tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post6448613839575219349..comments2024-03-19T02:36:40.796-04:00Comments on The Peak of ChicĀ®: Ounces of Hangover PreventionThe Peak of Chichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-6489812505376686302012-05-21T23:27:06.032-04:002012-05-21T23:27:06.032-04:00Love this post and all things 'cocktail'. ...Love this post and all things 'cocktail'. You make a good point, my DOFs are enormous!The Fab Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16287962770874449402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-84574338559362107692012-05-20T18:46:11.787-04:002012-05-20T18:46:11.787-04:00I am continuously amazed, and disappointed, at how...I am continuously amazed, and disappointed, at how large today's martini glasses are. As big as gold fish bowls! I get snockered with just one of them, and barely even remember the second (which I beg for, by the way, against my (lack of) better judgement). One is impressed at how small the original glasses were in the day. So, THAT is how they did a three martini lunch! ReggieReggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-24939582333791065022012-05-19T17:38:58.315-04:002012-05-19T17:38:58.315-04:00I am new to your blog, but I look forward to readi...I am new to your blog, but I look forward to reading it. I very much enjoyed your talk this morning for the Landmarks Society in Hickory, NC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-15708800353132227582012-05-18T15:08:07.139-04:002012-05-18T15:08:07.139-04:00Funny timing ! I just saw a "Thin Man" m...Funny timing ! I just saw a "Thin Man" movie w/ Wm Powell and Myrna Loy-They do a lot of drinking and I noticed the same thing- from martini glasses to champagne saucers, they were by todays standards,Happy Meal size- Took me forever to find small (less than 11 oz) martinis that weren't as thick as a mason jar-Thomasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-17248784584423575982012-05-18T11:28:57.166-04:002012-05-18T11:28:57.166-04:00I gave up cocktails long ago and prefer red wine (...I gave up cocktails long ago and prefer red wine (if my liver is going to go, at least my heart can go to someone else), but so agree with you about the glasses on steroids. From my husband's great uncle, we inherited 24, yes 24, sherry glasses. They are dainty in comparison to today's world. We use them to pour shots of scotch or bourbon, port or cordials. They are durable for a party. Easy to hold. And if one breaks...other soldiers are they to carry on!home before darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272062955786414729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-19162953453397264472012-05-18T10:57:25.334-04:002012-05-18T10:57:25.334-04:00I prefer the styling and size of vintage glassware...I prefer the styling and size of vintage glassware. I recently bought a set of vintage coupes for my husband to drink his champagne because he does not like flutes.Kerry Steele- Design du Mondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-12130208072999568792012-05-18T10:06:04.230-04:002012-05-18T10:06:04.230-04:00The same thing applies to dinner plates, too! Com...The same thing applies to dinner plates, too! Compare a modern dinner plate to a vintage dinner plate - you'll be shocked at how much larger the are now.<br /><br />I don't mind a large wine glass; I buy the big balloon glasses because I use them "all-purpose" sometimes for things like lemonade, tea, water, etc. But those ginormous martini glasses - eek! They're almost big enough to be terrariums!Untouched Takeawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08998398704469795733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-52765474203977507762012-05-17T18:23:32.061-04:002012-05-17T18:23:32.061-04:00I love a good dirty Martini! Hope you're doing...I love a good dirty Martini! Hope you're doing well in AZ!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-26426557689675382022012-05-17T14:59:50.969-04:002012-05-17T14:59:50.969-04:00I am no good at holding a martini glass - perhaps ...I am no good at holding a martini glass - perhaps because of their gargantuan size. I often ask for a martini in a low-ball just to manage- unless its a classic martini in which case I take it in a proper glass a little dirty.Capella Kincheloe Interior Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09433277176181869271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-34677136260921082232012-05-17T14:15:26.857-04:002012-05-17T14:15:26.857-04:00Your article is amazing! Keep up the good job. Con...Your article is amazing! Keep up the good job. Congrats!Rachel Shttp://www.wagnermeters.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-45057759258408295002012-05-17T13:06:05.621-04:002012-05-17T13:06:05.621-04:00I love William Yeoward's designs. Always beaut...I love William Yeoward's designs. Always beautiful and elegant.WorthyStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02509683372492114140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-30961129158005730172012-05-17T12:04:05.871-04:002012-05-17T12:04:05.871-04:00Yes, I tend to use the smaller tasting glasses for...Yes, I tend to use the smaller tasting glasses for white wine, sherry even liqueurs- I'm sure you know the ones' I'm talking about. There's something rather pleasing about their shape and size. But don't wine buffs also use these glasses for tasting reds? I've decided that those huge balllon things are really rather vulgar (LOL)- and very 80's -in a bad way. I would love to know where Harry's get their tiny little Martini glasses from. They're made from frosted glass and they keep them in serried rows in their fridge behind the bar. I seem to remember that they use small wine glasses, too. Love Harry's. Great Harry's Bar cookbook you can buy too- highly recommended.Luke Honeyhttp://www.lukehoney.typepad.com/the_greasy_spoon/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-67850229662854978892012-05-17T11:36:22.885-04:002012-05-17T11:36:22.885-04:00I really enjoyed your article. And I adore this bl...I really enjoyed your article. And I adore this blog!mickyhttp://homemakeovermilano.blogspot.it/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-63146344552002701662012-05-17T11:32:13.565-04:002012-05-17T11:32:13.565-04:00I like your idea of downsizing wine glasses!
