Monthly Archives: February 2008

New York Dixie

Looking for a cheap, ahem, budget hotel in the Big Apple? Try the Carter Hotel, located at 25 West 43d Street, in the heart of the Times Square/theater district, where you can get a room for about 100 clams a … Continue reading

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Fields of Partida

How do Guadalajarans drink their tequila? First, you find all quality of Margaritas there – good, bad and ugly – but mostly, given the proximity of so much good agave juice, you’re most likely to find people nursing little caballitos … Continue reading

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Astor Center

Further proof of the cocktail’s surging popularity: last month’s opening of the Astor Center in New York, part of the Astor Wines and Spirits’ re-imagination as a full-service locus for all things alcohol. To celebrate, Astor stocked up on the … Continue reading

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