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In Colonial times, Americans shared bowls of alcoholic punch to pass the time, cure their ailments and celebrate their victories. The founding fathers guzzled down 76 kinds of punch after signing the Declaration of Independence.
Finding Backbar in Somerville, Massachusetts, is a bit of a going-through-the-closet-and-getting-to-Narnia experience. Boston’s T doesn’t reach this part of town, and the bar’s doorway is not well marked. Ask for directions on the street and you’ll be pointed down an alleyway in search of a tiny orange door.
This St. Patrick’s Day, upgrade your green beer to a green drink that isn’t dripping with food coloring. These 17 verdant cocktails, made by bartenders from across the country, feature ingredients such as Green Chartreuse, vegetable juice and matcha to give them an all-natural, leafy glow. And they taste pretty darn good, too. Sláinte
“I don’t allow music in my kitchens. Whether cooking and working in a restaurant is a blue-collar profession or a white-collar profession is up to us. It’s up to us how seriously we take our own profession. When I’m cooking at home though, I’m a staunch fan of Norwegian black metal.”
Playboy talked to chef Barbara Lynch about how else she’s coping with the major issues in the industry right now, what’s keeping her in Boston, and why she’s done opening restaurants.
Alcohol has been an integral part of life for Boston residents since Boston was founded in the 1600s. Back then, gritty New England settlers—including children!—drank distilled spirits instead of water, which was often contaminated with parasites. Today the water is cleaner and the legal drinking age is higher, but the rebellious drinking culture lives on through the city’s notorious Irish pubs and revolutionary cocktail bars.
The bartenders’ handshake—the drink that local bartenders order to signify to their cohorts that they work in the industry—is different in every city. The handshake could even vary from bar to bar. Playboy talked to bartenders across the country to find out what the insider, spirit-of-choice is for their town.
There are two kinds of dive bars in Boston: the kind with live rock bands and the kind with Keno.
Presenting the ultimate ranking of Hub dining, as determined by every major dining expert and amateur critic out there.
Turns out you don’t have to be up to your pocket-scarf in old money to dress like a classy WASP.
