Movie Star Blog

You know you're famous when you have a drink named after you!

For dinner this evening, the boys and I visited a nice little lounge called Bar Rouge, located in the lovely Hotel Rouge on 16th Street. It’s a nice little place (I really mean little. It only seats 40), and the food and drinks are tasty, but a Sean Penn (Jack + triple sec + lemonade) and a Sean Connery (Liquor 43 + VO + Bitters + orange juice + soda) cost me $10 each. They have weird drink names, like a standard margarita is called a Madonna, and a Salma Hayek is a Madonna with mango. Food ranges from $6 - $12, but they’re all appetizers. It’s pricey, but the atmosphere is nice. They have chairs that look like thrones, big, comfy couches, and a few cute tables for two, and they have a large screen on the wall that plays old black and white movies and nature scenes. It’s only a stone’s throw away from the apartment, and they have really great cocktails, but I still can’t get over paying $10 for something that I could make at home for $3.