Page
      4
      March
      4,
      2009
     
    
   
   
    
     
      On
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      CAMPUS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Menu
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Paige
      Matthie
      takes
      us
      with
      her
      as
      she
     
     
      samples
      the
      best
      Charlottetown
      has
      to
     
     
      offer,
      and
      at
      prices
      acceptable
      for
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      average
      student
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      recently
      read
      over
      my
      past
     
     
      reviews,
      and
      I
      felt
      as
      though
     
     
      I’d
      left
      a
      piece
      out
      of
      Char-
     
     
      lottetown’s
      epicurean
      puz-
     
     
      zle:
      drinks!
     
    

    
     
      Each
      issue
      I’m
      going
      on
      and
     
     
      on
      about
      how
      excellent
      this
     
     
      sandwich
      is,
      or
      how
      heart-
     
     
      warming
      that
      soup
      is,
      and
     
     
      I’ve
      forgotten
      to
      even
      sample
     
     
      the
      splendid
      loveliness
      of
      all
     
     
      of
      the
      smooth/zingy/bloody
     
     
      fantastic
      liqueurs,
      wines,
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      spirits
      in
      this
      boozy
      town.
     
    

    
     
      I
      knew
      something
      would
     
     
      have
      to
      change,
      and
      that
      was
     
     
      definitely
      a
      challenge
      I
      was
     
     
      up
      for.
     
    

    
     
      I
      embarked
      on
      my
      mission
     
     
      in
      February,
      a
      wise
      choice
      for
     
     
      those
      in
      search
      of
      cocktails
     
     
      and
      libation
      as
      the
      romance-
     
     
      themed
      drinks
      seem
      to
      come
     
     
      out
      of
      the
      woodwork
      (or
      is
      it
     
     
      that
      they
      become
      much
      more
     
     
      apparent,
      to
      our
      annoyance?)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In
      any
      case,
      I’ve
      road-tested
     
     
      a
      lot
      of
      martinis
      and
      found
      a
     
     
      solid
      few
      worth
      mentioning.
     
    

    
     
      For
      anyone
      in
      the
      early
     
     
      days
      of
      romance,
      a
      visit
      to
     
     
      the
      42nd
      Street
      Lounge
      is
     
     
      long
      overdue.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Love
      Affair
      martini
      has
     
     
      a
      reputation
      that
      precedes
      it.
     
     
      It
      is
      the
      drink
      all
      of
      the
      bar-
     
     
      tenders
      recommend
      to
      first-
     
     
      timers
      at
      42nd
      (to
      those
      more
     
     
      interested
      in
      cocktails
      than
     
     
      scotch
      or
      wine
      anyway),
      and
     
     
      it
      is
      one
      of
      the
      most
      blissful
     
     
      ways
      to
      introduce
      yourself
     
     
      to
      this
      velvety,
      mysterious
     
     
      watering-hole.
      The
      combi-
     
     
      nation
      of
      Bailey’s,
      cream,
     
     
      Swiss
      chocolate
      almond,
     
     
      and
      buttershots
      is
      like
      liquid
     
     
      cake
      and
      is
      just
      absolutely
     
     
      lush.
      It’s
      like
      those
      joyous
     
     
      first
      kisses
      with
      a
      new
      love;
     
     
      there’s
      no
      bitter
      aftertaste
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      spoil
      the
      moment.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      If
      you’ve
      had
      a
      less
      than
     
     
      rosy
      Valentine’s
      Day
      experi-
     
     
      ence
      this
      year,
      and
      are
      look-
     
     
      ing
      for
      a
      tonic
      to
      wallow
      in
     
     
      your
      sorrows
      with
      your
      best
     
     
      friends
      at
      your
      side,
      head
      to
     
     
      the
      Pilot
      House
      for
      their
      Bit-
     
     
      ter
      End
      martini.
      It’s
      as
      tart
     
     
      as
      a
      granny-smith
      and
      stings
     
     
      like
      rejection,
      but
      in
      a
      good
     
     
      way.
      I
      love
      sour
      drinks,
      and
     
     
      this
      one
      tops
      my
      list
      with
     
     
      five-out-of-five
      puckers!
     
     
      So
      if
      you’re
      nursing
      some
     
     
      wounds
      to
      your
      heart,
      the
     
     
      Bitter
      End’s
      tough
      love
      is
     
     
      your
      prescription.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      But
      perhaps
      you’re
      in
      nei-
     
     
      ther
      of
      these
      states.
      Per-
     
     
      haps
      you’re
      just
      young,
     
     
      loving
      live,
      and
      wanting
      to
     
     
      celebrate.
      Then
      get
      your
     
    
   
   
    
     
      PANTHER
      POST
     
    
   
   
    
     
      sweet
      self
      down
      to
      Mavor’s
     
     
      at
      the
      Confederation
      Centre
     
     
      of
      the
      Arts
      for
      a
      Showtime
     
     
      martini.
      This
      drink
      is
      all
     
     
      about
      fun,
      and
      is
      an
      excit-
     
     
      ing
      combination
      of
      vodka
     
     
      or
      gin,
      grapefruit
      juice,
      and
     
     
      melon
      liqueur.
      So
      if
      you’re
     
     
      out
      downtown
      and
      craving
     
     
      something
      Sex
      and
      the
      City-
     
     
      esque,
      pop
      into
      Mavor’s
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘and
      get
      ready
      for
      Showtime
     
    
   
   
    
     
      (cheesy,
      I
      know!).
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      While
      martinis
      may
      not
      be
     
    
   
   
    
     
      for
      everyone,
      they
      are
      fun
      to
     
     
      try
      and
      usually
      don’t
      disap-
     
     
      point,
      though
      I
      do
      recom-
     
     
      mend
      thinking
      twice
      about
     
     
      a
      “traditional”
      martini.
     
     
      They’re
      a
      bit
      too
      much
      like
     
     
      paint
      thinner
      for
      me,
      and
      the
     
     
      olive
      was
      the
      best
      part.
      But
     
     
      to
      each
      his
      or
      her
      own.
      Hap-
     
     
      py
      drinking!
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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