Posted by Cat Contiguglia on May 12, 2011
Ever wonder where those masses of people on the sidewalk at night are going to? I do. So I went to find out. Prague nightlife is synonymous with pubs. And partying. So I guess it sort of made sense to go on a pub crawl that calls itself a huge international party. I went on [...]
Posted by Cat Contiguglia on April 25, 2011
In our Night & Day Section April 20, we featured a cocktail recipe for the Green Geisha from SaSaZu‘s Michaela Bubenová. Check out the video below to see how a few simple ingredients can combine to create an aperitif that looks as good as it tastes. In the question and answer below the video, learn [...]
Posted by Cat Contiguglia on April 12, 2011
A dark gloom pervaded the office the other day when we found out Kavárna Medůza shut its doors on March 30. My co-worker, the Post’s food blogger and business editor Claire Compton, mused sadly about her role in the lovely little corner hangout’s demise, as one might at a friend’s funeral. “I loved that place, [...]
Posted by Gordon LaForge on April 7, 2011
Gordon LaForge reviews Old Town’s Hany Bany
Posted by Cat Contiguglia on April 1, 2011
One of the hardest parts about going out in Prague can be trying to figure out how to get home… so I’ve put together a list of some ways you can try and plan how to get home after the regular public transportation closes… Night buses and trams: This is obviously the cheapest option after [...]
Posted by Cat Contiguglia on March 17, 2011
In our Night and Day section March 16, we featured a recipe for the Mezkalinha from Las Adelitas‘ Patricio Franzoni. Check out the video to see how Franzoni takes the traditional Mexican liquor mezcal and makes a refreshing cocktail that can complement any Mexican dish, and in the question and answer below learn more about [...]
Posted by Cat Contiguglia on March 10, 2011
So I know I said I was going to write about American Bar today… but, I went, and it was closed. So we will travel from the beautiful architecture and ambiance of Obecní dům to a tiny not-so-nice bar with some of the cheapest beer in Prague 1. Minirest at Havlíčkova 6 – it’s just [...]
Posted by Cat Contiguglia on February 28, 2011
I have found where Bacchus resides, and it’s in a small little wine bar in Vinohrady on Budečská 40. There’s no other explanation for Vínečko 33, where the most happy man alive resides over his small universe of five tables surrounded by wall murals of half naked medieval winery maidens and flocks of peasants jeering [...]
Posted by Cat Contiguglia on February 24, 2011
I have a friend who has decided he’s really into this phenomenon called “steampunk,” which is allegedly a “sub-genre of science fiction, alternate history and speculative fiction,” according to Wikipedia, which became popular in the 1980s and early 1990s. Think of the film The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen – or like Belle’s dad’s workshop in [...]
Posted by Cat Contiguglia on February 23, 2011
I’m from New Orleans – or Mississippi – depending on how you look at it, but either way, I’m from where jazz is from. So sometimes when I try to find good jazz places away from home, I feel like I’m looking for real ketchup in a French five star. The way I found Jazz [...]