Progressive dinners aren't uncommon. My family does one every Christmas. One house has appetizer, one soup, one salad, one entree, one dessert. It takes forever, and I love that. For people like me who love food, making Christmas dinner into a 5-hour event is great fun. So I wondered... Can you do a progressive cocktail event?
One of my great friends from way back and I decided we wanted to do just that. We started at Bravo for what was called a Lord Byron, an Earl Grey infused simple syrup mixed with champagne and a zest of lemon. It's served in a champagne glass and is absolutely delicious. Not too sweet. Very refreshing. Service there was quick and friendly. We were in and out in swift time and made our way to the next location.
Our next stop was Ely's. Neither of us had ever been there to eat dinner before, and we were only getting a cocktail, so we went to the bar. After what seemed like an eternity, someone finally came to our table to get our drink order. I chose a Lemondrop Martini, vodka and sweet and sour with a sugared rim. It was very easy to drink, yet not incredibly sweet. In highsight I wish I had ordered their signature drink, the Pineapple Ely, pineapple infused Stoli vodka served up or on the rocks. The big jug of this stuff sits on the bar... a HUGE jug with a stack of pineapple slices two feet high, covered in vodka. They are obviously proud of this drink since they charge $13 it. My interest is peaked though, and I will try that next time. The waitress did bring us bread and butter, which was nice. We probably did need to eat. Our stay there was so long that we had to go ahead to our dinner stop, Pan Asia.
The bartender at Pan Asia made us a drink that he created. He called it Cucumber Fusion. It was similar to a mojito, but he used cucumbers instead of limes and gin instead of rum. It was incredibly refreshing with all the mint and very strong. We couldn't finish it. It probably could have used a little more simple syrup or Sprite, or whatever he used to cut the gin. Dinner was delicious, but I do believe that wine would be my drink of choice at Pan Asia.
All in all we had a great time and tried some delicious drinks. I'd love to do this again and go to Mint and Bonefish. And I'll post again when I do. Cheers.
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