![]() Obviously, I love having a bench so I can spread out. There’s a Bluetooth speaker for my JAMS, nail clippers, leftover Chinese food in case I get hungry-and, of course, I keep it all in my big backpack so I don’t have to set down my stuff on the gross floor. ![]() I have a special “subway kit” that I always bring. Riding the subway is one of my favorite New York experiences. Good deed for the day already done! Commute There’s a pamphlet guy on the stoop, so I hold the door open and wish him well. I designed my own one-hour, music-based workout program called “Jump and Stomp.” (Basically, I can do ALL the drum parts from my favorite Korn songs-entirely with my feet!) For a cool down, I meditate for 30 minutes to the mantra “I am not my trust fund” before crushing a blender full of my secret protein shake recipe (hint: two Red Bulls). Such a busy schedule today, no time to waste. (It’s seriously SO loud-my neighbor always texts me that his colleagues can hear it over Zoom LOL.) I tend to sleep through the thing for at least half an hour even though I put it on its loudest setting. My alarm is always set no later than 11:15 a.m. And that’s too bad, because I’m simultaneously horrible and awesome.” In fact, Espresso Martini routinely doubles down on the sentiment: “If you can’t handle me at my worst, you don’t deserve me at my best. And I wouldn’t want to be-tea tastes terrible with vodka.” Their unapologetic attitude seems to be working, as demand for the cocktail is skyrocketing. “I’m just not everyone’s cup of tea,” Espresso Martini said recently. ![]() I truly hate this drink.”īut that reputation doesn’t get Espresso Martini down. Beyond being hard to make, the Espresso Martini is just plain exhausting to be around, in public or private. “Making drinks is what I love, but pulling a hot shot of coffee and adding it to a metal shaker 20 times a night just sucks. me, not so much,” said bartender Cameron Wells of SoHo’s chic nightspot Leather & Candy. The drink is considered a modern classic by many, but even though its one-two punch of vodka and espresso makes it popular with the party crowd, bartenders loathe its rise to ubiquity. After a drastic dip in popularity, during which its cocktail world credibility hovered near that of Four Loko, the ascendant Espresso Martini now shares menu real estate with house Old-Fashioneds and seasonal Negronis. The Espresso Martini has had a notable few years.
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