Hey, local bars! Somebody, preferably somebody centrally located: On Monday, host a Hunger Games night with drink specials, okay? Because the third book in the trilogy is coming out, and I and a surprising number of my friends are really looking forward to it, and probably going to go to the release party at Powell's, which sounds totally fun (costume contests! of course), and Forever Young Adult just posted some impressive Hunger Games cocktail recipes, and it would be nice to have a grownup drink before waiting in line AGAINfor the midnight release of a children's book.
The Katniss:1 part Pernod Absinthe
seedless green grapes
1 dash bitters
1 1/2 part Gin
3/4 part ginger syrup
1/2 part fresh lime juice
soda waterPreparation:
Muddle grapes, Absinthe and bitters.
Add gin, ginger syrup and lime juice.
Shake and strain into an ice-filled collins glass, top with soda water.
Garnish with grapes
The Cinna has balsamic vinegar and strawberries and vodka, which sounds fuckin' delish. Somebody do this, please, I'll promote it on Blogtown.
And yeah, I'm sorry the books editor at your local alt-weekly has the reading comprehension of a 12-year-old. That must be a real bummer for you.
(H/T to fellow Hunger Games fan Jamie S. Rich.)