Toasting The Town

01/16/2025

Bleacher creatures! This day in 1974: Legendary New York Yankees Mickey Mantle and Wh**ey Ford were elected to the Hall of Fame.

01/15/2025

At legendary NYC drinking establishment McSorley’s, they’ve been pouring out light and dark ale for more than 100 years. For a charming taste of old New York, grab some pals and check out this hallowed institution. Learn more before you go: http://ow.ly/lU3hb

01/14/2025

Toasting The Town remembers NYC-born actor Humphrey Bogart who passed this day in 1957. Named the greatest male star in American cinema by the American Film Institute, his many legendary films include “Casablanca,” “The African Queen,” and “Sabrina.”

Here the best scene from the movie Sabrina 1954 with the two greatest actors of all time .

01/13/2025

Listen to this! The EAR INN, at 326 Spring Street, was first opened as a to***co shop back in 1817. The place later served as a grocery and speakeasy, with stories to spare. Learn more on Toasting The Town: http://bit.ly/17TXU6l

01/12/2025

Kara DioGuardi: “I love New York in wintertime, I pray for it in June; I'm always in that state of mind, when snowflakes start to bloom.”

01/11/2025

Amazing! Do you know how many items the New York Public Library contains? Nearly 53 million!

01/10/2025

“In the heart of little old New York,
You'll find a thoroughfare.
It's the part of little old New York
That runs into Times Square.”
-from “42nd Street”

01/09/2025

Prohibition-era toast! The Jack Rose cocktail was popular in 1920’s and ‘30s Manhattan. Pour 2 oz applejack, 1 oz lemon juice, and .5 oz grenadine in strainer w/ ice. Shake and pour into chilled glass. Garnish as desired. Cheers!

01/08/2025

“In Washington Square, one could still feel the characters of Henry James and the presence of the author himself.” –Patti Smith

01/07/2025

It weighs 3,680 tons but is as elegant as can be!... NYC’s Flatiron Building opened in 1902 and has been an icon ever since.

01/06/2025

Charge! You may have seen the iconic Charging Bull sculpture in Lower Manhattan, but do you know how it got there? (Hint: surreptitiousness was involved!) Learn more about this fascinating piece of art—and how it made its first appearance—on TTT: http://bit.ly/1yjBayL

01/05/2025

Do you recognize this NYC Park that’s being dug out from an 1899 snow in the drawing? It’s Madison Square! What’s your favorite spot (inside or out!) on a snowy day?

01/04/2025

Toasting The Town remembers NYC-born actress Mae Questel who passed this day in 1998; she’s known as the voice of Betty Boop & Olive Oyl.

01/03/2025

Perfection on a plate…the J.G. Melon burger! They’ve been serving them up since the ‘70s at this cozy spot on the Upper East Side. Even the Kennedys used to stop by for the good food and good company! So check it out for yourself, and learn more before you go: http://bit.ly/1cCnWME

01/02/2025

“For auld lang syne, my dear,
for auld lang syne,
we'll take a cup of kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.”
Make your own cup of kindness today with a Bobby Burns cocktail (named in honor of Scottish poet Robert Burns, author of “Auld Lang Syne”). Stir together with ice: 1.5 oz sweet vermouth, 1.5 oz Scotch whisky, and 1.25 tsp benedictine liqueur. Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with a lemon peel. Cheers & Happy New Year’s!

01/01/2025

New Year’s greetings from Toasting The Town to you and yours!

12/31/2024

10…9…8… “Merry New Year!” –Eddie Murphy in “Trading Places”
Learn more about the history of NYC’s New Year’s traditions (and the first Times Square ball drop) in this article from the TTT archives: http://bit.ly/198yyI3

12/30/2024

Frickin’ genius! The Frick Museum is certainly a sight to behold with treasures upon treasures housed within. Learn more about this grand residence-turned-museum that dates from the early 1900s: http://ow.ly/lU3lg