The War of the Jack Roses

The Jack Barnes (named for the character Jake Burns, who orders a Jack Rose cocktail in Hemingway’s “The Sun Also Rises”) cocktail by Natalie Jacob wins it at the War of the Jack Roses. OKRA’s own, Warren Bobrow, judges. Continue reading →

Perre’s Creamy Italian Sausage and Pumpkin Manicotti

PERRE COLEMAN MAGNESS As I remember it, trick or treating is hard work.  Lots of walking, in what is invariably an uncomfortable costume, that heavy bag of candy and keeping your best manners on under all that stress.  But the promise of a seemingly endless supply of fun-size candy bars made it all worthwhile.  I … Continue reading →

Vodka Classics: Cosmo, History and How To

Matt Keller In April, Phil Greene of the Museum of the American Cocktail led a seminar titled “Vodka Classics” at the Warehouse Theater in Washington, DC. Guests were treated to five different vodka cocktails prepared by the staff of The Passenger, led by co-owner Derek Brown.  Guests were served the Cook Strait Sling No. 2, … Continue reading →

From the Back of the Drawer: Tableau’s Tiny Loaf Pan

We visit Ben Thibodeaux at Dickie Brennan’s Tableau Restaurant to see a very tiny loaf pan. Continue reading →

Loss, Cheese Sandwiches and Café Brûlot

N. WEST MOSS As a child I had terrible insomnia.  I would lie in bed with books all around me, reading late into the night, filled with despair that I’d never fall asleep. My father had insomnia too, and once in a while, I’d hear a tiny tapping on my bedroom door. “Are you awake?” … Continue reading →