Welcome to the party! Is there anywhere more thrilling than New York City smack dab in the middle of 1920s? You’d think Prohibition would make it difficult to get a cocktail, but truthfully, the bar scene became a lot more lively when drinking went underground. I’m Minnie, the owner of Minnie’s Speakeasy, and I’d love to show you around some of my favorite places in New York City. First a safety note: Make sure you don’t stray from my tour. The streets of the Lower East Side are run by gangs and if you walk down the wrong street, you’ll be emptying your pockets to the neighborhood goons. Are you hungry? Let’s stop by Moskowitz’s Roumanian at 219 Second Avenue. This is Joseph Moskowitz’s original restaurant, and if you’re lucky, he’ll be playing his cymbalom that night. (Confession: I didn’t know what a cymbalom was until my boyfriend took me to the restaurant on our first date. Imagine a table with strings pulled across the top. The player uses two sticks to make the most beautiful music. You can see a cymbalom here.) Keep your eyes open: You might spy Charlie Chaplin or Captain Dupont enjoying a Roumanian tenderloin steak…