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San Francisco's best spring cocktails
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 12 months ago
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Cocktails were precious little things, tucked into dimly lit vaults, handed to you by men in suspenders, ironically sporting mustaches and pants perfectly capable of staying up on their own. While you can still have that experience, the speakeasy
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Police shut down illegal Sydney bar
Sydney :: Australia | 1 year ago
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Officers raided the building on York Street yesterday afternoon and seized a cash register and bottles of alcohol. Inspector Paul Simpkins says the unlicensed venue was operating in secret. "It appears there was restricted access to the premises," he
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9 Hobbies I Would Have During Prohibition
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 1 year ago
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Hobbies I Would Have During Prohibition About a year ago, I had the opportunity to go to this really cool bar in Chicago...They had all these rules that made you feel like you were actually in a speakeasy. The vibe and atmosphere made you feel like
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Raise a glass, the Jazz Age's defining spirits are back
New York City :: NY :: USA | 1 year ago
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In the midst of Prohibition, it must have seemed a cruel irony to American moviegoers that the first line Greta Garbo spoke on screen was a cocktail order: Gimme a whisky, ginger ale on the side...The film was 1930's Anna Christie, trumpeted with the
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Aged Liquor
Pittsburgh :: PA :: USA | 1 year ago
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On the main floor of the James Street Gastropub and Speakeasy, you'll find the trendiest of dining options: the gastropub. But down in the basement is a feature that recalls an earlier epoch: a jazz-era speakeasy. "This building has a pretty mad
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The Blind Barber Debuts Grooming Line
New York City :: NY :: USA | 1 year ago
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Deidre Dyer The folks behind The Blind Barber run a speakeasy and a barber shop out of their East Village space and now are capitalizing on their good name by releasing a full line of products aimed at men. Sadly, they're sticking solely to the
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SW Shakespeare Co. plans 'Speakeasy' fundraiser
Chandler :: AZ :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Entertainment will be provided by jazz singer and recording artist Dennis Rowland and his jazz trio. "Law and Order" veteran and former Valley resident Bob Sorenson will emcee. A live auction will include a number of unusual items and trips. The
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Best Secret Restaurants
Atlantic City :: NJ :: USA | over 1 year ago
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In today's fame-hungry culture, not everyone seeks to be known. At least, that's how it seems with a peculiar group of restaurants. Diverging from celebrity chef hopefuls, the people behind these restaurants don't advertise, seek media attention, or
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"Please find your seat": From stand-if-you-like to seated-only bars in Denver
Denver :: CO :: USA | over 1 year ago
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A few Denver watering holes don't want their patrons standing at the bar or anywhere else on the premises. "I swore that once we got our bar open that there would be none of that," Kenyon said. "But this modern-day idea of what a speakeasy is quiet
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AfterWork: 221 in Mission Viejo
New York City :: NY :: USA | over 1 year ago
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When I am looking for some creativity in the Orange County nightlife scene, I rarely look to Mission Viejo for inspiration. No offense intended, but when the hottest restaurants in town are chain outlets, one tends to stop looking for innovation.
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