Toasting The Town

11/14/2025

This day in 1889: New York World reporter Nellie Bly embarked on a trip around the world, inspired by Jules Verne’s “Around the World in 80 Days.” It took her only 72!

11/13/2025

Prohibition-Era Toast! Created in at Henry’s New York Bar (located in Paris), the Monkey Gland is a fruity delight. In a shaker with ice, add: 1.5 oz gin�1.5 oz OJ,�1 tsp grenadine,�1 tsp simple syrup, and�1 tsp. absinthe. Shake and strain; garnish with an orange rind. Cheers! �

11/12/2025

Dylan Thomas said, “I believe in New Yorkers.” A favorite spot where he met many a New Yorker carries on to this day: The White Horse Tavern. Read more on Toasting The Town!: http://bit.ly/1g78X4D

11/11/2025

“In New York it seems like there's no Monday or Saturday or Sunday. The town is always moving. The vibe is great.” –Thierry Henry

11/10/2025

TTT remembers NYC-born vocalist Carmen McRae who passed this day in 1994. She is considered one of the most influential voices in jazz.

From the laserdisc "Carmen McRae Live" - 1986

11/09/2025

Lions, and flowers, and birds, oh my! The Flatiron Building has one of the most intricate facades around. The limestone and terra cotta exterior is detailed with all kinds of ornamentation. Read more about this iconic structure on TTT: http://ow.ly/lU3dc

11/08/2025

Mind your P’s and Q’s! Did you know…in the 17th century, pubs served beer in pints and quarts. If a patron was getting unruly, the bartender might warn them to “mind your p’s and q’s.” Now the term is a simple reminder to mind your manners.

11/07/2025

Pre-Prohibition Toast! The sidecar—named for the motorcycle attachment of same name—is a simple drink to make at home. Mix together in a shaker with ice: .75 oz Cointreau, .75 oz brandy, and .75 oz lemon juice. Strain and serve. Vroom vroom!

11/06/2025

Alfred Kazin: “Brooklyn Heights itself is a window on the port. Here, where the perspective is fixed by the towers of Manhattan and the hills of New Jersey and Staten Island, the channels running between seem fingers of the world ocean. Here one can easily embrace the suggestion, which Whitman felt so easily, that the whole American world opens out from here, north and west.”

11/05/2025

TTT remembers NYC born actress Jill Clayburgh who passed this day in 2010; she’s remembered especially for her role in “An Unmarried Woman.”

In the most acclaimed performance of her career, Jill Clayburgh stars as Erica, a woman who has it all - until her husband walks out and she is forced to ree...

11/04/2025

Freewheelin’…This day in 1961: Bob Dylan made his Carnegie Hall debut, in his 1st major appearance outside Greenwich Village. He played subsequent Carnegie concerts over the years.

11/03/2025

"I remember being stunned at the New York skyline as I drove over this big freeway, coming across the flats in Secaucus…I thought it was a vision." -Hunter S. Thompson