Join Metropole as bartender Catherine Manabat guides you through the world of booze with interesting tidbits and innovative demonstrations. Students – pack your backpacks – this month’s class will include an optional field trip to Carriage House Farm to study…
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Do you love a fine wine? Craft beer? Sipping bourbon? So do we. Join Metropole for our Fork & Bottle dinner series, where we highlight our favorite guest brewers, distillers and winemakers with special pairings for tasting menus prepared by…
+ Continue Reading Join Metropole as bartender Catherine Manabat guides you through the world of booze with interesting tidbits and innovative demonstrations. This month, get ready to eat your drink! We will be transforming your favorite cocktails into edible creations. Drinks and snacks provided.…
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DAY SEVEN I couldn’t justifiably create a list of spring cocktails without mentioning the queen of all patio pounders – Sangria. This refreshing beverage is so wonderful because you can really tailor this recipe to fit your palette. There are…
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DAY SIX These long, beautiful days of sunshine will usher in a particularly delightful way of imbibing – day drinking. With the sunshine stretching well past 7 p.m., these marathon days of revelry can certainly take down even the most…
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DAY FIVE Being in the booze biz, people ask me all the time what my favorite cocktail is. I think of myself as more of a seasonal drinker – so the time of year and the weather dictates what I’m…
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DAY FOUR It has been such a treat to be a part of the evolving cocktail community in Cincinnati. It’s been amazing to see us all, bartenders and bar guests alike, change our palettes and way of thinking when it…
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DAY THREE My first bartending job was at this awesome family-owned restaurant located on the marina in Marina Del Rey. We had a enormous cocktail menu with hand shaken martinis and all kinds of fun tropical vacation drinks – think…
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DAY TWO: Tea Party! There is something about sipping on a cocktail in the sunshine that makes it one of life’s simplest pleasures. Spring in this part of the world is a wonderful, glorious in-between of icy chilly winters to…
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DAY ONE As we skip delightfully into this new season, it’s amazing to see the wonderful new additions that spring (see what I did there?) up on menus across this fine city of ours. The talented community of chefs in…
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