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DIRTY OLD BOSTON: THE WARD 8

Written by Posted March 30, 2019 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dirty Old Boston, Drinks, LIFESTYLE, Restaurants

Pore through the pages of any cocktail history tome and you’ll be hard-pressed to find a distinctive contribution to the art that is Boston’s and Boston’s alone. The Ward 8, however, is a drink that did originate here, specifically at the long-gone Locke-Ober restaurant on Winter Place (in the spot currently known as Yvonne’s).

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dirty Old Boston, Drinks, LIFESTYLE, Restaurants Tagged With: brother cleve, cocktails, Dirty Old Boston, Ninth Ward, Ward 8

DIRTY OLD BOSTON: MISSING JIMMY’S

Written by Posted March 30, 2019 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dirty Old Boston

Jimmy’s, which first opened as the Liberty Cafe and was eventually renamed after its owner, had little competition until 1963, when Anthony’s Pier 4 was opened by restaurateur Anthony Athanas.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dirty Old Boston Tagged With: Anthony’s Pier 4, Boston History, brother cleve, cocktails, Dirty Old Boston, Jimmy's Harborside, Legal Seafood, Ninth Ward, Seafood, South Boston, throwback, Ward 8, waterfront

VIDEO: BROTHER CLEVE AND THE LEGENDARY JEFF “BEACHBUM” BERRY TALK TIKI

Written by DIG STAFF Posted May 4, 2015 Filed Under: Drinks, LIFESTYLE

Check out the exclusive video below, and head to Empire tonight to make your way through enough Zombie's to potentially turn you into one tomorrow. Dangerous, those things.

Filed Under: Drinks, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: b-side lounge, big night entertainment group, brother cleve, citizen public house, don the beachcomber, empire lounge, lord hobo, Seaport, tiki, trader vic, wink and nod, Zombie

WHAT A MUG: LOCAL COCKTAIL GOD BROTHER CLEVE ON BOSTON’S TIKI CULTURE

Written by DAN MCCARTHY Posted March 27, 2015 Filed Under: Drinks, LIFESTYLE

In spite of the fact we seem to be in the throes of a perpetual winter, or perhaps because of it, tiki culture in Boston is booming.

Filed Under: Drinks, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: b-side lounge, brother cleve, citizen public house, don the beachcomber, drink, empire lounge, grog log, jackson cannon, jeff beachbum berry, lord hobo, Misty Kalkofen, the hawthorne, tiki, trader vic, wink and nod

IN TOD’ WE TRUST: POLAR-VORTEX-PROOF DRINKING, WITH MORE FIRE

Written by DAN MCCARTHY Posted January 14, 2015 Filed Under: Drinks, LIFESTYLE

As bar manager Jamie Walsh puts it, “It’s for people who like shit set on fire.”

Filed Under: Drinks, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: 151, brother cleve, Dave DeGroff, downtown, flaming, hot toddy, jamie walsh, king cocktail, overproof rum, polar vortex, spanish coffee, Stoddard's, william faulkner

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