A guide to mixing and drinking in the capital
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There are times in a woman’s life when a cocktail isn’t merely a pleasure but a downright necessity. A cold Martini on a Friday night to wash away the working week, a late-night Old Fashioned for drowning sorrows and shattered dreams or a pre-party French 75 to put you in the mood. Continue reading ‘The Analgesic’
The Piano Room at Purl
Update 21/08/2010: Oh dear, Purl still good but be warned booking now essential…this will noticeably limit my future visits
Update – 9/08/2010: I made a return visit to Purl this week and retract all reservations I harboured from the first. The Martini was probably the best I’d ever had, there’s some new exciting drinks such as the Street Urchin (served in a beer-scented, brown paper wrapped bottle and served on newspaper strips) and the Cherry Julep (garnished with the most delicious bourbon soaked cherry – so good I’m going to try to make these myself) .
What’s more, further even more exciting menu changes are to come. We had a couple of sneak previews of the latter and I won’t spoil any surprises, but I will say I can’t wait to try the finished versions. All Purl’s early promise has now been achieved while, happily, losing none of the theatre, fun or irreverence. If you haven’t been yet, go soon! Continue reading ‘A Purl of a bar (update)’
