I know Thanksgiving is considered the big cranberry holiday, but who says it has to stop there? Who says once Thanksgiving is over you have to put the cranberries away until next year? I mean, plenty of people still have…
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I wanted to get one more Thanksgiving recipe up before turkey day tomorrow. And since you probably want something easy, that won’t take too long to make, I’m going with this amazing potato dish from Tara Bench. I discovered Bench…
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As you all know when the weather gets cold I switch my liquor gears from gin and vodka to bourbon and brandy. I just think the darker liquors work well during the darker, dreary months of winter. But just because…
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Every year my family tries to come up with something new and exciting for Thanksgiving. I mean, how many times can you have the same pumpkin pie and cranberry sauce? Okay, I know there are traditions and family recipes that…
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Every year I’m in one of two places for Thanksgiving. I’m either here in Redondo Beach hosting the holiday, or I’m up in Marin helping my mother while she hosts. Either way, one thing always remains the same: we order…
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Today I’m bringing you a gin cocktail. I know this is usually the time when I put the clear liquors away, but I recently discovered this gem and just couldn’t pass it up. As you know, I’m a big gin…
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We’ve officially hit November and with the holidays ahead it’s time to switch from ghosts and goblins to turkey and football. Okay, we’ve been doing football for several weeks, but let’s be honest, was anyone really watching it? I mean,…
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Since tomorrow is Halloween I wanted to get at least one spooky cocktail up before the holiday. Unfortunately I’ve done almost all the classic Halloween cocktails from the Bloody Mary to the Zombie. So, trying to find another classic drink…
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Now that autumn is in full swing, I’m starting to see fruits and vegetables change at the farmer’s market. Where the stands used to be piled high with peaches, plums and tomatoes, now there’s squash, citrus and apples. While I…
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The weather here in the South Bay (and all over California for that matter) has been cray, cray. One week it’s in the triple digits and the next it’s foggy and in the low 70’s. There’s no rhyme or reason…
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One of the perks of working in the food and cocktail industry is that I get to attend events at produce companies, bars, distilleries… you name it. If it has something to do with food, odds are I’ve been there….
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