Drinks Archives - Foodology

In British Columbia

Notch8: Old Fashioned Dice Game

November 24, 2016

Notch8 Restaurant & Bar is at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. The interior has a luxurious and contemporary design inspired by the romance of travel in the 1930’s. Named after a train’s top speed, achieved only by the most skilled conductors, the restaurant pays homage to the hotel’s storied history and legacy as a luxury hotel along the Canadian Pacific railway.

Behind the bar, vibrant cocktails made popular during pre and post prohibition times are being shaken up.

Old Fashioned Dice Game

Stumped on what cocktail to have? Design your own with a throw of the dice.

Three coloured dice mean:

red for whisky
white for syrup
blue for bitters

There is the possibility of 216 distinct drinks with unique flavour profiles depending on what you roll.

[one_third last=”no”]

Red for Whiskey

Jameson
Lot 40
Rittenhouse Rye
Dewar’s
Royal Challenge
Bulleit Bourbon

[/one_third]

[one_third last=”no”]

White for Housemade Syrups

Banana Bread
Strawberry Basil Mint
Salted Caramel
Masala Chai
Cinnamon Green Tea
Scottish Spiced

[/one_third]

[one_third last=”yes”]

Blue for Bitters

Plum and Rootbeer
Malagasy Chocolate
Zingiber Crabapple
Moondog Aromatic
Clingstone Peach
Cascade Celery

[/one_third]

For my drink I rolled a 4 Red, 5 white and 6 blue, which corresponds to:

Dewar’s
Cinnamon Green Tea
Cascade Celery

It was a surprising combination, but it worked. I tried the other combinations that Dee and Amy rolled and they are all great cocktails. All 3 ingredients worked well with each other.

If you are looking for something unique, then give the Old Fashioned Dice Game a try at Notch8 at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver.

Website: http://www.notch8-dining.com/

In Late Night

The Narrow Lounge: Hidden Gem on Main Street

May 26, 2014

Where do you want to go for a great time with friends with cheap drinks? Find the Narrow Lounge by looking for the red light and the SUPER SKETCHY entrance. When my coworkers took me here, I thought it was like a place to buy drugs or something.

Once you get through this entrance, you will discover that it’s not a bad place at all. It’s a popular place and word is mostly spread by word of mouth. It’s been around since 2008.

It’s a dark lounge indoors and it fills up quite quickly on Fridays after work. Since we were sitting in offices indoors all day, we needed a glimpse of the sun, so we opted to sit outside on the patio.

The patio has so much characteristic. It opened up in early May and it’s here to stay for the Summer.

There’s not too many seats, but it’s good if you come early to snag a table for your buddies. Plus, you get a cool view of these tiki masks.

Sol ($3) seriously what a good deal. It was the special of the day. I’m impressed by the price of their beer menu too, most beers are under $7. If you really want to drink and not break your wallet, come here!

Fish Tacos (2 for $5) has tequila and lime marinated tilapia, cabbage, tomato, cilantro, and a creamy chipotle lime sauce on small corn tortillas. My coworker thought these were amazing and could have ordered a bunch more of these.

Mac and Cheese with pulled pork was what Mags ordered. It was a decent mac and cheese. You can add different types of protein on top, but it can become pricey. Not the best mac and cheese, but you can see for yourself.

Nachos ($14) had layers of cheese, jalapeño, olives, tomatoes, and salsa and sour cream on the side. Good size for nachos and fed 4 people perfectly. It was a bit burnt but it was still so good.

Overall, we all had a great time! Drinks on the patio and some finger food was perfect for after work. The service can be a bit slow on the patio since the servers aren’t always outside, but it’s not too bad.

We Rate Narrow Lounge:

Address:
1898 Main St Vancouver, BC

Website:
http://www.narrowlounge.com/

In American

Memphis Blues Barbeque House: Meat Sweats with Elvis

December 27, 2013

Where do you go where you can eat enormous amount of meat like you just don’t care? Memphis Blues of course! After a heartbreaking meeting, the 11 of us decided to drown our sorrows in meat.

I went Memphis Blue’s other location on Commercial drive about 5 years ago and I remember it was pretty good. This time around, we went to their newest location on Robson Street.

The space isn’t that large, but can accommodate large groups if you make a reservation ahead of time. The staff was nice and was able to split the bills without hassle.

Anchor Steam Beer is light refreshing beer with a sweet finish. I’ve never ordered this before, but I liked it.

They also do a lot of different cocktails.

Elvis Platter was massive and around $70. It’s a good size for 5 – 7 people. I shared it with 5 women, and we devoured the ribs and rib ends, but we still had a lot of the other things left. We filled up 2 take out containers.

It comes with:

Smoked Chicken
Pulled Pork
Sliced Beef Brisket
Smoked Sausage
Rib Ends
Corn Bread
Potato salad
Coleslaw
Fries
BBQ Sauce
BBQ Pit Beans

The Elvis platter was fun to eat, but a lot of the meat was dry. We had to smother the meat with BBQ sauce and vinegar to give it more moisture. Memphis Blues is great for group meals since the platter is very convenient and comes with most of the stuff on the menu.

We Rate Memphis Blues:

Address:
430 Robson St.
Vancouver, BC

Website:
http://www.memphisbluesbbq.com/

[googlemap width=”620″ height=”480″ src=”https://maps.google.ca/maps?q=430+Robson+St.+Vancouver,+BC&t=m&hnear=430+Robson+St,+Vancouver,+British+Columbia+V6B+2B7&z=16 “]