Just ordered a book on wild edible plants because I told my friend that petunias are edible. (They’re not.) ????? (we’re fine. ?) This cocktail is a perfect balcony drink no matter what flowers you use to garnish.…
It’s been oppressively hot here in NYC this weekend and the only things that sounded good were: 1.) Going to the pool 2.) tuna tartare (always sounds good) 3.) Drinking only gin and tonics or saké. Found this recipe in PDT’s book that really hit that third spot.…
When I was home in Indiana in June, I stopped by one of those gas station / liquor store combos in a teeny town next to my house in the country so that I could make my family some new cocktails to try. This liquor store is one of those shops with 3 rows of booze, 1 of which is totally dedicated to flavored vodkas. ? So as…
“Summer is the time I know I’m working with a full tool kit.” –Julie Reiner from @cloverclubny and author of “The Craft Cocktail Party.” I know this statement to be true because I’ve only been garnishing my cocktails with the petunias, marigolds, and impatiens that I planted last month. 😛 From the <a href="http://amzn.to/2urMoUQ" target="_blank">Experimental Cocktail Club book</a>…
I sometimes wish I had the palate to pursue amateur sommelier skills but I probably lack the taste buds to study nuanced and evasive flavors. This cocktail is a perfect example of my preference for drinks to be a bit confrontational to the taste buds. When I saw this perfectly great cocktail recipe I thought, this needs pepper! ?? It was good!…
The first cocktail I ever “invented” was in college when I was living with my friends in our sorority. One of the rules of living in a sorority is that you’re not allowed to keep alcohol in the house. Of course as 21 and 22-year-old students we did not follow that rule and had sneaky (and dinky) little bars stashed in our closets for the weekends. Our cocktail…