Sunday, Bloody Mary Sunday at Bigfoot Lodge
Bloody Marys made with salami, whiskey, beef jerky and bacon salt? (All those ingredients aren't in the same drink, but still...) Beginning this Sunday, Bigfoot Lodge, which celebrates its tenth anniversary June 22 to 28, kicks off Bloody Sundays, held from 2 to 6 p.m. and featuring a menu of dolled-up Bloody Mary cocktails that sound equally repulsive and fascinating.
You can still get a classic Bloody Mary ($5), but for the more adventurous there's the Bloody Mario ($7) made with basil and garlic-infused vodka and garnished with salami and cheese; or the El Scorcho made with pepper vodka and hot sauce. Then there's the Bacontini ($8), the result of long hours of research conducted by the combined brain trust of Bigfoot Lodge and its parent company 1933 Group. (They own Little Cave, Saints & Sinners, Stinkersand Bigfoot West, which is slated to open in Culver City in late June). They boldly attempted to make bacon-infused vodka, but the curled lump of cold bacon looked distressingly fetal. Besides, bacon-infused vodka is so common these days, it's almost a cliché. Instead, Bigfoot's Bacontini is made with pepper vodka and rimmed with bacon salt.
The one questionable aspect of Bloody Sunday? It's held in conjunction with Bigfoot's live music Sunday Sessions -- not a help to those sipping a hair of the dog while trying to shake a nasty hangover.
-- Elina Shatkin
Photo: A Bloody Mary with marinated green beans. Credit: Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times.
I went to this on Sunday and couldn't get enough of the BLOODY MARIO.
They called it "Mary's Italian cousin" and it was made with their own infused vodka, garnished with cheese, salami, celery and olives. It's like a pizza hangover cure all.
A little honky tonk music, a bloody mario and a bigfoot sighting... I'd say it is the perfect way to start or end my week!
Posted by: Hambone | June 09, 2009 at 01:10 PM
It was a great time. Sarah Meech band rocks and the Bloody Mary's were tasty.
Posted by: DK | June 08, 2009 at 10:41 AM
Leave it up to the Bigfoot Lodge to create a Bloody Mary called the Bloody Mario! I can't wait to taste this savory creation.
Thanks for giving a sister the heads up Elina!
-Jenn Joy
Posted by: Super Booty | June 08, 2009 at 12:59 AM
This sounds amazing! The Bacontini!
Leave it up to those Bigfooters to take Bloody Marys to the next level!
I live for Bacon!
Posted by: Suga Shack | June 06, 2009 at 08:55 AM