Double Down Double Martinis

June 19th, this Friday, is National Martini Day. According to examiner.com (and confirmed by Double Down owner P. Moss), the Double Down Saloon will celebrate by offering 2-for-1 bacon martinis! Be sure to share because they can be dangerous!!

A Bacon Filled Weekend

Friday night I had dinner at the Redhead in the East Village. I've heard good things about the food but really... I went for the bacon peanut brittle. It has a spiciness that overpowers the bacon flavor but overall I still say it's a great combination. Every thing’s better with bacon, right? Including the bacon cheese burger I ordered.

Several hours and several bars later, I ended up at the Double Down Saloon for their infamous bacon martini which did in fact come with a slim jim stirrer. Although I very much enjoyed it, I believe this was the drink that did me in. I don’t quite recall the rest of the night... 

With a massive hang over, I woke up Saturday afternoon and made my way over to The Farm on Adderly. Not even a huge side of bacon could get me out of my zombie-like state (damn you, Double Down!). What better way to deal with a bacon martini hang over than with more and more bacon? After a nice walk from Ditmas Park to Windsor Terrace, I stopped in at Hot Diggity Dog for a bacon and cheese dog. Finally I felt somewhat human again. Thanks to Lieh for taking the hot dog pics and for putting up with my pamphagous appetite for bacon!

Sunday should have been my day to rest but there was the Great Greenpoint Mac-Off which I was sure would involve bacon at some point. Unfortunately the 1st of 4 places ran out of their mac & cheese with bacon and the rest didn't include bacon. Stupid Greenpoint... 

Still hungry and disappointed, I headed over to the Smoke Joint in Fort Greene for something to satisfy my pork craving. There was no bacon here but I have never, ever had a hot dog as amazing as their black angus dog topped with pulled pork. Last month I had high hopes for the bacon wrapped, deep fried Chang Dog at PDT. What a let down... but the bacon was not a fault—Crif Dogs are really awful! Guess bacon doesn’t make everything better.

Drink Your Meat and Potatoes

Yeah, that's sounds gross... sorry. But this new bacon-infused potato vodka sounds fantastic! Bakon Vodka will be available next month in limited quantities—unfortunately only in the Northwest. What the hell, Black Rock Spirits?!! Do you think we don’t want to make Rosemary Bacontinis in the Northeast? 

Thanks to fellow foodie Carly for the the tip!

Bacon Martinis in the East Village

Via caro at the Double Down Saloon on A & Houston.

A Toast to Bacon

With all the holiday parties and New Years celebrations coming up, it's the perfect time to serve up a festive new cocktail. What can make a martini even better? Bacon. Check out this Candied Bacon Martini recipe from the LA Times.