Jan 5th, 2012 at 6:00PM:
It used to be a common expression to say that someone "smoked like a Turk," and I can confirm after living in Istanbul for nearly two years, Turks still love their smoking. Even after the indoor smoking ban of 2009, cigarettes and nargile (water pipes) are very common here. This portrait by Flickr user MichaelAV captures two of the Turks' other loves: çay (see the tiny tea glass on the ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Photo of the Day: Smoked Turkish cheese
Jan 5th, 2012 at 6:00PM:
It used to be a common expression to say that someone "smoked like a Turk," and I can confirm after living in Istanbul for nearly two years, Turks still love their smoking. Even after the indoor smoking ban of 2009, cigarettes and nargile (water pipes) are very common here. This portrait by Flickr user MichaelAV captures two of the Turks' other loves: çay (see the tiny tea glass on the ...Photo of the day - Cocktail hour
Jun 16th, 2011 at 5:00PM:
It's always cocktail hour somewhere in the world, they say, though if you're 8 months pregnant like me, it's not for another 5 weeks or so. Even as a non-whiskey drinker, I looked at this and wanted a nice warming glass of scotch and perhaps a fire to drink it by. Flickr user JRodmanJr snapped this drink (and presumably drank it) in Basel, Switzerland; it's a 14-year-old single malt from the ...Tarantula cocktail at the Langham London - yes, an actual tarantula
Oct 31st, 2010 at 1:00PM: It's a Scorpion & Oven Baked Tarantula Tea Punch, to be exact. Happy Halloween, right?
Actually, it has nothing to do with Halloween. This unprecedentedly creepy cocktail is the result of the Courvoisier Spirit of Punch Masters competition this year, and was created by the Langham Hotel's very own Francesco Orefici and Alex Kratena. They decided to infuse the cognac with a real tarantula ...United Airlines flight attendants create new cocktails - passengers pick the best
Sep 7th, 2010 at 1:30PM:
Last week, United airlines held an event for their most important passengers, and presented them with ten different cocktails, all designed by flight attendants. In total, United crew members submitted 64 different cocktails, and the top ten entries ended up on a table at Trader Vic's in Chicago.
The ten finalists:
Sunset-Sunrise : Finlandia Vodka, cranberry apple cocktail, splash of ...19 perfect dive bars
May 18th, 2010 at 2:00PM: We need dive bars more than we care to admit. They are the counterweight to a world overflowing with upscale lounges and designer "mixologist" cocktails, a way to keep it simple, hang out with friends old and new and tip back our favorite beverage. Gadling is a big fan of dive bars too. That's why we've put together this list of 19 of our favorites. Where's your favorite dive bar? Leave us a tip ...Hong Kong goes retro
Mar 11th, 2010 at 1:00PM: Hong Kong is truly the city of the future. The city's ubiquitous skyline of shiny beveled-angle skyscrapers towers above you like a giant wall of steel and glass. Meanwhile, residents tap their Octopus cards at cash registers, magically paying for purchases without bills or coins. Yet lying beneath Hong Kong's fancy neon wizardry is a puzzling trend. It seems these days, Hong Kong is not looking ...Make yourself a Hiltini in the Bahamas
Jan 28th, 2010 at 2:00PM: The British Colonial Hilton in Nassau is looking for help celebrating both its 10th anniversary and a multi-million dollar renovation. So, every Thursday night through February 25, 2010, from 8 PM to 9 PM, show up to at the Bullion Bar for a Hiltini Night experience. The bartenders are ready to create top-shelf cocktails from the traditional to the unique and will even offer classes about ...Alone or not, Kimpton brings deals to NYC for Valentine's Day
Jan 28th, 2010 at 10:00AM: Kimpton's offering you two ways to spend Valentine's Day in Manhattan this year: one if you're inclined to recognize the holiday, the other if you're flying solo. Let's face it; Valentine's day isn't designed to appeal to everyone, and the single folks shouldn't get screwed just because the only way they could get a "date" that night involves several appearances by Benjamin Franklin.
If you're ...Undiscovered New York: Best rooftop bars
Jun 24th, 2009 at 1:00PM: With so many drinking options in New York, it's easy to get dizzy with all the choices. Here at Undiscovered New York, we've covered some of the Big Apple's many drinking dens before. But there's something particularly special about drinking in New York in Summer. Nothing better epitomizes those balmy nights than holding a chilled highball glass or beer in hand, watching as a fiery orange dusk ...Undiscovered New York: Romance in the Big Apple
Feb 11th, 2009 at 2:00PM: Given that this Saturday is Valentine's Day, it's only fitting that we dedicate this week's Undiscovered New York to a closer look at some of the city's most amorous locations. At first sight New York (especially in February) can seem a vast, cold and lonely place. But this initial impression held by many visitors is an oversimplification. Delve beneath the "hard" exterior of pushy, fast moving ...Cocktails from around the world, and where to try them
Oct 22nd, 2008 at 10:00AM: Scene 1: It's 6 a.m. on a weekday a few years ago, and I am waiting for a flight at Iceland's main airport outside Reykjavik. I'm sitting at a bar, wiping sleep from my eyes, while those around me are drinking beer to chase shots of something clear from small glasses. I fall into conversation with a man who tells me it's Brennivan, Iceland's national spirit. Basically, it's fermented potato pulp. ..."No Reservations" season 4, episode 16: Tokyo
Aug 13th, 2008 at 4:20PM: Location: it's Tokyo time! Bourdain finally makes his pilgrimage to every food host's favorite culinary destination, the capital of Japan and one of the world's largest cities. Episode Rating: Three bloody meat cleavers out of five. Bourdain made a concerted effort not to do the traditional "this is Japan" food show. It made for interesting subject matter, but the episode also seemed a bit ...Nachos and Natty Boh on The Square in Baltimore's Canton
Oct 17th, 2007 at 10:00AM: I lived in Baltimore for many years, so while reading this New York Times piece about Canton, I thought of some additional insider info I could share. First of all, no one calls the heart of the neighborhood by its real name, O'Donnell Square. But it was nice of Mr. Villano to fill us in on who Captain O'Donnell was. Locals just call it "the Square". Secondly, (and I'm sure some native ...Big in Japan: An Ode to Sake
Sep 11th, 2007 at 9:30AM: I really love sake.
Now, I know exactly what you're thinking. Sake?!?! That cheap, indiscernible clear-liquid that they sell at the supermarket for six dollars a bottle. That foul-smelling, foul-tasting garbage that wasted college students love dropping into their beer glasses to the tune of 'Sake Bomb!' That gut-wrenching, eye-watering swill of a beverage that they serve at cheap Japanese ...Mixologists, Start Your Cocktail Shakers
Aug 17th, 2007 at 2:30PM: Most American readers of Gadling probably can't get too excited about the upcoming Rugby Wold Cup, but in New Zealand's adventure sports capital of Queenstown, an event that should inspire interest from around the globe is just weeks away. Most travellers head to Queenstown to throw themselves off bridges on Bungy cords or zip about lookalike Lord of the Rings riverscapes on jet boats, but after ...Hippest Spot in... Portland, Oregon?
Apr 6th, 2006 at 9:24PM: My husband and I are going out for a cocktail tonight. We
rarely go anywhere without the kids and I'm have a desperate need to, not just go to a hot spot, but go to the HIPPEST
spot available. I need numero uno, folks. So help me out. Those of you who are still single and hip. Those
of you who aspire to be. Where is the absolute best, top, trendier-than-thou hipper-than-hip place to sip a cocktail ...
