Comic-Con themed cocktail lets you drink like a superhero

Just in time for Comic-Con, Punch Bowl Social is serving up a Marvel-ous green drink that gives a nod to The Hulk. Alas, Mark Ruffalo is not included.

San Diego Union-Tribune

July 17, 2019 11:17 AM PT

Consider it a form of culinary cosplay.

Every year, restaurants and bars in San Diego — especially in the Gaslamp and East Village — dress up their dishes and drinks with a Comic-Con themed flair.

One cocktail that will have you sipping like a superhero is the Dr. Banner’s Wellness Elixir at Punch Bowl Social. Named for the Marvel character that turns into the The Hulk, this appropriately green libation is made with San Diego’s own Malahat Spiced Rum, Rum Haven Coconut Rum, coconut milk, fresh lime juice, Coco Lopez coconut cream and matcha, finished off with a garnish of fresh mint.

Alas, Mark Ruffalo not included, but nice and over the top, just like our favorite pop culture convention. (For a list of other Comic-Con specialty creations, check out our roundup in The Dish.)

Available through Sunday. 1485 E St., East Village. $12. (619) 452-3352. punchbowlsocial.com/location/san-diego

Michele Parente

Michele Parente is the Dining, Wine + Lifestyle reporter for The San Diego Union-Tribune. Her areas of expertise include the Valle de Guadalupe wine region, fashion, television, women’s issues and coverage of aging, such as the impact of Alzheimer’s and dementia and family caregiving. Michele is the former Sunday and features editor, where she oversaw profiles, special projects, such as the Legacy of WWII and in-depth reports on a variety of topics. She joined the U-T in 2003, supervising coverage areas that have included features, fashion, TV, Food, Consumer Health and Arts & Entertainment. Previously, Michele was the assistant features editor at The Oregonian, in Portland, as well as the Portland City Hall reporter. She spent 10 years at New York Newsday as a reporter on the crime, education, state legislature and New York City Hall beats. She was part of a team that won the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Reporting. A native New Yorker, Michele received her B.A. in political science and Italian Literature at UC Berkeley. In 1980, she studied at L’Università di Urbino, in Italy. One of her life’s goals is to make her way through each of the world’s great wine regions.