Deby Comeith

The Hat 2010

More pictures and update to follow. But it was a wild time with party hopping from Rye House to Eleven Madison Park to The Bell house.

Wild and Wonderful.

And Cinco De Mayo this week, The Manhattan Cocktail Classic next week..this is quite a month. I better get some rest.

My House, Rye House, Everyones House!

My favorite NY Mayor, Fiorello LaGuardia, awarding my favorite Yankee for his consecutive game record

Rye House took home the reader's choice award last night at the Time Out Eat Out Awards for Best New Restaurant-Bar Hybrid. And Summit Bar took home the critics choice for Most Democratic Cocktail Bar. This goes with their previous win for Best New Cocktail Bar from New York Magazine!

Congratulations to Lynnette, Jim, Seider and Hamid!

The Mayor will be by shortly to offer official accolades.

Eat Out Awards
[Time Out]

A Great Bartender...

• is someone who always makes you feel welcome
• always makes sure you feel special; be it with water, a signature cocktail or just a nice smile
• can make every cocktail on the menu to perfection
• can whip up classics and favorites at the drop of a hat
• can play and create new taste sensations tailored to the customers palate
• makes you want to stay all night
• Eryn Reece and Greg Seider are GREAT bartenders

Drinky Friday

Compass Box & the McGill Law Review

This week has been marked by triumph and tragedy and when you work 7 days a week, it never really ends.

The Women & Whiskey event was a big success and the Compass Box guys had some great idea about dispelling the myth that Scotch is a drink for boys.

While we were raising our glasses to the achievements of women around the world on International Woman’s Day, we asked you to help us launch a campaign to mark the occasion.

We’re on a campaign to rid the world of the perception that Scotch whisky is more a man’s drink than a woman’s.

Yes, we know this is, (slowly), increasingly not the case.

And yes, we know this whole thing is nonsense, merely a perception based on useless cultural baggage accumulated over the years, with no physiological reasons to support it. We know that the pleasures of great Scotch whisky can be shared by all, male or female, anytime you like. We know that Scotch whisky is misunderstood. So let’s try to fix things.

Women! (And men.) Here’s what you can do:

Tell your friends. Tell your friends it’s all a misperception. Tell them to open their minds and share in the joys of one of the world’s great drinks.

Buy a bottle or two or three.

Host a tasting. Invite more women than men. Invite only women!

Feel free to bring people along gently: add water to the whisky, add ice if you like, mix a cocktail!

Teach people —no! More importantly, enlighten people about the joys of this stuff.

Send us your photos and videos of Compass Box tastings, events, happenings. Help us quash the misperception. Help us spread the good word.

Above all, share & enjoy! --JG

We also had a great party at Rye House for Rosie the Riveter's 90th Birthday.

There are Rum competitions and bar crawls and even Capture the Flask on the horizon! And yes, I still have to work and work my winter-sized ass off.

RyeGirl is slowly losing her mind as she loses sleep, but still knows how to have a good time. And here comes St Patrick's day. Its as close to Christmas as us Irish Americans can get.

Now that some delightful spring weather has arrived, its time to bring out the tall refreshing drinks again. But lest we forget it is the month of St Patrick’s day, how about a bit of Irish Spring in your glass?

Jameson and gingerale is a lovely and classic tipple, but how about lightening up in both calories and flavor by using some Ginger liqueur and fresh squeezed lemon juice instead?

This Irish ginger lemonade will definitely put a spring in your step and keep you light on your toes!

Ginger Rogers

2 oz Jameson Irish Whiskey

1 oz Domain de Canton ginger liqueur

¾ oz fresh squeezed lemon (one whole lemon)

Soda water.

Build ingredients in a tall Collins glass over ice and stir. Garnish with lemon wheel.

We Can Do It!

PAMA Pomegranate Liquor invites you to celebrate Rosie the Riveter's 90th Birthday!

March 12th would have been the 90th Birthday of this true American Icon. In her honor, LeNell Smothers created a cocktail that embodies her can-do spirit that has captured the hearts and minds of Americans for decades.

Join us on Tuesday March 9th From 6-8pm at Rye House (11 W. 17th st) for a Rosé the Riveter cocktail to toast this true American Icon!

LUPEC NY founding members Lynnette Marrero and Eryn Reece will be slinging cocktails for Rosie's birthday behind the bar at Rye House, a new American gastropub nominated for multiple Time Out Reader's Choice awards.

LeNell herself might also make an appearance via Skype from Mexico! Don't miss this chance to drink once again with LeNell Smothers!

If you are a Tweeter RSVP here: http://twtvite.com/rosietheriveter

RyeGirl Wants You!

Love these shoes!

As the newly appointed Mayor of Rye House, I feel it is my duty to implore all of you to Vote Rye House in the Time Out Reader's Choice Eat Out Awards.

Click on the link here and exercise your right to Vote! Our daughter's daughters will adore us and they'll sing in grateful chorus, "Well done Sister Suffragettes!"



Time Out Reader's Choice Eat Out Awards
[Time Out NY]

My House, Rye House

Today I was lucky enough to have lunch again with the stunning Adele Nilsson and her team from Heering and Xante, this time at The Rye House and the lovely ladies of LUPEC.

Once again the Coffee Heering was a hit as were the fresh cocktails from Ricky Broni. I am just sorry the ladies missed the hot shirtless man meat we had in the presentation the day before.

Our lunch had some hot meat too. Delicious beef wellington, cuban sandwiches, and stunner called the Pittsburgh. This Steel City sandwich had sausage cole slaw and french fries, yes french fries in the melty toast sandwich of the Gods. It was this sandwich, coupled with a few Manhattans and Brooklyns that inspired a 2:30am bus ride to Atlantic City. Yes, this is the sandwich that begot 36 straight hours of decadence, debauchery and fun. Yum!

GO to Rye House now and get some!