A martini to keep you company – Sips

Near the Perkins Road overpass sits a small green building with a retro sign. This is Duvic’s Martini Bar, and the bartenders there must be chocolate lovers. Satisfy your Valentine’s-boosted sweet tooth with Duvic’s Chocolate Martini ($8), a dangerously delicious drink best explained with a metaphor. Imagine your oh-so-vanilla Uncle Stoli is next to your chuckling Uncle Bailey. Cousin Kahlua is somewhere around here and as usual Aunt Godiva is keeping everything together. She seems to be mysteriously dark, but she’s really light-hearted. By themselves they are loud characters, but with this martini, it’s as if they handed you a glass of chocolate milk and said, “Oh, don’t mind us. You won’t even notice we’re here.” Your happy hour just got even happier. Depending on how you’re feeling, you should invite another family member. There’s Aunt Godiva’s sister, Godiva White, the ever-popular cousin Mint and Uncle Stoli’s sisters Strawberry and Raspberry. Even if you walk into Duvic’s alone, there is a drink sure to give you good company.