Booze

Drink Like A Rock Star At Brooklyn’s Great GoogaMooga Festival

Jack Daniels, Cristal and recreational pharmaceuticals? Come on now, you can do better than that. Put down the warm can of PBR and learn how a real rock star drinks, heavy on the whiskey and the tequila.

2013/05/17

21 Club's Gatsby-inspired 'Beautiful Fool' cocktail.

8 NYC Cocktails Inspired By ‘The Great Gatsby’

Now that it’s not required reading in your sophomore year English class, The Great Gatsby is a lot more exciting. The Roaring Twenties are making a serious comeback thanks to Baz Luhrmann’s silver screen take on the novel, hitting theaters this weekend.

2013/05/10

NYC’s 8 Best Cinco De Mayo Dinners & Celebrations

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with specialty cocktails, Mexican meals and festive music at these New York City restaurants and bars. Make reservations or stop by for a fiesta on Sunday, May 5.

2013/05/01

NYC’s 7 Best Cinco De Mayo Cocktails

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo this Sunday with these New York City bars and restaurants are offering delicious ways to imbibe.

2013/04/30

NYC’s 5 Best New Cocktails This Spring

The days are getting longer, buds are blossoming and slowly, but surely, the mercury is rising. Help speed along your recovery from a long winter with these refreshing spring cocktails featured at an NYC bar near you.

2013/04/18

The 8 Best Happy Hour Deals In Astoria

Known for authentic restaurants and a familial vibe, Astoria is now the home to many career focused twenty-somethings, as well. With trendy eateries are popping up on what seems like every block, we picked out these bars and restaurants for the best happy hour deals.

2013/04/15

Whiskey 101 On The Couch

Pretty soon, New Yorkers will be able to get a taste of the best whiskeys in the world. Lauren Mayer and Gabby Shayne, the “Whiskey Sisters,” are hosting the Single Malt & Scotch Whisky Extravaganza at the Roosevelt Hotel.

2013/04/09

Do or Dine doughnuts at 2012's Great GoogaMooga Festival. (credit: Siobhan Wallace)

Great GoogaMooga Food, Booze, Music Festival Returns To Brooklyn In May

Back for its second year, the event billed as the “amusement park” of food, drink and music will hit Prospect Park on May 17.

2013/03/26

The N.J. Craft Beer Boom

Not since before prohibition has the Garden State seen more locally brewed beer. NJ Monthly magazine tapped into the craft beer bonanza in its latest issue. Editor Ken Schlager stopped by The Couch to fill us in on the state’s beer history and the current craft beer boom.

2013/02/25

The Couch Celebrates National Margarita Day

Master mixologist Lynette Marrero returned to The Couch to show us how us some fun takes on the classic cocktail.

2013/02/22

New York City Beer Week Event Guide, 2013

The annual hops celebration returns to New York City on February 22, when New York City Brewers Guild will bring together all twelve NYC craft breweries, along with nationally and internationally renowned breweries.

2013/02/19

How To Make Super Bowl-Themed Drinks This Sunday

It’s time to put the finishing touches on your Super Bowl party planning — and we all know it’s not a shindig without some drinks.

2013/01/31

The 5 Best Bars For Champagne Cocktails In NYC

New Year’s celebrations call for popping bottles of champagne with the ones you love. When you’re looking to mix it up from your usual glass of Prosecco or bottle of Brut, visit these New York City bars for the best in champagne cocktails

2012/12/28

NYC’s 8 Best New Year’s Eve Parties & Events

The thought of being stuck in Times Square in the freezing cold – among crazed tourists – and without a bathroom in sight is, well, scary. You know better than that.

2012/12/26

NYC’s 10 Best Christmas & Holiday Cocktails

Hot cocoa, egg nog and peppermint lattes are all well and good, but we don’t blame you for needing a little something extra during the holiday season. We have relatives, too.

2012/12/12

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