Basil and Scones - Typical Thursday

Getting ready to go to Tyler's parents for the weekend, so it's a baking night!

But first, my love for this basil: 

Ok, now on to the cooking! Tyler says that floured butter is much better than just butter. That's your cooking tip for the day. I forgot to ask him the why part. I can get back to you, or you can just trust him. I would! 

Tyler's new creation - scone cookies. They were yummy. And unfortunately, it was much easier to eat 10 or 20 at a time...

Beer dat!

  
Ok, in summary:

Saturday
Boston Beer Works, Logan Airport - Boston Common amber - Ah Mah Zing
Antler's, Dallas, TX - Shiner Bock, Bushmills
Irving Meyer's, Royal Sonesta, Bourbon Street - Gimlet, House Cocktail

Sunday
McGuires - sneaky rum drinks (strawberry rum), Abita Southern Pecan, Mrs. Packman, paper towel rolls every 2 chairs at the bar, stuffed burger, crawfish balls with aioli

Um, I have no idea where 

I had this!

Jacksons - Yummy drinks! One with thyme, one with rosemary (not on the menu!!!). herbs from roofdeck garden! Hung out with owner of bar, Missouri man, and cook? Day drinking.
Rendezvous - Pats game, Abita's, awesome playlist, major Saints fans, shopping break, video poker, WHO DAT? WHO DAT?
The Rum House - house sangria, trio of super ridiculous duck, pulled pork and lamb soft tacos, homemade sweet potato chippers
Bulldog's - beer tasting amazingness - we tried everything! or tried! a million little shot cups, cool local conversation
Huge Ass Beers - just what it says, and grain alcohol soaked cherry shots
Mechanical Bull Cart - Baily's on ice, beer
Rick's Cabaret - not enough alcohol to get me through

Monday
Clothing Store Mimosas - pink champagne, ok clothes, beautiful rustic antique hand crafted furniture
Coops - lamb barley something gumbo, rabbit sausage jumbalaya, Louisiana crab claws, duck quesdilla. standard cran-orange-vodka. Tyler: "Do you have chocolate milk? Woman: No, this is a bar sweetheart. (mindful nod from Tyler) But I do have regular milk" Tyler: "yes, please"
Ferry - mimosas with Jess
Pelican Club - wine: Austria - Domäne Wachau Grüner Veltliner ‘09, complimentary Champagne

Tuesday
Sculpture Penis Place (87% sure it's a place called The Ninth Circle on N. Rampart) - beers to go
Royal Street Deli - Cran-Pineapple-Vodka, jack and ginger, apple brie crustini, lettuce crossant lettuce turkey sandwich
13 - Frenchmen St. - Frozen Irish Coffee: one in bar, one to go! Bushmills on rocks
Checkpoint (I saw a cockroach, grossest bathrooms ever!) - pinball, 2 $2 PBR cans each, tried on hat but couldnt keep it. I beat the crap out of Tyler. Sopranos. Tyler: I wonder if this place has a pinball machine? Emily entering bar and seeing pinball machine: How did you DO THAT?
The Black Cat - taco, Raspberry and Watermelon margaritas
MRB - Shock Tops to go, video poker
Evangeline - soft opening, bar to ourselves, amazing back courtyard (converted parking lot, gigantic 150 yr old smoker), beers flights - 3 10oz beers, Alcide dopple-ganger - convinced him to try the Turbodog, even though I had never tried it myself! But he was looking for CHimay, and I thought this might hold him over. Always nice to find another Chimay lover.
Ryan's - hot to trot video poker. On a roll! PBR? Bushmills
D.B.A. - New Orleans Nightcrawlers. Must See! Mother of Tuba player. Ladies Dancing. Falcon Stout, more rum punches than I can count, Black Russians, Ginger beer cocktail - bartender's choice, wine all around, made Dad try random beers, something in a bottle i dont remember
13 - back again for To Go Cups! Frozen Irish Coffee for me and Jess! Babysitting the parents home!

Flora

Jackson's

Stumbled up this beauty of a bar. Saddled up to the bar, beautiful hardwood everywhere, bartender and guy at the end of the bar started chatting us up, asking us where we were from. Bartender is from Missouri - the one that told us about the open lot sales and that he about to embark on a large scale community garden project. Also told us about a similar project in Philly that we will have to check out.

The man at the end of the bar walks around and gets coffee from behind the bar...And then tells us he owns it! Are you Mr. Jackson? I ask? No, I'm Mr. DDD. I don't remember. He lives in Louisiana now, before that Florida, before that Providence RI and N. Conway NH. Said he hadn't been to his house in Conway in 10 years! In the ship building business, running the bar, and got a business venture going on back in Providence. Even knew some folks from Somerville! Small Small World!

The bartender made us all sorts of fancy drinks. They were on the menu (but not online!), and beautiful. Full of fresh herbs from their rooftop garden. Love at first sip. I have GOT to get the recipies. Rosemary and thyme and other things. Yum. 

The bar was beautifully and fancifully appointed. Woodwork with beeding, beautiful original beams, local artwork flavor. We found out from the bartender that the bar used to be a horse stall! Back when, houses were built close together and the space in between got a roof and horses. Leads to beautiful intact architecture. And some great additions from the current proprietor. 

              

beautiful beadwork on bar

The original 'out house' from when the space was a barn
stall. The management uses it now as an office space. 

Upstairs. This place had two floors, and a separate private dining space (behind me and to right from this vantage point).

Snarl Face

           

My delicious Rosemary cocktail. 

               

                                                           

                                                 View from rooftop deck. That's a pelican on that crest over there! 

Gorg. 

Oh and this is where I learned about "To Go" cups! Revolutionary to our trip! 

Hurricane Irene - what's your story?

So we brought in all our plants. Now we have a beautifully lined hallway of herbs and flowers. Smells good! But I bet they want to go back outside! 


Herbs...Mmmmm. Lemon verbena, 
African basil, sage, and orange mint.                                              Our little Secret Hallway garden.