The dish got a further makeover by my friend Dave Wondrich, a cocktail historian and the drinks master of the party, who used spicy tomato water and gin to turn the celery into crisp and juicy bloody Marys.
Drink-master Matt Pfohl curates a beverage list sure to satisfy the most serious cocktail palate in a restaurant with design focused on every square inch.
When my family visits her, we load up on 3 grande frappu-/cappu-/mocha-ccinos and one quad espresso at Starbucks, screech up to her apartment, sprint through the halls (we are Running With Hot Drinks masters), and take a final mouth-burning swig before hiding the excessive caffeine evidence behind our backs and jamming our cellphones into our pockets.
I know what you're thinking: isn't the point of the martini that it's a difficult drink to master?
The stretch of Division Street bisecting Wicker Park and Ukrainian Village has dramatically changed in the past several years, but one beloved constant remained: Gold Star Bar's curly-haired owner and master drink slinger, Susan Stursberg.
Much of this feeling owes to the straightforward and unadorned nature of the exchanges, as when Parke asks Vincent van Gogh why he drinks, and the master answers, "If the storm gets too loud, I take a glass too much to stun myself".
The master drank much wine before the battle and was slain by the servant.
Eduardo Saverin Andrew Garfielddrinksnks Cerveza Clara in "The Social Network". Once viewers started to pick up on prop food and drink branding, prop masters and set decorators -- who are in charge of on-set physical objects -- found themselves in somewhat of a bind.
As you master each drink, you'll build your bar and your repertoire, and then everyone will want to come over and drink your booze.
Ryan Matthew Grove: Sat in the garden, BBQ on the go, drink in hand, the Masters on my phone.
