Yesterday evening, I met producer and author Marianne Mancusi for drinks at 44 1/2. I was absolutely in awe when I learned that she’s written twelve (TWELVE!) books since 2005. As someone who’s been working on her Great American Novel for…oh…three years now, let me just say: that is seriously impressive.

If you head over to 44 1/2 for drinks, I highly recommend checking out their fun cocktail list (under “Menus”). I get the Chelsea Hot and Dirty minus the Hot part (I substitute regular Ketel One for Absolute Peppar, and order extra blue cheese-stuffed olives on the side).