for wintry nights
Winter at Hearsay HQ tends to be a high-energy affair. You already know I have a thing for holiday merriment and cocktail parties. If you’ve been reading along for a while, you may also know that I’m...
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Throw a killer cocktail party—without missing the party
In the original 1950 version of Father of the Bride, Spencer Tracy throws a huge party at his home to celebrate his daughter’s engagement. He dutifully mans the bar, serving up cocktails made to order...
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Tuesday in the Hearsay liquor lab
Our cocktail pairings dinner coming up on Saturday–so it’s game on in the Hearsay liquor lab this week. Green Lady 2 ounces St. George Spirits Dry Rye gin 2 ounces Cointreau 2 ounces green Chartreuse...
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Reservations now open for 3/31 cocktail pairings dinner
Reservations are now open for our next dinner! The festivities will take place on Saturday, March 31 at 7pm. This dinner will be five courses paired with our own handcrafted cocktails, designed to...
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Tonight’s menu and cocktail pairings
It’s just a few hours before our early spring cocktail pairings dinner. If you’re coming, we’re super excited to share this meal with you—and if you’re not… well… here’s what you’re missing. Sign up...
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Cherry sherry Manhattans for a crowd
Recently, we threw a cocktail party for about 30 friends. Hosting events like this is one of my very favorite things in the whole wide world. Now that we’ve arrived at the age where a lot of our...
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The perfect five-bottle bar
The perfect five-bottle bar: (1) Faultline bourbon, (2) Fernando de Castilla Antique amontillado sherry, (3) St. George Terroir gin, (4) Dolin Rouge vermouth, and (5) Campari A few weeks ago, Dan’s...
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