SUBJECT: FOOD AND DRINK!!!

A Lesson In

Objective vs. Subjective

or

A Martini is a Martini

Definition: A martini is a cocktail featuring gin or vodka flavored (ever so gently) with dry vermouth or blonde Lillet. It is typically garnished with a thin slice of lemon peel or an olive.

WHY IS THIS CONCEPT SO DIFFICULT FOR SO MANY RESTAURANTS???

Go into your favorite restaurant. You are now likely to see an entire "Martini Menu". This menu features concoctions which are green, red, orange, blue, and brown. They feature flavors such as APPLE? and PASSIONFRUIT??? and contain all sorts of liqueurs of varying tastes, colors, and aromas!

Look, people, a cone-shaped glass does not an authentic Martini make!!! If I go into your establishment and order a Martini -- I expect a Martini -- not a "fru-fru" concoction based on the latest episode of the latest titillating sit-com!!!

Many thanks to Joe at Albenese's Road House in Waukesha, Wisconsin -- the only person I've ever met who can mix a Martini better than I can!

Papa Z