There are few things more enjoyable then a woman that loves/knows/produces amazing cocktails. When I say cocktail I don’t mean the post-prohibition, mid 90s, college bar, neon colored, sweet soda gun, look-at-me martinis. There are many reasons to hate the way we (Americans-in-typical) practice our passion for mixology. However, words like “rye” and “rose water” sound so much sweeter (and often sexier) flowing from the lips of a lady.
Imbibe: Where’s your favorite place to grab a drink, and what do you order?
RM: I like making drinks even more than I like drinking them—so my favorite thing is to make drinks at home.?But in NYC, Pegu Club lures me like a siren song.? And my local, Daddy-O, has a great, great cocktail menu and great bartenders.?At either, I’m likely to take a bartender’s suggestion, but barring that, my first recourse is usually a rye Old Fashioned, no fruit.
ESQ: Do you drink while you cook? Watching Mad Men always makes me want to drink.
CH: I love cocktails. My specialty drink is a gimlet with a little egg white in it so it gets frothy. I really like rose water — sometimes I’ll add it to champagne. I was at a bar recently and the manager came up to me and said, “We have a drink named after you!” The Joan Holloway. There was Campari in it. People are throwing these Mad Men — themed parties because, I think, it’s an excuse to get dressed up and drink and smoke.
A revised/enhanced edition of the common proposal for nationwide HSR (high-speed rail) from America 2050. Once again, a beautiful map with a viable concept, but I tend to think that the majority of Americans are misinformed in regards to why and how rail will help address our looming infrastructure and economic problems. However, the latest issue of Newsweek published a great (“A Need for Speed”) on the common HSR proposal featuring work from the America2050 project.
The American 2050 group has also crafted a number of fantastic maps helping visualize the current state and growth of “megaregions” across the U.S. These maps are of great benifit and should be incorporated into primary eduation curriculum across the nation to prepare the next generation for critical thinking about smart growth.
We all know the state of our current interstate rail system. We know it’s not worth mentioning. This in mind, the game is wide open and ‘ideation’ is encouraged. Yonah Freemark at http://thetransportpolitic.com/ has created a national mixed use proposal based on the big picture.
Rather then using the current state-by-state planning heuristic, Freemark proposes a nationalized, government owned rail system coined as “NatTrack.” This system, funded in theory by grants and bonds, would establish rail standards nationwide and balance freight and commuter train priority. Amtrack, currently profitless and federally subsidized, would own trains and lease operation rights on a given track.
Freemark, using analysis of ridership and distance, has visually mapped out what such a system should/could look like down the road. All things considered, the proposal helps the movement. To read more, check out Freemark’s blog.
