Articles about Michael Martensen for President

Somebody Help This Poor Girl: Painkiller, a Drink That Cures All

posted by Nancy Nichols | June 22nd, 2012 10:00am | filed under cocktails, Cubicle Cuisine, It's just lunch, Michael Martensen for President | 12 Comments »

Somehow I think after I lob this request out into cyberspace, it will be returned faster than an Andy Roddick ace to the deuce court. Advantage, bartenders: take your best shot.

I’ve noticed readers’ questions have been posted on the SideDish blog before. My turn to be annoying. Ever since my husband and I vacationed in the B.V.I. we’ve been searching Dallas bars that serve a Painkiller. It is a fruity (Birtish) rum drink with grated nutmeg on top. Have made it at home, but would be fun to find it at a restaurant/bar. Any ideas?

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Sneak Peek at New Pop-Up Bar in Deep Ellum: Hid In 2612

posted by Nancy Nichols | February 9th, 2012 11:14am | filed under Bars, Drinking, Hippie revolutions, make mine a double, Michael Martensen for President, Mixology is fancy for bartender, Nightlife, youthful spontaneous restaurants | 5 Comments »

Julian Pagan of the Cedars Social. The hair stylist room. Photography by Jason Acton.

I dropped in to get a quick look at Hid In 2612, Michael Martensen’s newest pop-up bar in Deep Ellum. It’s gorgeous and fun and full of groovy people. The space is divided into four or five differently decorated spaces and some of Dallas’ finest bartenders are taking shifts at the bar. Food is available from Cane Rosso next door. I didn’t have time for a drink but I plan to get back before their last night which is Saturday Friday, February 10. They open at 8PM.

Go. Drink. Report.

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Chef Kyle McClelland New Executive Chef at The Cedars Social

posted by Nancy Nichols | November 7th, 2011 9:58am | filed under Chefs, Michael Martensen for President, Restaurant News | 1 Comment »

This just in from the folks at The Cedars Social: veteran East Coast Chef Kyle McClelland is relocating to Dallas to take over the kitchen. Here’s the deal:

Chef McClelland, a Massachusetts native, recently relocated to Dallas from New York City, and is excited about his new position. “I’m thrilled to be in Dallas and for this new adventure at The Cedars Social,” Chef McClelland says. “I loved working with Michael Martensen on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts.  I am excited to work with the local suppliers, redevelop the menu and build on what Brian Williams and Michael have done thus far at The Cedars Social.”

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Bar 828–A Fleeting Speakeasy in Oak Cliff

posted by Nancy Nichols | October 26th, 2011 9:55am | filed under Celebrity Diners, Charity events, Go Rangers!, Hippie revolutions, Hot Links!, make mine a double, Michael Martensen for President, Mixology is fancy for bartender, oak cliff, pop-up restaurant, Silly Reasons to Celebrate, Wine & Spirits | 11 Comments »

Changing the mural at Bar 828.

Arti Sharma, D Magazine intern and a grant writer for Promise House  the nonprofit that receives a portion of the proceeds from Bar 828, visited the popular pop-up bar last weekend and files this report.

Feel free to play some theme music.

Driving along the 800 block on the west side Davis Street, you may notice something particularly peculiar about the venue that sits on lot 828.  At first glance, you will see a tattered building that shells what may have been a forgotten afterthought, abandoned in the midst of what perhaps was meant to be an idea. You may not further heed its quaintness, and will write it off as an empty nest.  But you see, inside an oyster, sometimes there is a pearl.  And inside 828, is something just as precious and rare: Bar 828.

Pretty pictures of pretty pop-up bar below.

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