Kick off the new year with a cocktail you won’t be able to resist! The first time I made, and drank eastern manhattans, was three years ago on New Years Eve; time flies when you’re having fun! A dear friend’s husband introduced the recipe to me, who at the time was my bourbon expert, as […]
Read more "Eastern Manhattan"I honestly don’t know where to begin; but my love affair with the gin and tonic is undeniable. It is the drink I can always fall back on. I know it’s always going to be good and satisfying when it’s been a rough day or a long week. I was unaware I even liked gin […]
Read more "Gin and Tonic"In loving memory of my Nanny: “1 perfect manhattan please, in an on the rocks glass.” I learned from the best of them. April 7, 1927 – February 4, 2015 This journey began, like so many of my wild goose chases do, when I was reading my newest issue of Bon Appétit a little over 3 […]
Read more "Manhattan"After a lengthy hiatus, from writing of course not cocktail making or drinking, it’s time to talk about one of my favorite libations and also one of the most under-rated cocktails in my opinion. Now, when I think of a mojito, it makes me think of warm sticky nights in a tropical place, not the […]
Read more "Mojito"With barely a second to breathe between Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years, it’s nice to steal some time, in the company of others, to enjoy a cocktail! This year for the holidays, my drink of choice was a French 75. At all of the holiday gatherings I attended, I brought that bubbly, fun and sophisticated […]
Read more "French 75"Ladies who lunch; my mom and I have always been big fans of lunch. I remember when I was in second grade and she’d pick me up from school to get fish sandwiches from Daley’s (sadly, no longer with us), to letting me skip school in high school to see Means Girls and grab a bite, […]
Read more "Fonda la Catrina"You know the saying, “you can’t judge a book by its cover”? Well I’ve never been too good at that. If the cover of a book is pretty, I am 100% more likely to pick it up and leaf through it. The same goes for restaurants: if I like the look of the outside, I’ll […]
Read more "Smith"After visiting RockCreek Seafood & Spirits for the 3rd time, and getting a Fox Hole and Kari Out Kalamari every single time, I decided it was time to share this jewel. Easily missed, RockCreek is tucked behind Uneeda Burger just off of Fremont Ave on N 43rd Street, but don’t be fooled, their cozy deck with […]
Read more "RockCreek | Seafood & Spirits"Like I have said before, and will say again, cocktails are social; they are something to create and share with friends, something to share laughs over, and something to sip while spending time with those you love. When a dear friend purchased her first beautiful condo with her boyfriend, we got a happy hour date […]
Read more "Sage Advice"Birthdays have always been a production in our house. Favorite meals, cakes (yes, multiple cakes), candles and gifts with close friends and family. One would then expect nothing less for my brother’s 21st birthday, except that he is the most soft spoken, shy jokester of the fam. He would do away with all of the […]
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