Comments on: The Piña Colada Feud: Much Ado About Nothing? http://solofriendly.com/the-pina-colada-feud/ All You Need to Travel is YOU Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:43:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gray Cargill http://solofriendly.com/the-pina-colada-feud/#comment-3937 Gray Cargill Fri, 03 Jun 2011 16:25:14 +0000 http://solofriendly.com/?p=3929#comment-3937 Yes, I did. It was good, but it didn't knock my socks off. (That's a direct quote from my journal.) Yes, I did. It was good, but it didn’t knock my socks off. (That’s a direct quote from my journal.)
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]]> By: Laura Bates http://solofriendly.com/the-pina-colada-feud/#comment-3831 Laura Bates Sat, 28 May 2011 14:25:16 +0000 http://solofriendly.com/?p=3929#comment-3831 Well, did you ever have one at the Caribe Hilton? Well, did you ever have one at the Caribe Hilton?

]]> By: Vanesa Littlecrow Wojtanowicz - Puerto Rican Foodie Dreams http://solofriendly.com/the-pina-colada-feud/#comment-3023 Vanesa Littlecrow Wojtanowicz - Puerto Rican Foodie Dreams Sat, 05 Mar 2011 15:28:52 +0000 http://solofriendly.com/?p=3929#comment-3023 [...] marker for Barranchina, the disputed birthplace of piña colada.  The Caribe Hilton also makes the claim of being the birthplace of [...] [...] marker for Barranchina, the disputed birthplace of piña colada.  The Caribe Hilton also makes the claim of being the birthplace of [...]

]]> By: Puerto Rican Foodie Dreams | Rev. Vanesa Littlecrow Wojtanowicz http://solofriendly.com/the-pina-colada-feud/#comment-2617 Puerto Rican Foodie Dreams | Rev. Vanesa Littlecrow Wojtanowicz Sun, 19 Dec 2010 20:38:49 +0000 http://solofriendly.com/?p=3929#comment-2617 [...] marker for Barranchina, the disputed birthplace of piña colada.  The Caribe Hilton also makes the claim of being the birthplace of [...] [...] marker for Barranchina, the disputed birthplace of piña colada.  The Caribe Hilton also makes the claim of being the birthplace of [...]

]]> By: SoloFriendly http://solofriendly.com/the-pina-colada-feud/#comment-1230 SoloFriendly Mon, 17 May 2010 15:28:12 +0000 http://solofriendly.com/?p=3929#comment-1230 I guess what it comes down to is when I think of drinks that come out of machines like that, I think "cheap". Cheap lemonade, watered-down soda or cheap slushies at amusement parks, things like that. It doesn't make me want to write home about them. I don't think I'd have as much issue with it if they were charging cheaper prices for their machine pina coladas, but they're still charging $8 or more, the same I'd pay for a hand-mixed drink. So why wouldn't I just order a hand-mixed drink? I know, it's a weird sticking point for me, but there you have it. We all have our idiosyncrasies, this just happens to be mine. I guess what it comes down to is when I think of drinks that come out of machines like that, I think “cheap”. Cheap lemonade, watered-down soda or cheap slushies at amusement parks, things like that. It doesn't make me want to write home about them. I don't think I'd have as much issue with it if they were charging cheaper prices for their machine pina coladas, but they're still charging $8 or more, the same I'd pay for a hand-mixed drink. So why wouldn't I just order a hand-mixed drink? I know, it's a weird sticking point for me, but there you have it. We all have our idiosyncrasies, this just happens to be mine.

]]> By: LJ http://solofriendly.com/the-pina-colada-feud/#comment-1229 LJ Mon, 17 May 2010 08:18:13 +0000 http://solofriendly.com/?p=3929#comment-1229 Oh, and to address another issue, at least in every place I've drank one or worked at, the alcohol is NOT added to the machine, just the pineapple juice and coconut. Alcohol is usually added by hand. Oh, and to address another issue, at least in every place I've drank one or worked at, the alcohol is NOT added to the machine, just the pineapple juice and coconut. Alcohol is usually added by hand.

]]> By: LJ http://solofriendly.com/the-pina-colada-feud/#comment-1228 LJ Mon, 17 May 2010 08:16:17 +0000 http://solofriendly.com/?p=3929#comment-1228 Imagine they mixed the perfect drink by hand... just for a bunch of people at the same time.<br><br>I guess I'd understand the situation better if I thought of a Piña Colada as anything special. I'm Puerto Rican, and I LOVE piña coladas as much as the next girl, but since there was never anything exotic about them when I was growing up, I've never really seen them as a craft drink, unlike say, those fancy martinis at Tantra (a few blocks away from Barrachina).<br><br>I'm not defending the use of the machines, btw. I'm just saying it's practical in high-volume restaurants. Imagine they mixed the perfect drink by hand… just for a bunch of people at the same time.

I guess I'd understand the situation better if I thought of a Piña Colada as anything special. I'm Puerto Rican, and I LOVE piña coladas as much as the next girl, but since there was never anything exotic about them when I was growing up, I've never really seen them as a craft drink, unlike say, those fancy martinis at Tantra (a few blocks away from Barrachina).

I'm not defending the use of the machines, btw. I'm just saying it's practical in high-volume restaurants.

]]> By: SoloFriendly http://solofriendly.com/the-pina-colada-feud/#comment-1223 SoloFriendly Fri, 14 May 2010 15:58:10 +0000 http://solofriendly.com/?p=3929#comment-1223 Oh, I understand why they do it. I'm just kind of old school about the craft of bartending. I like to see a drink made up fresh for me. Anyone can pour a pina colada from a machine; it requires no skill. Whereas mixing up the perfect drink by hand does. Oh, I understand why they do it. I'm just kind of old school about the craft of bartending. I like to see a drink made up fresh for me. Anyone can pour a pina colada from a machine; it requires no skill. Whereas mixing up the perfect drink by hand does.

]]> By: LJ http://solofriendly.com/the-pina-colada-feud/#comment-1222 LJ Fri, 14 May 2010 11:01:11 +0000 http://solofriendly.com/?p=3929#comment-1222 Does it matter if it's from a machine if it's made with the same recipe (not some concentrate bull)? I mean, some restaurants have to make hundreds of piña coladas an hour. Making each one individually just seems impractical. Mainly, what the machine does is maintain consistency. Does it matter if it's from a machine if it's made with the same recipe (not some concentrate bull)? I mean, some restaurants have to make hundreds of piña coladas an hour. Making each one individually just seems impractical. Mainly, what the machine does is maintain consistency.

]]> By: Solo Dining at Restaurante Raices, San Juan | SoloFriendly.com http://solofriendly.com/the-pina-colada-feud/#comment-1079 Solo Dining at Restaurante Raices, San Juan | SoloFriendly.com Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:05:39 +0000 http://solofriendly.com/?p=3929#comment-1079 [...] The bar stools were made of wicker, and the barback was lined with liquor bottles.  Sadly, they use a machine to make their pina coladas.  I was sitting right next to it.  Sigh.  In any case, I did quite enjoy my mojito–it was [...] [...] The bar stools were made of wicker, and the barback was lined with liquor bottles.  Sadly, they use a machine to make their pina coladas.  I was sitting right next to it.  Sigh.  In any case, I did quite enjoy my mojito–it was [...]

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