Taking after his illustrious bartending predecessors such as Ada Coleman, creator of the “Hanky-Panky,” and Harry Craddock, creator of the “White Lady,” the 31-year-old, Slovakia-born Erik Lorincz took the reins as the head bartender of the world-renown American Bar for the October 10, 2010 reopening of The Savoy, the iconic London hotel, after its three […]
Delicious recipes from Hilton Waikoloa Village restaurant KPC Scouring the globe for mixologists harboring the most exotic and intriguing cocktail recipes in their repertoire, SOMA stumbled upon this Big Island jewel. You won’t have to fly across oceans to feel transported. Just a sip from this tantalizing treat conjures warm, tropical breezes and sand beneath […]
We at SOMA are delighted to partner up with LA superstar mixologist Blake Landis and the team at Beso Steakhouse & Eve Nightclub, Las Vegas and put together a delicious list of favorite cocktails for some of Hollywood’s merging hipsters. Blake Landis: The Yard Bar Manager / Co-Owner www.theyardsm.com Raspberry Beso by Beso Steakhouse & […]
In the canon of bad first dates, everyone has a few enduring classics—stories that just never get old. One of mine concerns a guy who showed up in jeans (fine), topsiders (sort-of-fine), and a t-shirt that stated, “One Tequila, Two Tequila, Three Tequila…Floor!” The shirt also pictured a woozy, passed-out cartoon parrot. Or perhaps it […]
Believe the hyperbole surrounding the Australian bar scene; the country is unique for giving visitors and locals the sense that they’ve just “stumbled upon” a hidden bar that’s either down a side alley, behind a back street, or through an unmarked door. Like Alice down the rabbit hole, the sense of discovery makes a night […]
John Lermayer had humble beginnings behind the counter of a deli in Queens making sand-wiches and egg salad. But his real passion was the art of mixology, and he immersed himself into this world by studying the history of the cocktail from the days of the Prohibition Era and worked under some of the nation’s […]
Martinis are serious business at Los Angles hot spot Lola’s. The menu has over 50 variations on the cocktail. Shaken or stirred…it will certainly hit the spot. Fantasy Island ½ oz Malibu Coconut Rum ½ oz Island Blue Pucker Splash of Pineapple Juice Poor contents into shaker over ice, and give it a good shake. […]
London Luxury Without The Pretension Frequented by celebrities, brimming with business professionals and voted London’s best hotel bar by readers of The Guardian, The May Fair has all the makings of an institution keen on upholding the UK’s traditional class system. Yet, just like the details in the décor, this unique hotel and watering hole […]