This Sinyavin migrated from Saratov to Seattle and begot a son who eventually changed his name to Blue and married Stella Lazurchik, an Americanized Kashube. Cocktails are back in fashion but the martini is out of luck. He ain't a-kiddin, either. One of the bar's standout cocktails is the Mars Bar martini, a syrupy swirl of dark chocolate liqueur, white chocolate liqueur, amaretto and Frangelico, served in a glass whose rim has been dusted in chocolate flecks from frozen Hershey bars that have been run through a blender. Mr. Donohoe and his allies have already lost the gin battle.
Most people drink vodka martinis.
And even the most strict-constructionist martini drinker has to concede that some of the rococo martinis are rather clever, like the Pixie Stick martini, a combination of pineapple vodka, sour cherry syrup, fresh lime and lemon juice. The drink, created at Candy Bar in Chelsea, is not the kind of cocktail you find in a Raymond Chandler novel, but it has a certain offbeat appeal. The drink, topped with a mildly salacious garnish, wins a point or two for inventiveness. A Survivor's Tale , founded a series called Neon Lit. The series takes postmodern novels and translates or adapts them into the comic book format.