Entries Tagged as 'caipirinha'

Bon Voyage!

February 12th, 2011 · 3 Comments

Last night Anjum and Aimee (and Garrett and Eric for a while) took me out for some after work drinks to wish me bon voyage and best wishes on the wedding. We were going to get wine and cheese like we did when I got engaged, but the place we wanted to go to didn’t open early enough. So we ended up just going next door to Moe’s Cantina, which is just fine for after-work drinks, but I heard gets extra douchey later at night.

Most people were drinking red sangria, but since I’d just been to the dentist to get my teeth cleaned a few hours earlier, I stuck with the clear liquors and drank caipirinhas and margaritas. We also figured we needed to do a shot. I suggested SoCo and lime, which is my new favorite shot, since Josh got it for us last weekend.

Just a few days to go now. Lots of errands to run this weekend and a few loose ends to tidy up. Packing Monday/Tuesday and then we’re off!

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Caipirinha!

October 13th, 2010 · 1 Comment

In August I had a Groupon for Cafe 28 that was going to expire soon so Dallas and I met up with Paul Baker and Kate for dinner. Cafe 28 is a Cuban-Mexican restaurant on Irving Park Road that Dallas used to live near. We used to go for brunch and dinner sometimes and it was always good. Since Dallas doesn’t live near there any more, we haven’t been to dinner at Cafe 28 for probably years. I was excited to go back!

I arrived a bit earlier than everyone else so I sat at the bar. I ordered a caipirinha and chatted with the bartender a little bit. When my drink came, I took a sip and was like “Whoah! That is strong!” and the bartender was all “Well, it should be. It’s all liquor!” Oh. Ok. The bartender reminded me that the caipirinha is made from cachaca (like rum, but made from sugarcane) and a bit of lime and sugar. I love this drink though! It’s Brazil’s national cocktail. As far as I can remember, the first one I ever had was at Esperanto in New York 5 years ago. Love at first sip. I will always remember that as being the best one I had…. tons of muddles limes. Delicious.

As for Cafe 28. It was great, as always. And we hadn’t been out with Paul and Kate for ages, so it was good to catch up with them. Fun night!

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Esperanto & The Porch

September 11th, 2005 · No Comments

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Sunset Looking West on Houston, East Village, Manhattan

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Caipirinha :: Esperanto, East Village, Manhattan

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Moqueca :: Esperanto, East Village, Manhattan

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Jessica, Jeannette, Julie, Rachelle :: The Porch, East Village, Manhattan

Cafe Borgia gave us enough energy to shop around SoHo a little bit before meeting up with Julie, Jeannette, Yvan, Kody, Eleanor, Dan, Masako, and Vivian for dinner at Esperanto, a Brazilian and Cuban restaurant. I was so tired and hungry I probably could have eaten anything. The Caipirinhas were really good with a whole lime in each one… and the Moqueca tasted awesome.. of course I’m a sucker for anything with coconut milk.

After dinner we went over to The Porch for a drink. My allergies were super bad on the trip though and I started having a sneezing attack with a runny, itchy nose to match. I’m sure it was really attractive! We only stayed for one drink or two.

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