A Midtown Shake & Stir - Part 1

Sometimes it's important to shake and stir things up when you go out cocktailing. And, last night, my pal Erica and I decided to do just that - in the name of a fun girl's night, featuring fine libations and a chance to mingle with the opposite sex. The same-old watering holes were seeming less and less like quality prowling ground and so, with a shake and stir top of mind, we ventured to a far off, exotic, upscale land called "Midtown Manhattan."

Our first stop, was named Town, appropriately enough. Housed in the sleek Chambers Hotel off of Fifth Avenue, the restaurant's bar was small, sophisticated, and hoppin'. We scouted the location to see if it was up to the evening's standards:

The posh crowd was jovial.
The cocktails were crafted by legendary bar chef Albert Trummer.
The lighting was exceptionally kind.
Males were in attendance.

Bingo!

A cocktail menu was ordered as we squeezed in between a collection of gents sipping, chatting and staring at their blackberries.

The bar menu was a stunner. A few examples:

*Blood Orange Cosmopolitan -Grey Goose Orange, lime and blood orange juices
*Convent in Chile - Blood orange Charbay Vodka, grapefruit and fresh kumquots
*Cardenal Sidecar - Cardenal Mendoza, cointreau, fresh lime juice and Grand Marnier

Oh, heck with the men! I ordered up a Convent and Erica couldn't resist a drink called a Vaz Vanilla.

It was the Vaz that really set the evening in motion. Men couldn't take their eyes off of it. A frothy concoction of vanilla-flavored cognac, Amaretto, cream and a Coca-Cola float, it was reminiscent of a vanilla egg-cream - all in a grown-up Martini glass. Suddenly, all the males wanted to talk about the drink with us. What does it taste like? What's in it? Were we planning on staying and ordering another?

That Vaz certainly broke the ice - and even encouraged one fine gent to request my digits. Who woulda thunk that a girly drink could do more for you than a low-cut dress?

And, that was just the beginning of the evening's adventures...Stay Tuned: VittlesVamp will be back on Monday with Part 2.

Comments

[patricia]

Thanks for the tip: I think this is the bar/drink I've been looking for all these years.