Lincoln Chinnery is a veteran cocktail journalist, whiskey enthusiast, and a collector of cocktail books. Lincoln has written for Flaviar, SPY, VinePair, VODA,
Happy #WorldGinDay ! From 4-7pm, come by The Ivory Peacock on W 26th St & 6th Av to taste dozens of gins, which you can then drink in unlimited numbers of martinis, French 75s, negronis and G&Ts, plus a substantial amount of food. DM me for a free ticket, and I'll see you there!
Well here's some bullshit: Amazon is selling the 99-page paperback on the left for $49. "Tony Williams" did not edit the Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails, @NRothbaum and I did (right), and @OUPAcademic published it, not Mr. Williams. And it's 860 pages, hardcover.
The @CDCgov is playing fast and loose with critical data to support the WH's agenda. Combining the results of virus tests and antibody tests juices the numbers on testing, so states can reopen faster. The LAST thing we need is deceptive data.
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ICYMI: Diageo’s employability programme Learning for Life has launched on a new Virtual Hospitality Academy, to ensure its hospitality training can continue during the Covid-19 pandemic. https://t.co/3LFxuaYD7L @Diageo_News#training#hospitality#covid19#LearningForLife
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In 1999, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette predicted that Hootie and the Blowfish, Eddie Money and N'Synch would be playing their local music festival in 2019.
It's a cognitive bias I call the Paradox of the Present: we use the strongest present-day signals to envision the future.
@kenjilopezalt Seeing that reminds me of my days of kitchen work.
I haven't frusched a chicken in a while.
I've see cooks break a deer and tranch a sturgeon.
Upwards of 1,700 Americans are dying every day from COVID-19.
That number could rise to 3,000 a day by June 1.
We can't turn away from these losses, become numb to them, or stop pushing our government for policies that will save lives. https://t.co/a4J1CFl3EO