Things Get Messy When Bartenders Crack an Egg

Raw eggs are among the ingredients most fervently embraced by cocktail revivalists who have sought out new techniques and circled back to classic recipes. And the MarTEAni is a signature drink at a bar that is seen as a paragon of the new cocktailians.

Venturesome barkeeps are finding themselves at the intersection of public health and culinary technology. So the citation has led some mixologists to think twice before cracking a shell, and has sparked passionate dialogue — not to mention feverish texting and online outrage — over how far government should go to protect the public from itself

New York Times