When it comes to making your bar or restaurant stand out from the rest, many times it involves a signature item – like a cocktail. But if it’s going to have your name on it and be associated with your brand, it has to be perfect. Here is some more on the importance of making…
Culver City, CA: With the exciting announcement of Executive Chef Brendan Collins and Chef de Cuisine Ali Haji taking over the kitchen at The Corner Door, the Culver City mainstay has undergone a culinary transformation with its new dining menu, highlighting the ever changing flavors of the season. From the opening of The Corner Door…
…a Dry Martini. As you can see by the photo I had a sample of Angostura Orange bitters to try out. The recipe approved by my husband was the Dry Martini, abridged from the Absolut website: http://www.absolutdrinks.com/en/drinks/dry-martini/ We liked it so much, yes, we each had two! Ingredients 2½ Parts Gin (I used Tito’s Vodka)…
When I mention visiting New Orleans to people, many respond that they haven’t been back since Hurricane Katrina. Well, it’s been ten years and the city is back – and probably surpassing its earlier vibrancy. The city still has a trashy, sticky all-night party street called Bourbon (yuck!) but unless you are heading to the…
What a treat it has been for me to find an old acquaintance of mine had written what I think is the essential bar book, “The 12 Bottle Bar” with her husband, still lives in my neighborhood, and graciously gave me a copy of my own to devour! Lesley Jacobs Solmonson, who some may remember…
Famed bartender Salvatore Calabrese continues to make liquid history as he created the world’s oldest martini at his Las Vegas bar, Bound by Salvatore at The Cromwell LAS VEGAS – Renowned bartender Salvatore Calabrese has served royalty and celebrities, crafted iconic cocktails and has created the world’s most expensive cocktail, and now he’s made liquid…
Wine aficionados and gourmet foodies will find an exceptional array of palate-pleasing experiences at the Third Annual Sierra Pelona Valley Wine Festival to be held noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 25 in the vineyard at Reyes Winery in Agua Dulce.buy lipitor Canada buy lipitor online generic “We are proud to be able to introduce…
Overdue. That’s what we are here in SCV, overdue for the craft cocktail invasion. Mixers, Roman Holiday and SAKE all had some great versions of old cocktails revived with top shelf spirits combined with muddled fruit and spices, fresh fruit purees, garnish, the correct glassware and captivating presentations. But with all of them now closed I longed for a craft…
Pasadena, CA – Until now, those passing by on South Lake Avenue may have been blissfully unaware that located in a little 100-year-old craftsman bungalow, there exists a new and innovative craft-cocktail bar. Magnolia House may be the new kid on the block, but take a sip of one of their sensational solutions and you…
Independent Poll Names Del Maguey as Top Trending Brand Del Maguey Single Village Mezcal has been ranked No.1 in The World’s 50 Best Bars Brands Report 2015. The Academy widened its net this year to query 100 of the world’s greatest bars. The widely respected and independent Academy comprises 334 bartenders, commentators and industry trainers…