The Friend Collector Cocktail Recipe

Typically on this blog we only feature cocktail recipes we’ve come up with on our own. Today though we’re going to do something a little different, and feature a drink that was introduced to us by a friend this weekend. How could we not feature it? It’s so simple, and so delicious that after the […]

It’s under 100° Today! Who Needs Window Units???

As we’ve noted before on several occasions, Baltimore has long been a city dedicated to the value of thrift. Whether it’s shopping in thrift stores or picking things up off the street, most Baltimoreans will go to great lengths to save a couple of dollars. Baltimore is also a city famous for its distinctive antique […]

Early Summer: Our Bi-Weekly Political Roundup

Summer is a notoriously dull time in American political life. Congress makes ready to recess and does even less than usual. The Fourth of July inspires even the hardest partisans to hate each other a little less and the King of England a little more, and even in an election year the President is mostly […]

Turkish Haze Cocktail Recipe

We’ve already shown you some of the pictures we took when we were in Turkey recently. We also talked about eating raw meatballs over there in a post last week. Before we close the subject though, we want to talk a little about raki. We’re in the habit of keeping a bottle of Pernod on […]