Publisher of popular cocktail/tropical drink software, Cocktail Kingdom Librarian, notorious pedant, and fan of Oxford comma. He/him/hey you.https://bsky.app/profile/doudoroff.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/doudoroff.com/post/3mllfiyli7c26Something new coming up: worldginweek.com https://worldginweek.com11 May 2026 13:38 +0000at://did:plc:nssdetrz6evbdckrrntid35c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllfiyli7c26https://bsky.app/profile/doudoroff.com/post/3ml6zgkivgc2mProps to The Guardian for the headline “Flogging a wooden horse” in reference to Nolan‘s looming bombastic adaptation of The Odyssey.06 May 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:nssdetrz6evbdckrrntid35c/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6zgkivgc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/doudoroff.com/post/3ml6winkstc2r“Good energy” seems to have become an established euphemism for a deliberately loud bar or restaurant. There is nothing good about it.06 May 2026 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:nssdetrz6evbdckrrntid35c/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6winkstc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/doudoroff.com/post/3ml4ifdtnes2hCapsule review of Cocktail Omakase (NYC): civilized, makes sense for exactly two people for date or catch-up with set time window (1 hour); we had the low alcohol option, drinks were flavorful, restrained and very Japanese; “bites” pairings all tasty (not a meal, but a nice start). Decent value.05 May 2026 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:nssdetrz6evbdckrrntid35c/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4ifdtnes2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/doudoroff.com/post/3mkge2utmqk2hDrinker’s Court, c. 176526 Apr 2026 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:nssdetrz6evbdckrrntid35c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkge2utmqk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/doudoroff.com/post/3mkdz44tud22v25 Apr 2026 21:43 +0000at://did:plc:nssdetrz6evbdckrrntid35c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdz44tud22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/doudoroff.com/post/3mk66ynmo2c2lWe tried to grab a drink at the lobby bar at the Waldorf-Astoria last night and were informed there is now a two drink minimum. Anti-hospitality.23 Apr 2026 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:nssdetrz6evbdckrrntid35c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk66ynmo2c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/doudoroff.com/post/3mk53puzgwk2b✔️ ate at Rao’s23 Apr 2026 03:41 +0000at://did:plc:nssdetrz6evbdckrrntid35c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk53puzgwk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/doudoroff.com/post/3mjxhnmkwuc2cThe problem with Cocchi Dopo Teatro is that it comes in 500ml bottles, instead 1.75 liter handles.20 Apr 2026 21:58 +0000at://did:plc:nssdetrz6evbdckrrntid35c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjxhnmkwuc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/doudoroff.com/post/3mjwlxgtoec2xPlease God, send the sweet asteroid of death, reason 14,374,329: We treat the casual opinions about ballet of an irritating young movie star as international news.20 Apr 2026 13:43 +0000at://did:plc:nssdetrz6evbdckrrntid35c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwlxgtoec2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/doudoroff.com/post/3mjmxfas7j22bNew recipe for April now live for Total Tiki Online and Total Tiki customers!16 Apr 2026 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:nssdetrz6evbdckrrntid35c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmxfas7j22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/doudoroff.com/post/3mjd7z7auts2d✔️ Peed at Bergdorf12 Apr 2026 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:nssdetrz6evbdckrrntid35c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjd7z7auts2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/doudoroff.com/post/3miufebzigs2uThey removed the mirrors in the entrance hall to my building, preventing me from flipping myself off as I enter/leave. I hope this situation is soon addressed.06 Apr 2026 23:14 +0000at://did:plc:nssdetrz6evbdckrrntid35c/app.bsky.feed.post/3miufebzigs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/doudoroff.com/post/3mityzbvrwc2eThis is an article about the opposite of hospitality. Anti-hospitality, I suppose. A closely-related topic that also needs to be addressed is music volume and ambient sound pressure levels. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Apr 2026 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:nssdetrz6evbdckrrntid35c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mityzbvrwc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/doudoroff.com/post/3mis5kbha722cIf you liked “One Battle After Another”, you should watch “The Secret Agent”. If you hated “One Battle After Another”, you should watch “The Secret Agent”.06 Apr 2026 01:49 +0000at://did:plc:nssdetrz6evbdckrrntid35c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mis5kbha722chttps://bsky.app/profile/doudoroff.com/post/3mi2gnqoh522pThere is so much idiocy in the world, but an electric car that emits gasoline engine sounds from a loudspeaker is in a special category.27 Mar 2026 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:nssdetrz6evbdckrrntid35c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2gnqoh522phttps://bsky.app/profile/doudoroff.com/post/3mhsiqruivs2mAlso, Clear should not exist.24 Mar 2026 11:44 +0000at://did:plc:nssdetrz6evbdckrrntid35c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhsiqruivs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/doudoroff.com/post/3mhsi53ubxc2mThis morning at LGA Terminal C, touchless PreCheck absolutely smoked Clear. Despite comically long line stretching back to the parking garage, got through in 24 minutes.24 Mar 2026 11:33 +0000at://did:plc:nssdetrz6evbdckrrntid35c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhsi53ubxc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/doudoroff.com/post/3mhqyfvjt4c2c23 Mar 2026 21:19 +0000at://did:plc:nssdetrz6evbdckrrntid35c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqyfvjt4c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/doudoroff.com/post/3mh6li3wob22pNew recipe for March for Total Tiki Online and Total Tiki (app) customers! An exclusive, never-before-published 1937 recipe from Don the Beachcomber, Hollywood!16 Mar 2026 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:nssdetrz6evbdckrrntid35c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6li3wob22phttps://bsky.app/profile/doudoroff.com/post/3mh43b7djm22zTwo anti-hospitality trends that need a complete rethink: - not seating incomplete parties, even with a reservation - “time limits” I am encountering both under circumstances that seem utterly inappropriate, thoughtless and, frankly, insulting.15 Mar 2026 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:nssdetrz6evbdckrrntid35c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh43b7djm22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/doudoroff.com/post/3mgrxje4fpk2aIt’s an enduring tragedy more Spaniards don’t drink sherry. It’s as if few Americans drank bourbon and we just exported what we made to Japan.11 Mar 2026 13:11 +0000at://did:plc:nssdetrz6evbdckrrntid35c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgrxje4fpk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/doudoroff.com/post/3mgngmtzhwk2aWe are getting a new emoji that is a depressingly good fit for our times.09 Mar 2026 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:nssdetrz6evbdckrrntid35c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgngmtzhwk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/doudoroff.com/post/3mgkkhtijvs2fWell, I guess we can finally write off NOMA and René Redzepi.08 Mar 2026 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:nssdetrz6evbdckrrntid35c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgkkhtijvs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/doudoroff.com/post/3mgfjivqsn22jJeff Bridges and is wife Susan are putting the Wideluxx mechanical panoramic camera back into production. As DPReview’s Abby Ferguson puts it, the video of them unboxing and trying the first specimens is “pure joy”. wideluxx.com#reveal-video https://wideluxx.com/#reveal-video06 Mar 2026 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:nssdetrz6evbdckrrntid35c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfjivqsn22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/doudoroff.com/post/3mgdkavzdhc25I have never subscribed to a music streaming service (Spotify, Apple Music, etc.) and probably never will. I value my favorite artists more than that. I buy records—direct when possible—which still isn’t very profitable for most musicians, but it’s something.05 Mar 2026 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:nssdetrz6evbdckrrntid35c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdkavzdhc25