Cocktail Recipe: Frozen Boulevardier

What’s Old is New Again! Inspired by the resurgence of pre-prohibition era cocktails, the old-fashioned Boulevardier at Restaurant Serenade (celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2016-17!), has been updated with high-quality ingredients, sorbet and hand-crushed ice. The ice in this elevated frozen cocktail keeps the drink cold so you can afford to sip it slowly while enjoying the sun…

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Wine 101: Rebirth of the Cocktail

I had noticed that other cities were doing cocktail events: our very own Santa Clarita Valley restaurants had bar programs that were vamping up with seasonal craft cocktails along with favorites our parents enjoyed like the rye-based Manhattan, blended whiskey-based Rob Roy, the Luxardo cherry and orange wheel in a whiskey-based Old Fashioned and the…

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Disservice to the Wine Community: Bringing Wine to a Restaurant Shouldn’t Necessitate Insult (and all you need to know about corkage fees)

So this is what happened. A friend’s query on Facebook about corkage fees, and dozens of helpful responses, including a few from me, resulted in her “getting up the nerve” to bring wine into a restaurant for the first time. My friend had checked to see if the restaurant allowed guests to bring in their…

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Cello Ristorante & Bar Wins Big at the California Mid-State Fair Mixology Competition

Crafted by House Mixologist Andrew Burne, the award-winning cocktail is a delicious mix of rye whiskey, house-infused lemongrass Campari, topped with a lavender and rosemary smoke pillow. Paso Robles, CA — The first and only luxury resort in Paso Robles Wine Country, the Allegretto Vineyard Resort, AllegrettoResort.com, is pleased to announce that Andrew Burne’s complex…

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Cocktails on the Roof (co-hosted by Eve) is only DAYS AWAY and the Celebration will last ALL MONTH LONG!

Santa Clarita is all ABUZZ waiting for September 9th and the second annual Cocktails on the Roof event, held on top of the Macy’s parking garage at Valencia Town Center! The one and only “signature cocktail” party of the year is back, New York rooftop style, with greenery, inventive lighting, DJ and Dancing (have you…

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