Glass

This delicate drinking vessel formed in the elegant likeness of a bird started showing up at some of the world's highest-end cocktail bars.

Wash the glass with detergent or vinegar and rinse with warm water.” “Pour vinegar or warm water with a detergent into a glass and allow the sediment to soften as long as possible, preferably overnight. Why fuss over how the sausage gets made when we can escape to a Macanese fishing village, or channel a glass slipper-wearing Disney princess who talks to woodland animals — at least until we reach the bottom of the glass? “Sitting at the plaza, I imagined a scene of birds flying around Coloane just like a fairy tale, which I wanted to capture.” Then add a little rice to the glass and shake the contents. The glass thematically supports the beverage’s “typically Asian” ingredients, including Goji berries, jasmine, and edible bird’s nest. (The drink, and bird, are still on the menu.) It’s been making the rounds on [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@noshplate/video/7170547374748601642?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1), too — the subject of lust, and near thievery, among creators at trendy outposts like [The Glass Ceiling](https://glassceilingnomad.com/) lounge and [Loulou](https://www.loulounyc.com/) Petit Bistro. “Nowadays, there are thousands of copies on the market,” he says. When the Lark hit the market in 2017, it became an instant best seller — turning up at [Bachleda Luxury Hotel](https://bachledaluxuryhotel.pl/) in Krakow, posh London restaurant [Clos Maggiore](https://www.closmaggiore.com/), and the [Ritz-Carlton](https://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/hotels/australia/perth) in Perth, Australia. [Kimpton Alma](https://www.stayalma.com/) hotel in San Diego, where he’s director of food and beverage. These may be the famous words of Mitch Brenner (played by Rod Taylor) in “The Birds,” Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 horror/thriller about a small California town plagued by random, mass bird attacks.