When I was in my twenties, all my friends were artists; Some were painters, some were sculptors, and others were writers and musicians. We would spend early evenings at galleries or book signings, ...

The current may have swept away the Currant I reviewed glowingly a year ago, but it hasn’t drowned the restaurant’s civilized atmosphere. Last spring, big-shot chef Jonathan Pflueger departed ...

Acadia Bistro has a large collection of absinthe that it serves in cocktails or mellowed with ice water from an absinthe fountain and a bit of sugar. (Charles Campos) That same Green Muse that ...

Absinthe’s history mirrors the way it’s meant to be prepared: a mix of the misunderstood and the legitimately unusual. For most of its existence, the spirit has been slandered, ostracized and, in ...

Oscar Wilde penned glorious stories of sipping absinthe in fashionable Victorian parlors. Wilde wrote: “After the first glass of absinthe you see things as you wish they were. After the second you see ...

The LEGENDARY green beverage known as absinthe was once forbidden fruit in the U.S., enjoyed only by those swigging from a smuggled bottle. Now that absinthe has been legal here for nearly a year and ...

The Viking guy — red beard, large — opened a plump sack, reached his freckled hand inside, and scooped up a bunch of twigs and yellow-gray flowers. “Do you want to wear a mask?” asked Todd Leopold, ...

In a move designed to keep Londoners in a hangover until 2019, a new absinthe experience opens in Camden this December. A whole bar will be dedicated to the potent drink — otherwise known as Le Fee ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Vicki Denig is a NY-based reporter who covers restaurants and bars. Fans of the green fairy, you’re in luck. As of September 2023, ...