The holidays are here, which means it’s time for getting together with friends and family, celebrating the past year and toasting the new one to come. For us, there’s no better way to do this than with a delicious cocktail at one of Philly’s amazing bars and restaurants. Philly Homegrown, a food and drink blog […]
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The Federal Donut Experiment
Posted in Miscellany on November 21, 2011 | Comments Off on The Federal Donut Experiment
When Federal Donuts on 2nd Street opened, like most of the city, we were excited. We were even more excited when the rumors proved to be true, and the donuts were just as tasty and unique as we had heard. The only problem is that the donuts weren’t made of alcohol, so we set out […]
The Clover Club
Posted in Miscellany on October 14, 2011 | 2 Comments »
If you have a few minutes today, go check out a guest post I did for Drink Philly on Philadelphia’s original cocktail, the Clover Club. It’s a fairly simple drink that’s easy to make and good place to start with egg white cocktails. (recipe after the break)
Liquor Cabinet Update
Posted in Miscellany on October 4, 2011 | Comments Off on Liquor Cabinet Update
It’s been a while since we updated our Liquor Cabinet, so we put up some new drinks. Our gin section is still sadly lacking, but there have been a couple pretty interesting additions in whiskey (Tullamore 12, Hirsch, Buffalo Trace, Finnegan, Bushmill and Shine) and Liqueur (Becherovka, Akvavit, Rhuby and Villa Massa) sections, with a […]
Tailgating with HomeSpeakeasy
Posted in Miscellany on September 22, 2011 | 2 Comments »
This past week, Thrillist.com asked us to come up with a mobile bar kit: something that you could take camping, tailgating, picnicking…basically anywhere you’d want to drink outside. We took a cooler and packed it with everything necessary to create a whole variety of drinks, and all for under $200. We could keep rambling on […]
How To Start Your Own Home Bar
Posted in Miscellany on August 5, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Our own @jen_k put together a guest post on how to get started on your own home bar over at Drink Up Columbus. Check out the full article here! Do you have a couple bottles of random liquor sitting around your house? Have you ever wished that you could throw together some delicious cocktails on […]