"beloved bartenders" news and stories

Every time I hear the name of this drink I think of that Seinfeld episode of the same name that had Newman getting into trouble with a judge over unpaid parking tickets.

We conclude Boston Bartender Week with The Scofflaw, the signature drink of James Dorsey, who tends bar at Sorellina on Huntington Avenue.

We continue our week of spotlighting bartenders from The Improper Bostonian's "Beloved Bartender" issue.

It isn't every day that you get a cocktail with the word "sock" in it, so this drink caught my eye. It's the signature drink of Ari Barbanell. She's a bartender at Chez Henri in Boston. Well, Cambridge, to be precise.

Today we have a little drink that sounds like it was created for a movie, but it's real: The Mind Eraser. It's the signature drink of Phil Richardson, who tends bar at The Palm in Boston. Richardson says it's a drink that he's been trying to wean himself off of for 30 years.

Warning: this drink involves a straw.

Every year, The Improper Bostonian has a "Beloved Bartenders" issue. They name the top bartenders in the city, do a little profile on them, and give the recipe for their signature cocktail. This week I'll be highlighting a different one each day, some of the more interesting drinks that are listed in the issue.

First up, the Lemon-Thyme Gimlet, from Lynam Hennessy, bartender at Pomodoro, on Harvard Ave. in Brookline. I've been drinking gimlets since reading about them in Raymond Chandler novels, and this is a twist on the classic recipe.