| The impromptu debate, over light beers and dirty martinis, was at once mundane and remarkable. |
| Avoid the forty-dollar margaritas and go for martinis and negronis in a bar done up in Rothko-esque paints and Fink! jugs. |
| But first you'd have to ensure that the barkeep makes a good one, because dirty martinis seem to be notoriously difficult to get correct. |
| Our host had prepared a home bar for our arrival and we made dirty martinis with sweet and sour pickled carrots as stirrers. |
| We had stopped by to drink dirty martinis and watch the singers for a while. |
| There was always a shaker of martinis and an assortment of hopeful dogs clustered around the dish of nuts. |
