Mise en place for the cocktail to be named.... Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman.
A few weeks ago when Donna was gadding about in NYC, I asked my dear pal Lester if he'd have a drink with me at
the best bar in the world, aka
Velvet Tango Room. I wanted to have a look at its menu and to have a cocktail I created, or rather, riffed on a classic, The Martinez. Mine is called
The Berkshire Martinez and I am honored to be on the menu. The bar's owner is Paulius Nasvytis. In a tale too odd and complicated to go into here, he and
Claudia Young, longtime Nashville resident, are an item. Before Lester and I could head off for some greezy Chinese chuck, Paulius and Claudia arrived. ...
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