Just like with food, cocktails are better with fresh ingredients. So I’m always curious as to what’s coming in to season and what might make good ingredients for a tasty drink. For example, this spring, we had a great mint crop and so there were lots of mint juleps and newcomers like the Añejo Smash. Well,…
Blogfestivus is a creative writing challenge issued by that nefarious elf Blogdramedy. Twelve days of 144-word stories based on the popular “Twelve Days of Christmas” song. Day Six is “six geese a laying”. Party Time Lixin had heard of Christmas, of course, but had never participated in it. Having only arrived three weeks ago as an intern…
One night last week I had an interesting night out – I went with a couple of friends to a single-malt scotch tasting and dinner at a good, new restaurant in Carlsbad. This seemed like an interesting proposition, considering there were seven different whiskies* to taste. I mean, wine-tastings are pretty easy – you can…
It’s a holiday weekend, so why not start a little early, right? A couple of weeks ago, while we were at Lola in Cleveland, we tried one of their signature martinis — Hot, Dirty & Bleu — and really enjoyed it. So, continuing the apparently recurring themes of reconstituting other restaurants drinks and a new…
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