Hard to keep up the pretence to the kids that Santa is a super-human deliverer of Xmas gifts when Brexit, border closures and Covid mean he’s unable to get Lego to our house on time.
We’ve got the guys from Dos Mas in our kitchen all weekend. Serving from noon - 5pm on Saturday and Sunday. Huevos Rancheros, tacos, Bloody Marys, and some epic daytime cocktails. Bookings on 02077398362.
Expectations for 3 tier lockdown.
Tier 1: fuck the economy
Tier 2: totally fuck the economy
Tier 3: totally, irreparably fuck the economy
Other non-Covid health costs, unsubstantiated curfews, serious mental health issues and misery come as standard.
BREAKING (THREAD): Today, I exposed the fact that Govt has made no assessment of the cost of 10pm Covid closure on pubs, restaurants and other hospitality businesses @UKHofficial@CAMRA_Official This follows concerns it hasn’t published medical evidence to justify it either. /1
Great read about one of the very best. The Local: How Dale DeGroff’s Epochal Blackbird Revitalized Cocktail Culture – The Rum Reader https://t.co/HHXY3iTEUB
Final day/night in NY included - Smorgasburg (Williamsburg), Fools Gold, Bar Goto, Pegu Club, Death & Co, Amar y Amargo, Katana Kitten, Existing Conditions and The Up & Up.
Friday night bar crawl - Brooklyn Brewery for beers and a tour, Fresh Kills, Maison Premiere, Grand Republic, Hotel Delmano, Oxomoco (for dinner) and Jupiter Disco.
@TheMichaelButt I drink a lot of Scotch/Cognac/vodka with soda and these make for good and subtly flavoured versions of that. And they work with the categories as prescribed. Not a lot to dislike as far as I’m concerned. As for pool, totally in.
Hosting the Cognac Tour this evening with @amathusphil, @this_is_phipps and @Cognac_Official. A dozen of London’s best bartenders making our way around London’s best bars.