A Thirsty Spirit

Big ups to Corey

athirstyspirit — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:04:29 +0000

Zagat released their annual 30 under 30 list for NYC today and our man Corey made the cut! We are proud of our “mover and shaker”.

Having fun at ABV

athirstyspirit — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 22:00:33 +0000

Each night (and brunch) we put out our sandwich board. I've been chronicling some of my favorites.

Once we wrote that Yo-Yo Ma was playing and several people came in to ask if it was true. One night, the statement, "a doughnut without a hole is a danish" brought a woman in asking if she could buy some doughnuts.

We have no uniforms and several of our staff members have plenty of colorful t-shirts in their wardrobes.

Cheers!

ABV in AM New York

athirstyspirit — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 21:42:56 +0000

One of our friend Fiona's shots, used in AM New York.

Spoiler alert for morning subway riders, this article will be in print tomorrow morning. Woot woot.

More mentions for ABV

athirstyspirit — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 04:39:59 +0000

Did we get high at the “Delicious State Fair”? Maybe. Be sure to check out the great photos that accompany this article in the Tasting Table.

It fits in your pocket and Time Out New York likes it, too. We made the list for their 20 best burgers in NYC.

Skip the trek downtown

athirstyspirit — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:04:26 +0000

…was the title of a recent article in the WSJ. We couldn’t agree more. Click here for the link.

Single service coffee

athirstyspirit — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 02:18:25 +0000

The staff was measuring out coffee beans for our pour-over service the other day and I recently noticed one had been vandalized.

ABV on Fox Business News

athirstyspirit — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:59:41 +0000

I got hooked up with an interview on Fox Business News, and lo and behold Tracy Byrnes, the host, wanted to talk about our wine bar. What timing!

Can’t get the video to embed properly, so here’s the link.

ABV on Grub Street

athirstyspirit — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:38:18 +0000

NY Mag’s Grub Street announced our impending opening last week. Not sure why they chose to post a photo that featured our unfinished menu board, but hey.

Here’s the link: ABV Wine Bar Almost Ready to Start Pouring and Cooking.

The Final Countdown

athirstyspirit — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:28:16 +0000

Let me get you up to speed!

Anton installed our draft lines. 6 beer lines and 4 for wine.

We tiled the front of the food bar.

Our custom banquette was installed. Corey tested it out for us.

We assembled the shelving for the wine room. We picked up our license from the SLA last week, so this puppy is on its way to being full.

All of our friends who come to see us get put to work, especially those who are handy. Here, McCloskey attaches our table bases.

Oh, Philipp's in town? I hear he's good with a sander. Finishing our last table!

We bought a desk for the office at a church rummage sale. Noah walked it the 5 blocks to our bar using a hand truck. Here, Mike and Noah assess the best way to get it down the hatch.

Putting the mirrors on the back bar.

Leo joined us for cocktail training.

Corey enjoying the aftermath of cocktail training.

We hung our menu boards. We're waiting for our last batch of letters to arrive. At one point, we contemplated basing our menus on what letters we had.

We had our textured wallpaper installed and then we painted it.

Noah adding a metallic gold coat to the front bar. Wait until you see step 2.

We had a photo shoot yesterday. Stay tuned to learn what is was for!

Happy New Year!

athirstyspirit — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:13:34 +0000

We’ve been busier than elves. I’m happy to report that construction is done and now we’re on to the details.

Finishing up the kitchen soffit.

We matched the wall in front of the restroom to the kitchen soffit.

Kitchen refrigeration went in. All equipment is installed and working. Corey is in there cooking today. Wait til you see what we're doing with that 4 inch pipe on the counter.

Working on the back bar. Mirrored shelves in progress.

Putting together the office chairs. IT equipment all installed. Carpet arriving tomorrow. Hanging shelves and wine maps today.

Tables and benches are here. Check out that sconce!

Organizing the basement. Look! It's small wares! I'm particularly pleased with the lockers.