Category Archives: Techniques

Cocktail Hound

Flaming bitters

08.14.2011

While traveling for business, I dined at the Mockingbird Bistro in Houston after reading several recommendations on Chowhound. Dinner was excellent, and the bar staff surprisingly capable. The cocktail list was nothing spectacular, but when I asked my bartender if he had any specialties, he immediately (and without prompting) mentioned the Manhattan when I suggested I enjoyed Bourbon. The bartender went to work, and I was pleasantly surprised to see a […] [Read more]