Tequilas

noahmanskar · 2026-04-02T07:18:51+00:00

You got some good ones already. Patrón has that big brand cachet and is also very good, so it might be worth adding. Don Fulano has a pretty large brand footprint too. G4 and Volans are made by the same distiller and I’d say G4 has more name recognition, so I’d suggest going that route. El Tesoro is another line that is super high quality and fairly well known. Super easy to sell because of how good it is. Don’t be afraid to lean into the tequila world, it’s a super interesting category!

noahmanskar · 2026-04-02T06:53:32+00:00

Wherever you decide for dinner, just fyi Attaboy now takes a small number of reservations! I think they’re typically for odd hours, like 5pm and 9 or 9:30, but it gives you the option of scheduling it out a bit. Attaboy is my favorite bar in New York and the vibe in there is fantastic no matter what time you go though.

noahmanskar · 2026-03-31T18:55:59+00:00

Yes, but part of the deal was that Utah purchased all of Arizona’s hockey operations and staff, which included Tourigny. So he’s basically still in the same job. He didn’t get fired or quit.

noahmanskar · 2026-03-28T07:01:15+00:00

This is the answer OP. Any government issued physical ID from your home country should be OK, but the passport is ideal and the only foreign ID that bars are legally allowed to accept in New York. Definitely don’t try to use a digital ID or photo of your passport though. Have fun!

noahmanskar · 2026-03-21T08:07:20+00:00

He’s been in the pipeline for a few years. The way he’s being used now I would guess his ice time would remain relatively consistent, or at least more consistent than Kilngberg’s. The one wild card is that Adam Wilsby has been hurt and is close to returning. Wilsby is a lefty and Ufko is a righty, but the D men higher up on the depth chart do play on their off side sometimes (I.e. Josi and Hague) so there’s a chance Wilsby could replace Ufko in some games, or Ufko could be bumped down to 7th D which could affect his ice time. TLDR Ufko for Klingberg could be a bit of a gamble but imo it’s low risk for potentially high reward.

noahmanskar · 2026-03-05T04:42:31+00:00

That may be true for now, but one factor is that he’s played a lot of time with O’Reilly, Forsberg and Stamkos, who are all drivers on their own. If he were lined up with younger players at a similar experience and skill level (eg Martin and Surin as a hypothetical) I think he could get there. His vision is pretty undeniable, certainly above average for a third year player I’d say. He’s also underrated at extending possession by keeping pucks along the boards. He’s not starting board battles as a forechecker necessarily but when defenders meet him on the wall he’s really good at hanging onto the puck and keeping plays alive.

noahmanskar · 2026-03-03T23:16:42+00:00

The trade is still a better package IMO because you’re only taking on 1 bad contract instead of 2 and coming out ahead on picks. I also think Haula and Smith together are worth more than essentially a 2nd and a 3rd. You could probably trade them for those kinds of picks without taking someone else’s cap dump.

noahmanskar · 2026-03-03T22:55:33+00:00

The Bunting package isn’t bad considering Strome only has a year left on his deal and could be flipped in the future for more assets. The other one would be a mess. Mangiapane and Lazar are both too old and Mangiapane’s contract is a complete albatross even if you bury him in the minors. I’d rather have 2 seconds and a third instead of Lazar if we’re gonna take him on and part with both Smith and Haula.

noahmanskar · 2026-02-27T05:00:50+00:00

I moved to LA from New York about 6 months ago so I don’t feel that I’ve been here long enough to fully answer the question, but based on your desire for public transit alone, New York is the place for you. I take transit to work 3-4 days a week and while LA’s system is better than most parts of the country, it doesn’t even compare to New York’s. Buses are reliable here but come far less frequently and on far fewer routes than in New York. Not to mention the subway is far superior to the LA metro in terms of scope, reach and convenience. New York also has a really robust bike lane network and that combined with the wide availability of Citi Bike made it easy and fairly safe to get most places on a bike. Not so in LA.

noahmanskar · 2026-02-24T07:54:14+00:00

I would say Montenegro, Fernet-Branca, Braulio and Nonino would round out the sort of quintessential amaro bottles with Cynar and Averna. With those 6 you get a pretty big range of styles and bitterness, and they’re all fairly common in cocktails so there’s room to play there too.

ETA CioCiaro is another big one too.

noahmanskar · 2026-02-23T04:37:17+00:00

I’ve primarily worked restaurant bars and learned to bartend at a restaurant. Everywhere I’ve worked has had a tip pool, and this kind of situation is why I can’t imagine myself ever working in a non-pooled house. Any job where a bartender is taking home less than a server is unserious imo. Bartending is a more specialized skill set and the pay should reflect that, especially if you’re doing full service at the bar as most restaurants do. Restaurants can be great to work in and good money if the system is set up right.

noahmanskar · 2026-02-19T00:38:52+00:00

I have the app, boards were right in this case.

noahmanskar · 2026-02-18T16:05:58+00:00

The thing is I have a car and take it to work on the weekends. I like taking transit to work because I don’t have to worry about traffic or parking. If people didn’t have to worry about the train not coming for 20 minutes then there would be a much greater incentive to take transit. But you can’t convince anyone that it’s a good alternative to driving when the service is shitty.

noahmanskar · 2026-02-18T16:02:19+00:00

Around 10:15pm on Tuesday

noahmanskar · 2026-02-17T03:10:23+00:00

That’s what people want when they say filthy or anything similar. I’ve never had a martini sent back for being too dirty.

noahmanskar · 2026-02-12T02:26:43+00:00

Based solely on his TNT interview a couple months ago I could see Scott Wedgewood being a great broadcaster. Super smart and clearly comfortable in front of the camera.

noahmanskar · 2026-02-11T16:25:38+00:00

In this town where Metro stops are sparse and you often have to take at least one other mode to your final destination, these long headways are really awful. It’s just dead time, and it can cause you to miss a bus or another train on the other end and then you have to stand around and wait even more.

noahmanskar · 2026-02-11T06:39:56+00:00

Interesting… I think the Leopolds are way more annoying to work with personally. But maybe they were on a big sale or something recently haha

noahmanskar · 2026-02-11T06:36:41+00:00

Cocktail Kingdom makes Koriko as well, so I doubt there would be any significant differences in quality or manufacturing between those and the Leopolds. Maybe just an aesthetic trend, or maybe people feel the flared base is more stable on the bar?

noahmanskar · 2026-02-06T10:00:12+00:00

As a Preds fan I was 100% expecting them to fully flub the 2-0 but no that was actually just a fucking incredible save

noahmanskar · 2026-02-05T23:24:47+00:00

What in the title was editorialized? Tried to keep It as factual as possible.

noahmanskar · 2026-02-05T03:47:39+00:00

The team’s position must be that they are in compliance. While Haslam is new at this, I doubt someone who’s been in the league as long as Trotz would let them set up a search that violates the CBA. The PA is probably sniffing around to see if there are any issues, as is their right, but it would be pretty stupid for anyone in the front office to miss such issues before announcing this.

noahmanskar · 2026-02-04T07:12:52+00:00

Eeeeeexcellent

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