"The weekend kicks off with the "Ultimate Martini Dinner"-a multi-course dinner at Brooklyn's most exciting new restaurant, Confidant. Enjoy some light canapes, starting with steak tartare crackers and seasonal vegetable tarts alongside welcome aperitifs. Later, you can indulge in a four-course family-style dinner, with options like dry-aged steak, crown of Duck or Caraflex cabbage, plus banana cream pie for dessert. A different Ford Gin martini will accompany each course and the brand's founder, Simon Ford, will also be co-hosting the dinner."
"The first-ever cocktails, spirit and bars for Martini Expo will be held on Friday, September 12 and Saturday, 13 at Sunset Park's Industry City. The weekend will be full of seminars, presentations, tastings, guest bartender appearances and events, all dedicated to the greatest cocktail ever. The expo is hosted by journalist Robert Simonson, who has written extensively about The New York Times and is also behind the Substack newsletter, "The Mix with Robert Simonson.""
"Panels include "Signature in a Glass: Creating the House Martini" where New York's hottest cocktail spots will discuss what goes into creating a bar's house martini and "Shaken or Stirred?" led by author and longtime cocktail tech innovator, David Arnold. Spirits expert Keli Rivers will host the hands-on session "My Way: Getting Your Perfect Martini Every Time" geared for both gin and vodka lovers."
A two-day Martini Expo will be held Friday, September 12 and Saturday, September 13 at Industry City in Brooklyn. The weekend will feature seminars, presentations, tastings and guest bartender appearances. Events begin with the Ultimate Martini Dinner at Confidant, opening with steak tartare crackers and seasonal vegetable tarts alongside welcome aperitifs, followed by a four-course family-style meal with options like dry-aged steak, crown of duck or Caraflex cabbage and banana cream pie. Each course will be paired with a different Ford Gin martini, and Simon Ford will co-host the dinner. Saturday will include panels on creating house martinis, a "Shaken or Stirred?" session, a hands-on class for perfecting gin and vodka martinis, and a Three Martini Lunch at Confidant.
Read at Time Out New York
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