Thursday, September 10, 2009

Drink and food porn

Went to this really interesting bar the other night and I just had to share their crazy drink recipes with you.  I love to try new things so we ordered a bunch of their funky specialty cocktails to sample the flavors. We ate some amazing too. Some restaurant food and drink porn follows for you...

First here are some of the very interesting drinks we shared.

This one had mescal, chipotles, red jalapenos and lime. It tasted like BBQ. Strange. 
It was my friend's favorite, I thought it tasted too much like a fireplace. Interesting tho.


This one was blueberry, eau de vie, cachaca. It was fruity and sweet.
I'd make it less sweet. That's a giant ice cube.

I have recently gotten into drinks with cucumber and tequila. This was not as good as others I have had.
I had one in NYC with cucumber and jalapeno - so good. And one in LA with cucumber and mint - even better.   
The one on the left one was tasty - it had red pepper, agave and whiskey. And basil. The bartender slapped the basil before he put it in the cup. That made me laugh! or maybe it was the prior cocktails that made it so funny.

In addition to these cocktails we also shared some food. Take a look...

I was so hungry I forgot to take a picture of this until we had eaten 75%. Sorry! It was SO good.
Ahi tuna "ceviche" but sashimi style.
It was over cubes of jicama, with salted avocado on the side and baby cilantro.
So so yummy. The fish was super fresh.

Baby lamb chops with olives, capers and peppers. WoW! I could eat 500 of these. I love grilled baby lamb chops.
They made a face out of paprika or something. Cool.

Oh no...now I just made myself hungry and thirsty...

6 comments:

  1. Cool blog! I've been listening to the "Good Food" podcast you recommended. You probably heard the recent one about funky cocktails. Next time we hang out, let's drink! Ha ha ha. No baby lamb chops for me though, baaaaaa baaaaa.

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  2. Hi darlin,
    LOVE GOOD FOOD!!! Isn't Evan Kleiman so cute! I love her voice and her giggle!!! Plus the show is interesting. I see her at the FM once in a while.

    Next time u are in LA, let's go to this place instead of Ciudad. I think you would like it. The bartenders are cute haha! I know you are a perv. :) just kidding just kidding

    kisses

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  3. hey yg
    those drinks look interesting, very diferent!

    - John

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  4. Hi John! Yes, this place certainly has a variety of unusual cocktails!

    Have a great day!

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  5. I LOVE Ciudad!!! I used to go there when I worked in downtown LA. Love their drinks, too. :)

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  6. Ciudad's mojitos are so GOOD!
    This place is downtown too, nr Staples Center. Have you been to the new LA Live yet? They have a Trader Vics. Talk about killer drinks...

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