I sup...I like your idea of downsizing wine glasses!<br />I suppose you have adopted it for the white wine though. The size of the red wine balloon is required by the red wine itself, for 'breathing'. What do you think?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-37793942026106612322012-05-17T10:36:19.974-04:002012-05-17T10:36:19.974-04:00You have spoken with such wisdom+our large glasses...You have spoken with such wisdom+our large glasses are just too big. Thank you xxpeggybraswelldesign.compeggy braswellhttp://peggybraswelldesign.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-2495458566397835492012-05-17T10:28:15.679-04:002012-05-17T10:28:15.679-04:00Jennifer excellent post. I do love Yeoward's V...Jennifer excellent post. I do love Yeoward's Vesta line, that tall Martini stem is beautiful.<br /><br />2012 Artist Series featuring the gifted Decorative Painter Theresa Cheek<br /><br />xoxo<br />Karena<br />Art by KarenaKarenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-19241927487367286112012-05-17T10:03:11.457-04:002012-05-17T10:03:11.457-04:00Everyone had made very good points. And remember ...Everyone had made very good points. And remember too that back during the 1930s and 40s, many people only had a bump before dinner, not drinking wine with their meals. Now, of course, we all drink wine with dinner, so if one has had a super-sized cocktail before dinner, things can turn ugly.The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-8481665349117494242012-05-17T09:47:49.805-04:002012-05-17T09:47:49.805-04:00You are so right about glasses being too big. It ...You are so right about glasses being too big. It is not only cumbersome for guests, and inebriating; it also robs one of the sense of occasion. Smaller glasses allow for refills, and the attendant flourishes of shaker and bottles, the tinkle of glass and silver implements, the renewal of froth for certain drinks; in essence, the theatre of cocktails. On a more mundane level, the host losses the chance to clean the glass or replace it with a fresh one, leaving the room filled with people holding grubby, fingerprinted glasses - the equivalent of holding a party in a bus station...<br /><br />Seems a trend - porcelain was going that way too, supersized, making a normal serving look puny. No small wonder people overeat, or are distressed when a virtual serving platter's worth of food is placed before them.Quatorzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16337746034416005462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-20938219938059099982012-05-17T07:15:41.204-04:002012-05-17T07:15:41.204-04:00Fascinating post. Doesn't that 30's Marti...Fascinating post. Doesn't that 30's Martini ad look modern, though?- when you think that the First World War finished only fifteen years or so earlier...<br /><br />Agree with you about the sizes of glasses. Harry's Bar (Venice) serves Martinis in tiny frozed frosted tumblers: it's pretty understated. I've started to use small tasting glasses to serve wine in- a reaction to those huge balloon drinking glasses you see everywhere.Luke Honeyhttp://www.lukehoney.typepad.com/the_greasy_spoon/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-19566551134905389812012-05-17T06:47:47.647-04:002012-05-17T06:47:47.647-04:00This is so interesting as it never occurred to my ...This is so interesting as it never occurred to my that we had "super sized" cocktail and wine glasses when everything else on our table got bigger and more plentiful.Jojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843762553010099404noreply@blogger.com