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As befits the pointy-headed elevation of all simple things, gourmet attention is now being paid to the humble gin and tonic. Specifically, to the tonic. Why would one bother? What’s broke? Well, since the 1970s, the default Schweppes and Canada Dry tonics in the United States have been made with high-fructose corn syrup, which renders them blowsy and a bit toothless. If you are the type of imbiber who seeks out a specific gin (or vodka) on which to base your drink, doesn’t the larger proportion of that drink — which in this case comprises at least twice the volume of the spirit — deserve equal scrutiny and care? Toby

Place the potatoes in a saucepan, cover with cool water and bring the water to a boil over high heat. Cover, reduce the heat to low and boil gently for 25 to 35 minutes, until the potatoes are tender but still firm when pierced with a fork. Toby Cecchini Is the Cosmo’s Father. While there were likely some potential precursor versions of.

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The Long Island Bar & Restaurant was owned and run for over 50 years by Emma Sullivan, her husband Buddy, and her cousins Pepita and Maruja. Buddy and Emma took over the bar from Emma's father, Ramon Montero, who opened it in 1951. Emma and her cousins still live a block from the bar, and four generations of their family are based in the bar's surrounding neighborhoods.

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Microsoft excel is a powerful. Joel Tompkins and Toby Cecchini restored and re-opened the bar in 2013. Cecchini owned the Manhattan bar Passerby. He is also the author of Cosmopolitan: A Bartender's Life and a columnist for The New York Times' T Magazine. Tompkins co-founded the underground restaurant Coach Peaches.

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The Long Island Bar's kitchen is led by Kevin Walker Garrett, who grew up in his dad's small Texas restaurant and treasures neighborhood spots like ours. Garrett was most recently the Sous Chef at Juliet Ristorante in Austin, TX; before that, he was the Chef de Cuisine at Bufalina, also in Austin.