Au Pied De CochonThe restaurant's namesake, roasted pig's trotterMove over Les Halles, brasserie Au Pied de Cochon is now serving up a taste of the old world, south of 5th Street. The restaurant dates back 60 years to its original location in the Les Halles district of Paris, unlike that area's eponymous, Bourdain-adorned chain which you may be surprised to know is 100% made in the U.S. of A. French-born exec chef Didier Lailheugue executes a menu heavy on the classics like croque m
A Plymouth Gin Aviation​The evening began with talk of a "vodka backlash" occurring in New York. Too many brands, too much ubiquity, too neutral a flavor. Enter gin, with its' aromatic botanicals and complex flavor -- the ideal antidote to dull cocktails. Or at least that's the world according to Simon Ford, the brand ambassador for Pernod Ricard USA -- whose portfolio is bolstered by the super-premium Plymouth Gin, produced in West England since 1793. And a beautiful world it is, especially a
