I was like, 'Go have sex right now.'".

The most commonly repeated origin story is that the South Side was the go-to drink for speakeasies during Prohibition, with rumors that famous Chicagoland gangster Al Capone was in some way involved with the cocktail’s origin.Others tie the South Side to the 21 Club in New York City, where the South Side was the former speakeasy’s house drink.

Neither of these origin stories are correct, though..According to Eric Felten in.the South Side’s history can be traced to the Southside Sportsman’s Club in Long Island, New York, where it began as the bar’s.

From there, the club’s wealthy clientele spread its popularity by asking for the drink at other bars.The drink made its first appearance in print in Hugo Ensslin’s 1917 cocktail book.

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, meaning the South Side was around well before Prohibition and Capone’s arrival in Chicago.He said to keep a wet cloth over Parmigiano Reggiano otherwise it will dry out...unless you’re in Modena.

Who am I to argue!More like sí chef, but yeah.

When Massimo Bottura imparts wisdom, you listen.So if you’re going to keep a big block of Parm out for a while, make sure to cover it with a wet cloth.