From Miami-based cocktail-centric brand Filthy, this kit comes complete with everything needed to make the perfect dirty martini—except the booze. Included in the set are two jars of naturally fermented olives (12 stuffed with Wisconsin blue cheese, 12 stuffed with pimento peppers), four cocktail picks and three pouches of filtered olive brine. The brine, in eight-ounce screw-top sachets, is a clever concept from the brand …
Jody Williams and Rita Sodi’s restaurant partnership is one of New York City legend. Back in 2008, Williams (at the time a chef at one of Keith McNally’s venues) visited Sodi’s recently opened Tuscan-style eatery on the West Village’s Christopher Street, I Sodi, sat at the bar and was so overwhelmed by the food that she was compelled to meet the chef. A few years …
The way Paul Feig—of Artingstall’s London Dry Gin brand—talks about cocktails sounds like a pitch for a classic movie, which makes sense considering he’s also a prolific director. Feig is known in the industry for valuing downtime, making sure all casts and crews on his projects spend no more than 10 hours shooting, leaving time for drinks, dinner and a full night of sleep. It …
