Lushy is proud to be part of Specials2.com forthcoming charity double CD and download album *SPECIALIZED* and every penny goes to Teenage Cancer Trust . Over 30 aritsts have come together to pay respect to The Specials as they play their own takes on Specials classics. It’s a mix of ska, reggae, rock, punk, indie, folk and more. To keep up to date with the Specialized project follow the forum or go to

Join us for a mid winter warmer at Vito’s 927 9th Ave (at Madison) Seattle – Friday, Jan 27th from 9pm-midnight – never a cover !

http://vitosseattle.com

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It’s Figgy pudding time. Join us at Vito’s http://vitosseattle.com/ Friday, December 23rd 9-midnight-no cover. We’ll be playing songs from our Xmas album Snowflake Surprise http://lushy.com/2011/11/22/snowflake-surprise-album/ and then some !!! Another great illustration by Rod Filbrandt Video by Marlow Harris http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FM6uMlB16W4

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4th 4-8PM

BOOK TRUK at Madison Park Conservatory
1927 43rd Avenue East Seattle, WA

Sunday, Dec 4th from 4-8pm at Madison Park Conservatory we’ll be celebrating the release of Maggie Savarino’s first book The Seasonal Cocktail Companion.

Every Sunday, the restaurant hands the keys over to TAKO TRUK and serves tacos & drinks from 4 to 8pm. Coco piggy, tako, and other whims served with cans of Modelo and (spiked) green drink. Expect a few extra special drinks tonight. Lushy will croon, DJs will spin. Books will be for sale. Every buy will get a personalized recipe on the spot.

LUSHY will perform live in the dining room… TRICKBAG will spin drink inspired tunes (45s, naturally) on the vintage Calipones in the bar… and Maggie will be on hand with jelly shots, drink specials and copies of the book for sale & signing!

Oh yeah all that and tacos, tequila, sangria and fried stuff! 4-8pm!

Lushy:
http://www.lushy.com/
“It’s Cal Tjader meets Stereolab meets Brazil 66 in a bar in Berlin”

The Seasonal Cocktail Companion:

http://www.seasonalcocktailcompanion.com/

Posted by: Allecia Vermillion on Nov 17, 2011 at 03:00PM0 Comments

The Tom and Jerry. Photo: Serious Eats

In case you missed the news reports, Twitter talk, elevator chitchat and actual contact with the outdoor air, let me bring you up to speed: It’s cold outside. And we are teetering dangerously close to the holiday season, which means hot, boozy drinks are totally acceptable, or downright encouraged. There’s always the storied eggnog over at Sun Liquor. Or a good hot toddy (just try to avoid heaving one in your companion’s face).

Delve further into the cocktail canon (with a lower-case “C”) and you’ll find the Tom and Jerry. It’s a 19th century drink that was once a holiday staple but faded into obscurity about four decades back. Vito’s is resurrecting this eggnoglike concoction and will be serving it from the day after Thanksgiving through New Year’s Eve. Bar manager Justin Gerardy says inspiration struck when a bunch of Tom and Jerry mugs were recently unearthed in the restaurant’s basement.

Tom and Jerry mugs, for the record, usually look something like this (and not at all like this).

The version Gerardy is serving at Vito’s uses a batter made by whipping egg whites and egg yolks separately, and folding them back together with cinnamon, allspice and cloves. Oh, and a bit of Smith and Cross Jamaica rum. He adds steamed milk, more rum (Appleton Estate this time) and a bit of rye whiskey. The result, says Gerardy, is garnished with a bit of nutmeg and has the consistency of a properly made cappuccino. He promises the result is “goddamned delicious.”

I didn’t utter any profanity when I sampled the vin brule at Mike Easton’s pasta spot Il Corvo at lunch today (hey, he’s only open at lunch…I went in the name of research). But it was still mighty enjoyable. Vin brule is the Italian term for mulled wine, also known as gluhwein or glogg. Easton’s an aperitivo and digestif guy, so he livens up his vin brule with a splash of Cocchi Americano, an Italian aperitif. And if you order one from him, you should follow suit.

Tags: Vito’s, Holiday Drinking, Justin Gerardy, Il Corvo, Mike Easton

Vito’s Ressurrects the Tom and Jerry

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• dance to night away
• cheese ball
• heat miser
• pannetone
• xmas time is here
• hot buttered rum
• bottles, bangles, bright shiny bells
• xmas waltz