Caesar Turns 40

[fredr123]

http://www.chtv.com/ch/chcanews/story.html?id=1591285

Today, Calgary's Westin Hotel will mark the 40th anniversary of the spicy beverage by unveiling a plaque touting it as the birthplace of the Caesar. The drink was invented by the late Walter Chell, a bartender at the Owl's Nest Bar in the Calgary Inn, now the Westin, to mark the opening of a new Italian restaurant, Marco's.

[troutman]

Isn't there some controversy about when and where the drink was invented?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar_(cocktail)

[llama64]

It sounds disgusting, tastes delicious.

I might be fixing myself a Caesar or two tonight in celebration. Now where can I find some of those spicy pickled beans to go in it?

[Ducay]

Tastes like cold tomato soup; I'll pass

[ok, ok,....I get it]

after mnany a night on the town this drink has saved me the next morning....who among us has not had a breakfast casear? God Bless you Walter Chell!

[worth]

I didn't realize that it wasn't that famous everywhere else. I just thought you could get one anywhere. Maybe I should ask for one when i'm in Vegas. Although, any place where Canadians frequent, they will probably know how to make the drink.

[fredr123]

Originally Posted by Ducay

Tastes like cold tomato soup; I'll pass

You make weird tomato soup.

[Dion]

A favourite drink of mine when out with friends. I always ask the bartender to add a bit of horseradish to kick it up a notch. The hotter and spicier the better

[Hack&Lube]

I remember they had no idea what it was in Vegas. Had to get a Bloody Mary. Same in the UK.

Clamato is not that popular at all in the U.S. The U.S. marketing side failed miserably 10 years ago by listening to stupid focus groups that said that people didn't like the idea of a seafood drink...so they advertised it as 99% Clam Free - that had the dual effect of telling people it was just tomato juice so why bother and also reminding the people who hated clams that there were clams in it. Brutally el stupido.

Caesars are my favorite drink. I always make one and pour them into spagetti sauce and chilli recipes.

Where do you buy those plastic rimming cups? I only typically use lemon/lime juice on the rim and then pour Clamato rimmer (geez, still using the same bottle I bought about 15 years ago, seriously) on a plate to rim my glasses.

[enthused]

Mmmm... liquid lunch!

[Ford Prefect]

I didn't realize Calgary had a claim to inventing the Caesar. So the Caesar and ginger beef are Calgary's contribution to the world. Oh ya, and cow pie bingo. Cool.

[Sainters7]

Far and away my favourite alcoholic beverage. The latest marketing ad for em is so true: If you see one, you want one.

btw its also true that in the States they basically don't exist(though they may be around in some capacity in the more northern States). When I was in New Orleans I asked for one and my waitress looked at me like I had two heads. Eventually she just got me a Bloody Mary, which is the equivalent of asking for champagne and being told to drink out of the toilet.

PS- for the Caesar lovers, if you wanna try something different, replace vodka with gin. It gives it an extra bite.

[Ford Prefect]

Originally Posted by Sainters7

Far and away my favourite alcoholic beverage. The latest marketing ad for em is so true: If you see one, you want one.

btw its also true that in the States they basically don't exist(though they may be around in some capacity in the more northern States). When I was in New Orleans I asked for one and my waitress looked at me like I had two heads. Eventually she just got me a Bloody Mary, which is the equivalent of asking for champagne and being told to drink out of the toilet.

PS- for the Caesar lovers, if you wanna try something different, replace vodka with gin. It gives it an extra bite.

Not necessarily. My wife has cousins in Montana and they'd never heard of a Caesar until we introduced them to it.

[cKy]

Everytime I goto Seattle I ask for a Caesar, and they look @ me like im a tweaked out hooker spinning around on the floor.