Top 5 Tuesday - Week of 1-05-10

Well New Orleans Modern Drunkards, it is the first week of 2010 and we some of us are wondering what is going on now that the Saints have a bye week and there are no New Years Eve and Sugar Bowl festivities. Well don't Fret!! This week has some interesting events that will intrigue and entertain you all while enjoying some great libations.

So during the Week of 1/05/10 - 1/11/10 this is our Tuesday Top 5:

#5) Beth Patterson is playing at Yo Mama's Bar & Grill on at 727 St. Peters St at 8:00pm on Tuesday, January 5th

#4) Necro Hippies are playing for the Louisiana "Books 2 Prisoners" Benefit at the Allways Lounge on 2240 St. Claude Ave at 10pm on Saturday, January 9th

#3) Clockwork Elvis is playing for "Elvis' 75th Birthday Party" at Rock 'N' Bowl at 3000 S. Carrollton Ave at 9pm on Friday, January 8th

#2) Times Picayune Columnist Chris Rose will be performing his "A**HOLE Monologues" at the Hi-Ho Lounge at 2239 St. Claude Ave at 8pm & 10pm on Saturday, January 9th

and for our #1 this week....

#1) Anthony Bourdain is coming to the Mahalia Jackson Theater at 801 N. Rampart St. at 7:30pm on Thursday, January 7th

Anthony Bourdain will be coming to New Orleans again but this time, he isn't here for his "No Reservations" tv show. Rather, he is here as part of the inaugural year of the New Orleans' Speaker Series. Dubbed the cooking world's "Bad Boy", he will be here for one night only. Of course he will be promoting his show and his best selling books: Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook: Strategies, Recipes, and Techniques of Classic Bistro Cooking & Kitchen Confidential Updated Ed: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (P.S.). But also while here he will be talking about his adventures in food, cocktails, cooking, and of course his amazing travels.

The Tickets for this One Night Only Show are around $38 - $60 and there is a a special VIP Ticket that comes with a Meet & Greet with Mr. Bourdain that is $125.

After his show, expect the urge to smoke crumpled up cigarettes & drinking high octane cocktails at your favorite dive bar.

So do you have or no a better event this week? Post it up in the comments of the website.

Thirsty Thursday: The NEGRONI

Well it's Thirsty Thursday Folks and Time for us to share with you the Drink of the Week. This week we are shining the Spotlight on the Negroni.

We chose the Negroni after reading In the Dec '09/Jan '10 Issue of Men's Journal on the last Page titled "Survival Skills", that Anthony Bourdain's favorite Drink is a NEGRONI. Bourdain says that the Negroni is his favorite drink that was taught to him by Mario Batali and that this simultaneously ruined and improved his life!!

The base alchohols of the Negroni are Gin and Campari. It's widely considered an aperitif, a pre-dinner cocktail intended to stimulate the appetite although it can be enjoyed at any time. The most common legend is that it was invented in Florence, Italy when Count Cammillo Negroni in the 1920's ordered an Americano Cocktail and asked the bartender to add Gin.

New Orleans Modern Drunkards, Steve, Ryan, and Eric, tested this cocktail at the Bridge Lounge in Uptown and at Bar Tonique in the Outskirts of the French Quarter. At the Bridge Lounge, Styles crafted this Drink using Beefeater Gin and it was a bit light but nice. At Bar Tonique, Christine crafted her Negroni's with Plymouth Gin which added a more fragrant flavor and she also openes the orange twist by burning it which helps add a light fruity finish. Overall, I, Eric, liked it cause it was a light cocktail.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz sweet vermouth
1 1/2 oz Campari
1 1/2 oz gin
orange slice or twist for garnish

Preparation: Pour the ingredients into an old-fashioned glass with ice cubes. Stir well & Garnish with the orange slice

Try it out and let us know what you think!!