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Olympics-Inspired Packages — and Cocktails — at NYC Hotels
At The Pierre, the Two E Bar and Lounge is hosting a Winter Games Cocktail Festival throughout the Olympics, with an assortment of cocktails that are inspired by the five colored rings of the Olympics. Yellow is represented by the Triple Salchow, made with Russian vodka and limonchello, while green figures prominently in the Alpine Skier with Midori, sake, rum, honey and chamomile tea. Plus the bar is offering daily drink specials, where the event-specific cocktail is 50 percent off when the event is being televised (the Alpine Skier cocktail is 50 percent off when Alpine skiing is being televised, and so on.)
New York Hotels Where You can Watch the 2014 Winter Olympics in Comfort and Style
Yellow water? Showers without curtains? Guest room bathrooms with side-by-side toilets? Early reports on hotel accommodations in Sochi haven’t been encouraging.
But New York isn’t a mountain resort constructed from scratch for winter sports’ alternate-leap-year show of shows. Hotels here are places you actually want to visit if you like watching big sports events with a crowd and a rapidly refilled glass.
Unlike the Super Bowl, where it was hard to find a New York hotel that wasn’t throwing a party or cooking up special drinks, the 2014 Winter Olympics have fired up fewer properties. But these hotels are going for the gold.
Cocktail Culture | A Spot of (Spiked) Tea
Around New York, boozy versions of “a spot of tea” are warming up winter drink menus this season as Manhattan mixologists blend green, black and white tea leaves with a range of spirits and wines.
Is That Beer In A Champagne Saucer? The Pierre Mixes Up Seven Chic Brew-Based Cocktails
In John Steinbeck’s Cannery Row, the character Doc becomes obsessed with a fanciful drink he’s never tasted and has, in fact, never seen – the beer milkshake.
“He wondered what a beer milkshake would taste like,” Steinbeck writes. “The idea gagged him a bit, but he couldn’t let it alone. It cropped up every time he had a glass of beer.”
Molecular Mixology Goes Mainstream With Pierre Hotel’s New Drinks
Drinkers may be used to seeing cocktail foams and alcoholic caviar at bars Downtown, but we think molecular mixology has officially gone mainstream now that the Two E Bar in the Pierre Hotel has announced a new slew of drinks. Sachin Hasan, the creator of the new menu, has used new ingredients like liqueur ravioli made with Crème de Cassis and the aforementioned caviar made with Grand Marnier. These techniques give “a totally different dimension to a cocktail, say Hasan. “It adds a showmanship behind the bar.”
Warming Up at the Pierre Hotel
Wednesday afternoon at one of my favorite hotels in the city.
You already know about The Pierre’s afternoon tea service, but I also like coming here to catch up with friends (Nora! Phyllis!) and have a drink or two…
Corporate Coffee- Royal Treatment
The place: Two E Bar and Lounge at the Pierre
The space: Royal tea service may not begin until 3pm, but the requisite treatment starts the moment you step in the door of the Two E Bar and Lounge. Descend the steps into the Alexandra Champalimaud-designed space, complete with carved wood pilasters, crown molding, and an Art Deco copper bar. The large round tables offer plenty of space to set up your laptop, host larger parties, or simply enjoy a solo moment with your tea, raised pinky and all…
Weekend Drink: Updating the Classics at The Pierre
From Overnight New York: The Blog
School isn’t a word that leaps to mind when we think of The Pierre. But six times a year the drinks team in the hotel’s Two E bar/lounge cooks up a specialty cocktail menu. The night the drinks debut, Two E hosts a free mixology class where patrons can stop by, watch the team led by drinks maestro Sachin Hasan in action, and sample the new cocktails. Forget homework, but you can leave with a recipe or two.
You won’t see signs around the hotel touting the classes. But they’re not a secret, either, if you Like the hotel on Facebook.
We stopped by this week to bone up on the latest course — six classic cocktails refashioned for 21st century tastes.
A row of stylish shot glasses that looked like bud vases dressed the big gold-leaf Two E bar for the occasion. As Hasan explained, the idea was to celebrate key decades at the 82-year-old Pierre, from a 1930 Sazerac updated with Patron Anejo Tequila, Tenneyson Absinthe, Peychauds Bitter and homemade dark brown syrup……
OJ&B’s City Stops: Afternoon Tea at the Pierre
From Orange Juice and Biscuits.com
People always ask me about places that they must see/go to/experience in NYC. They want to know what’s fun and hot for food, entertainment and fashion. Because of this I have decided to start “OJ&B’s City Stops,” showcasing the things and places that are a must do in NYC.
The Two E Bar/Lounge at The Pierre Hotel is the perfect place to start OJ&B’s City Stops! The Pierre Hotel has always offered me a place of luxury without the snotty attitude ever since I moved to the city in 2010. Recently, I took my Mom and my Aunt to Two E in the Pierre Hotel during their first visit to NYC to try Two E’s Afternoon Tea.
I love the Pierre Hotel’s Afternoon Tea because you can take a luxurious break from the city without breaking your bank…