1800 Tequila launches Essential Artists Limited Edition Bottles
Your best friend on a Friday night should be shots of Tequila, so next time you’re at the bar ask your bartender for the limited edition 1800 Tequila Essential Arts bottle.
1800 Tequila have announced an international campaign, commissioning nine artists to design limited edition bottles for the premium tequila brand. A unique mix of palette and palate, Essential Artists celebrates the talents of artists from the United States and Mexico; allowing for up-and-coming artists to showcase their visions on a unique medium offering an exciting perspective beyond the art world.
The nine artists commissioned to design these collectible limited edition bottles include Jorge Alderete (Mexico City), Jeremy Bacharach (Chicago), Glenn Barr (Detroit), Will Chambers (Chicago), Chris Dean (Detroit), Kim Dosa (Atlanta), Josh Ellingson (Oakland), Hannah Stouffer (Oakland) and Urban Medium (Atlanta). Only 1,800 bottles have been produced with each design and they will be available for $34.99 at high-end liquor stores.
The commissioned artwork will be unveiled as part of an $8 million outdoor advertising and promotional campaign across the country — a new-generation museum that brings art to the people.
In addition to the Essential Artists campaign, 1800 fans will be able to design their own bottle and enter a competition to be selected for the 2009 billboard campaign. As an added bonus and in collaboration with GourmetKickz, consumers will be able to create their own pair of custom sneakers at www.1800Tequila.com using artwork from the 1800 Essential Artists series.
We’ll drink to that!
Minetta Tavern
Though its closing left you a bit in the lurch, here’s hoping Keith Mcnally’s resurrection of Minetta Tavern will be like saying hello to an old friend.
You fancy yourself as a traditionalist so when the former Hemingway haunt closed in April, you had a hard time letting Minetta Tavern (especially their Tortellacci) go. But before you turn your cheek, give Keith Mcnally’s interpretation a try. The restaurateur has already taken over everywhere from Soho to the Meat Packing District, so it was only a matter of time before he tried his hand in Greenwich village. But before you think the iconic Minetta (pictured) is going to get a completely new facelift, some familiar names (chef and co-owner Riad Nasr and Lee Hanson) will be in house. You’ll still recognize the original bar, tin ceiling and artwork, but expect new furniture and tile. The menu boasts Pat la Frieda’s “Black Label” Glamburger and roasted marrow bones, you can bet on some comfort eats. you’ll think it’s all the ingredients for some stick-to-your-ribs success.
Minetta Tavern
113 Macdougal street
between Bleecker and West 3rd
212.475.3850
Minetta Tavern Website
Metro Bistro
Opened on Jan. 20th, it’s hard to trump a historic day like that. Introducing Metro Bistro, Miami’s first-ever pub and organic restaurant located within a car wash, now open at Karma Car Wash.
Designed by an Arquitectonica alum, the bold vision is like a high-design clubhouse—polished concrete floors and soaring ceilings give you the sense that anything is possible.
Here’s how we see the scene playing out. If your car just needs a quick once-over, drop it off with the cleaners and belly up to the bar for a cold one—there’s Dogfish Head and Chimay Tripple on tap. But if a leisurely meal is more what you’re looking for—and why wouldn’t it be; you’re at a car wash, after all—toss the keys to the guys for a full-detail job, then head to the teak tables and comfy couches of the outdoor patio, thoughtfully outfitted with plenty of Biscayne-buffering plants.
The menu is mostly organic, from the baby arugula tossed with chives and goat cheese to the ahi steak sandwich served on organic beer bread. Yes, beer bread.
Metro Bistro
7010 Biscayne Blvd (between 70th and 71st),
Miami, Florida 33138
305-751-8756
Metro Bistro Website
Frugal Fridays at Craft
Yes, we know you have a full schedule. And we know how quickly your weekends get booked.
Which brings us to Frugal Fridays at Craft. No doubt, you’ve probably heard of, and even indulged in Tuesdays with Tom—the Top Chef’s private and alternating unique dinner service. Inspired by the feedback and your patronage, Colicchio brainstormed with executive chef Damon Wise, and together they created Frugal Fridays: a Friday night program serving up small plates under Wise’s discretion complimented with beers and cocktails to match—all under $10 each.
Nevermind the intimate setting and guaranteed palate-pleasing that has built Craft’s reputation; the beauty of this movement lies in the fact that Chef Wise will be on hand prepping, cooking, and explaining the concept behind each dish, from Salt Cod Fritters with Piquillo Marmalade to Griddled Pork Belly with Braised Peanuts & Cranberry Mostarda.
We trust that watching Wise wax poetic on his various Meat on a Stick plates, might be worth the price alone.
Frugal Fridays at Craft
47 East 19th Street (at Park Avenue)
Tel: (212) 780-0880
Craft Restaurant Website
Nu-Kitchen
Think of Nu-Kitchen as two parts personal chef, one parts delivery service and one part Pandora-style meal ordering. Nu-Kitchen makes gourmet meals from scratch and delivers them to your door each day, so you don’t have to spend time preparing food, cleaning dishes or even putting on pants. All the meals are 100-percent fresh and well-balanced, and include tastiness like hibiscus turkey with sweet potato mash, and orange-chile tilapia with black “forbidden” rice.
Of course, you have better things to do than wait around all day for tilapia, so Nu-Kitchen lets you schedule where, when and how often you want the meals. You can also select your meals yourself, or let them choose for you based on taste preferences. And no matter what you get, it’ll arrive in individualized, reheatable containers.
Which should come in handy on those nights you get home hungry from the bar. Sorry, we mean the gym.
