December 2010
2 posts
Beer Street vs. Gin Lane
The picture on the right, Gin Lane by William Hogarth (1751), is now used extensively to characterize the Gin craze of London, an epidemic similar to crack cocaine in the 80s.
Beer Street, is much less well known and less popular, but the two are meant to be viewed together. The reason this isn’t always done is because Gin Lane is used to shock contemporary audiences, and also to...
Consumed: Mojito @ Cuba Libre
Mojito @ Cuba Libre
I felt like a fraud until I had my first mojito. I liked beer, wine was nice once in a while, and gin and tonics were just…swell. But nothing really moved me until that first Mojito. Wham! That’s it! That’s a drink. Cuba Libre has built a massive corporate empire, and an iconic spot on Philly’s temperamental club scene for nearly 20 years on...