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The city-named shaker tin preferred by cocktail bartenders for its sleek design, and easy-to-assemble setup.
What is a boston shaker?
This brand of cookware and cooking utensils is widely used in the Hobson house for its commitment to a eco-friendly, non-stick product.
What is Greenpan Cookware?
New York-named MLS team that actually resides in Harrison, New Jersey
What is the Red Bulls?
This gay British pop icon was a core member of the group WHAM! in the 1980s, and went on to release numerous #1 hits in the years following his departure.
The official state nickname of Kentucky
What is the Bluegrass state?
The ingredients in a classic Negroni feature gin, sweet vermouth, and this bright red Italian liqueur.
What is Campari?
The chemical reaction that occurs when cooking non-fruit or vegetable ingredients that creates browning and increases flavor.
What is the maillard reaction?
The tri-state area contains three iconic, accomplished NHL franchises, featuring the Rangers, Devils, and this somewhat oxymoronic-named third team.
Who are the New York Islanders?
This monarchial music legend accumulated many #1 hit songs throughout his career, but has been dismissed by many listeners and critics in the 21st century for not having written a single one of his songs.
Who is Elvis Presley?
The capybara, the world's largest rodent, is the close relative to these more common domestic rodents.
What are guinea pigs?
Located in at least one location behind most bars, this is the colloquial name of the metal bar piece that houses the service ice, speed rack, and oftentimes several juices and syrups.
What is a/the well?
A saucier is different from a saucepan in this notable way, which allows for less risk of burning fragile sauces or cremes.
What are rounded walls/sides?
This 2026 Oscar-nominated lead actor is a constant fixture at New York Knicks playoff games in the last two years, most recently attending with Kylie Jenner and Ben Stiller the past May.
Who is Timothee Chalamet?
After the tragedy of Kurt Cobain's suicide in 1994, the drummer of Nirvana, Dave Grohl, went on to create this solo music project that turned into one of the biggest rock bands of the late 90's and 2000's.
Who are the Foo Fighters?
In basketball, the impressive feat of having 10 or more of three different statistics in one game is often called this:
This vodka brand had to be retired from the yearly vodka industry awards - because it was winning too much - so much so a vodka hall of fame was created just for it to be the first entrant!
What is Ketel One?
Also used in other pasta shape productions, most pasta companies feature three types of penne: Regular penne (smooth), mezze penne (smaller), and penne ____ (ridged).
What is rigate?
This New York football team just set a legitimately unbreakable record, finishing the 2025 NFL season as the first team ever with 0 interceptions on defense.
Who is the New York Jets?
This gospel-focused, politically charged R&B album from soul legend Marvin Gaye was released in 1971 and is hailed by many different music reviewer outlets as the greatest album of all time (Hint: your boyfriend has it on CD).
What is "What's Going On"?
Watch out below! This bird, which has different varities all over the world, will dive from a perch to reach a speed of up to 25 mph in order to catch prey lurking in a body of water below.
What is a kingfisher?
In 2002, famed NYC bartender and cocktail pioneer Dale Degroff published The Craft of the Cocktail, a landmark title in the cocktail book library. Your boyfriend owns this book, and in it, Degroff talks about his reputation for inventing this vodka libation.
What is a cosmopolitan?
Utilized in most restaurants to decrease strain of cooking in busy windows, the act of beginning to cook food, such as pasta and vegetables, ahead of time but then halting in order to finish later before serving is known as par-cooking, or this term.
What is blanching?
Madison Square Garden has to split its winters between the Rangers, Knicks, and this NYC Big East university's men's basketball team.
What is St. John's?
Nepotism or good genes? Born in Jersey City, this staunch feminist artist produced many records of note in the 1960s, most famous being "These Boots are Made for Walkin'", but her career pales in comparison to her father, a fellow New Jerseyean more known for his New York associations.
Who is Nancy Sinatra?
In DSLR cameras, the aperture of the camera is represented by a single letter in a fraction of a number, typically called an _ stop number.
What is an f stop?