The Martini: A Story with a Twist

Bay Curious

KQED

History, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.9 • 999 Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

The martini is iconic. Not just because of James Bond, but the glass it’s served in, those neon signs in front of old school bars … it even has its own emoji. It was also created in the Bay Area, though where, specifically, is up for debate. As part of a collaboration with The California Report Magazine, reporter Bianca Taylor shakes up this story about the martini's origins for the series Golden State Plate. Additional Reading: Golden State Plate: The Story of the Martini, Straight Up, With a Twist Join our Curious Cocktails event and learn to mix Bay Area-invented drinks Sign up for our newsletter Enter our Sierra Nevada Brewing Company monthly trivia contest Your support makes KQED podcasts possible. You can show your love by going to https://kqed.org/donate/podcasts This story was reported by Bianca Taylor. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Amanda Font, and Christopher Beale. Additional support from Cesar Saldana, Jen Chien, Katie Sprenger, Jasmine Garnett, Carly Severn, Jenny Pritchett and Holly Kernan.

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0:00.0	From K-QED.
0:02.0	If you've ever had your parents over to your place, you know it can be a bit stressful.
0:10.0	Change the sheets, clean the floors, stock the fridge, cram all that clutter into the one closet
0:16.0	you really hope they're not going to open. But when my dad comes to town, there's one detail that
0:21.6	cannot be forgotten. I put a martini glass in the
0:26.0	freezer. How much do you love martinis would you say?
0:29.8	H- What do I love Martinez?
0:34.0	Let's see.
0:35.0	First God, then you and Zach.
0:38.0	That's me and my brother.
0:40.0	And then Martini.
0:41.0	His dog, she's named Martini, and Joel, his boyfriend, and then probably the six or
0:46.6	seventh. That's pretty high. Okay I'm not even gonna touch that the dog gets a higher ranking than his boyfriend, but all this to say,
0:57.0	Martinez are an everyday drink in my dad's house.
1:01.0	So I was especially excited to tell him that his favorite drink was concocted in California, right here in the Bay Area.
1:21.0	I'm Olivia Allen Price and this is Bay Curious. Today on the podcast, The Origins of the Martini. This episode first ran on the show in 2019, but we're bringing it back because we have a very special event coming up called Curious Cocktails.
1:30.0	We'll be gathering at KQD's headquarters for a night that's one part storytelling, one part cocktail making class.
1:37.0	I think it's all going to add up to be one awesome evening and I hope you'll be there.
1:41.0	It all goes down on Thursday, July 13th.
1:44.7	Find details and tickets at KQED.org slash live.
1:49.0	Okay, we're going to take a quick break,
1:50.8	but I'll go ahead and put a martini glass in the freezer for you.
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