While a classic martinis pair best with things like olives, pickles, nuts, meat, dairy and seafood the Porn Star Martini offers a completely different flavour and mouthfeel, opening things up to a very different array of potential food pairings. It complements dishes ranging from sushi to tacos and can really bring a satisfying AND sexy addition to your cocktail experience. Continue reading Sexy Dishes to Pair with your Porn Star Martini
A salt and vinegar martini for the British masses! Continue reading The Chippy Gibby Martini (a Gibson made with chip shop style pickled onions)
I recently enjoyed a discovery taster menu at the beautiful Michelin-starred Greenhouse restaurant in London’s Mayfair area. I didn’t have any martinis as I didn’t want to spoil my palette before the dining extravaganza but the setting was beautiful, the food utterly inspiring and the service convivial and professional; in-depth but relaxed. What a treat! It certainly set my martini-obsessed brain into overload thinking of … Continue reading Fusion Food: Seaweed Butter for Martini Canapés
Seafood goes well with a martini. The salty freshness compliments the sharp but oily astringency of a cold martini. Seafood also has an air of simplistic luxury, thus making it a natural pairing for the drink. I’ve put together a couple of examples of things I’ve made/served or otherwise eaten with a martini over recent months. While some of these things have been in London, … Continue reading Martinis and Seafood
The Martini Socialist 