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A couple weeks ago I made a Seventh Heaven Cocktail. It’s a drink of three simple ingredients. But those three ingredients of gin, grapefruit juice and maraschino combine to make one tasty drink. It’s a classic, and recently I found…
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I have two dogs. I love them tremendously and they’re a big part of our family. They take care of us and we take care of them, which means that every morning and every night they get a walk. Their…
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I love history. I love the stories that make up who we are and where we (or our favorite cocktails) came from. It’s always fun to unearth how some unknown bartender in a dive bar in East Poopachuck, Vermont created…
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It’s Negroni week this week. Don’t know about Negroni week? Well, then let me tell you. Negroni Week According to the website, Negroni Week was launched in 2013 by Imbibe Magazine as a celebration of one of the world’s great…
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It’s cherry season and if you follow this blog, you know that I love cherries. While I love all types of cherries from Bings to Rainiers, I wait all year for one specific type of cherry: the Tartarian. Tartarians are…
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There’s a big event happening this weekend. You’ve probably heard something about it here and there. And if you haven’t, then you’ve clearly been living under a rock for the past couple weeks. I’m talking about the Royal Wedding. Yes,…
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When most people think of sangria, they think of wine mixed with fruit, but the classic sangria has a little more oomph. A classic sangria is made up of wine and fruit, but also has hard alcohol. Like I said,…
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The first day of spring may have been Wednesday, but it’s still cold and wet outside. For the past few days it’s been in the 50’s and pouring here in Los Angeles. Mammoth closed early yesterday because the ski resort…
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My favorite time of year is the spring and summer because that’s when all the great fruits are in season. You’ve got peaches, plums, cherries and strawberries. But just because those stone fruits aren’t available doesn’t mean I’m out of…
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