Have you noticed the change in this website? We went from Eve Wine 101 to Eve Wine and Spirits 101! Even though we started only writing about wine, when I obtained my certification from Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) I had begun studying spirits. Most of you may have noticed my interests in gin…
I’ve always been a fan of Italy’s Prosecco sparkling wine for at least two reasons: it’s much less expensive than Champagne and it’s perfect in any kind of Spritz cocktail. (I recently brought a bottle to a friend that only drinks sweet drinks. I blended a couple of ounces with Limoncello and club soda; she…
Not exactly sure when my taste for a vodka Martini – with Domaine De Canton Ginger liqueur instead of vermouth – switched to a gin Martini…but it did. Only problem was that every bar always made them better than the ones I made at home. My first gin martinis were made with Hendrick’s gin and…
When home sick with the flu as a kid, my mom brought me home a Hershey bar by way of compensation for missing….school? As an adult it’s decidedly different. Eddie doesn’t bring me home candy (or flowers for that matter) when my taste buds are standing erect on my tongue and my throat is lined…
Kind of excited…the restaurant I grew up with, California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) has had a remodel…well…not exactly just a remodel. Met by Susan Halstead, the General Manager of our local Valencia CPK, the first thing she told me was that people that now walk in the door don’t recognize that they’re in a CPK if…
I’m not a mixologist by any stretch of the imagination, but I do have a Level Two Certification in Wine and Spirits. Part of my studies were devoted to spirits, and I have found that though not equal to my wine interests, I do appreciate a good cocktail as well as a straight libation. Discovering…
It was a blazing 110 degrees outside and I had my oven on, briefly, to bake chicken. The plan was to then let it cool, cut it up and add chopped scallions, slivered almonds, crispy chow mein noodles and mandarin oranges to a bag of “Asian Style chopped salad.” The added kick to my salad,…
Here are some drinks by LA’s newest celebrity scene nightclub, Hooray Henry’s in collaboration with master mixologist, Curtis of Blacklab! Brought to you by the exclusive H.wood Group (Bootsy Bellows & Shorebar)! Hooray Henry’s Specialty Cocktail Menu THE EAST END 2oz Corzo Silver Tequila 1oz lime juice 1oz pineapple juice .75oz habanero syrup house made chili salt rim…
Yep, it’s another pasta recipe! But I’ve never had a pasta recipe that called for jarred BBQ sauce before. It appealed to Eddie, and, except for failing to retrieve the shallot from my shopping cart (isn’t there always one ingredient left behind?) it seemed perfectly fine. Except – everything had to be made at the…