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By: PDT FAIL « A Jigger of Blog

PDT FAIL « A Jigger of Blog — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:47:48 +0000

[...] to take them to PDT. My buddy Austin has never been and I’ve been planning my next trip since my first one a couple weeks ago. When I called for my previous visit, it took me ten calls to get through for a [...]

By: Joe

Joe — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:59:45 +0000

Matt, the same thing happened to me recently.

I ate an outstanding dinner at Equinox, felt as though I was about to personally channel Monty Python’s Mr. Creosote, and by the time I made it across the river to P.X. Lounge, I was rallying.

I should have asked Thrasher for something like an Americano, but I am reluctant to tell talented bartenders what to do, I prefer that they make me whatever inspires them at the moment. All of my cocktails were tremendously good, and I felt fine when I left.

To paraphrase Homer J. Simpson, “Cocktails. Is there anything that they can’t do?”

By: Matt Hamlin

Matt Hamlin — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:24:21 +0000

I was next to the door at a 2 person table. I probably walked past you to go to the bathroom! Too bad we didn’t know we were both going to be there, I would have enjoyed meeting you in person finally.

By: erik_ellestad

erik_ellestad — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:19:04 +0000

Whoops! Well, we were in the back at the table next to the bathrooms from 9:30 until whenever it was we left.

By: Matt Hamlin

Matt Hamlin — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:47:46 +0000

I’ve been wracking my brain trying to figure out why the Negroni at PDT was so good. After all, it was made with three ingredients in my house now: Campari, Plymouth Gin & Dolin Rouge. Now I’m guessing the bottle of Dolin Rouge was opened that night, which surely is a component to the quality. Beyond that the only things I can think of are the ice — both what was used in the mixing glass and the big chunk in my glass — and the stirring technique, which could have imparted a texture and feel that was particularly pleasing to me. Next time I’ll have to sit at the bar to see what else I could be missing…

By: Tiare

Tiare — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:47:29 +0000

That was an interesting story. I missed PDT while in NYC but i hope to get there sometimes.

I got seriously thirsty for a negroni after reading your post;-)

By: Matt Hamlin

Matt Hamlin — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:27:38 +0000

Whoa. I was there from about 9-1030 or so, just a short visit. What a small world.

By: erik_ellestad

erik_ellestad — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:37:03 +0000

Uh, what? You were at PDT last Saturday? Oddly, so was I.