Del Pedro, late of Grange Hall

[plattetude]

I wonder if anyone in the know in this forum might know if Del Pedro is behind the stick anywhere these days? For those who don't know, his drink list and mixology at the late lamented Grange Hall in Greenwich Village was well ahead of its time, IMHO. And I'll credit a few trips there some years ago to really turning me on to what cocktails could and should be. Notably, I had my first Aviation there, which was also my first exposure to maraschino liqueur.

I'm posting here rather than in the New York forum since, well, the question is best put to cocktail geeks rather than the broader NY crowd.

So then, anyone?

Christopher

[slkinsey]

Looks like he's doing this: http://www.delpedro.com

[Splificator]

For those who don't know, his drink list and mixology at the late lamented Grange Hall in Greenwich Village was well ahead of its time, IMHO. 

IMHO as well--Del was working his magic there in the mid '90s, well before the classic cocktails boom. I remember talking about Jerry Thomas with him one night, back when I had just picked up a copy of Asbury's edition of the book and was goggling at what I found therein. He already had it.

Better than that, though, he was, and is, also one of those bartenders who can weld a casual bunch of strangers into a social unit. One of the very best. He's working somewhere in the West Village, last I heard. Seek and ye shall find.

[Nathan]

where, where, where?

we desperately need something besides Little Branch!

[misterdyer]

Del is keeping the bar at Alexandra in the West Village.

455 Hudson St. (Barrow & Morton Sts.) 212-255-3838.