"Milk" & "Honey" uptown?
Maybe someone can answer this for us.
We had a meeting yesterday at 6pm which was canceled and less disappointing that it meant not getting work done, it meant no free drinks. Not to be refused, we wondered what options were open to us standing there sober on 47th Street at that moment when it occurred to us, The Upstairs, the weekly hip-hop night at Chop Suey would be in full effect. Surely that would make us feel better.
So up we went past the Renaissance Hotel lobby's heavy police presence, to the second floor lobby where thumping thumping disco beats welcome you before the elevator doors even open and suddenly you're present in what feels like 1999 Toronto. It's a little bit midwestern W Hotel lobby lounge meets after-party for MuchMusic's Electric Circus. There are about 30 people spread out loosely filling a third of the open expanse outside the Chop Suey host stand. There's two women who stand out, the promoter Fiona who seemed to know everyone there but the random hotel guests who stopped in to benefit from the popular Sagatiba Cachaca promotions girl handing out chips for free drinks which made the night a bargain, keeping us there to hold out a little longer but to no avail for Chop Suey hors d'oeuvre. (The full menu, except dessert, is available to order at the bar.)
What the freebie cocktails has us wondering though, is the cocktail list designed by "the Milk Honey crew" the same as the Milk & Honey crew? You'd think someone would have mentioned this. And if not, is there a second team of mixologists out there who designed high-priced drinks (all cocktails are $14) duping Chop Suey with low-minded Lemon Ginger and Espresso Martinis, muddling the words 'milk' and 'honey' to confuse customers and piggyback on Sasha Petraske's success?
Update: Just so you know we changed the above link to one where it references "the Milk Honey crew." Previous link, here just referenced "Milk Honey."
Update: Just so you know we changed the above link to one where it references "the Milk Honey crew." Previous link, here just referenced "Milk Honey."
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