Filed in the “aw, shucks” department– While checking my e-mail this morning, I was surprised to discover that not only was the Cocktail Chronicles nominated for “Best Blog Covering Drinks” as part of the 2007 Food Blog Awards over at the Well Fed Network, but I somehow made it into the top five finalists. Even… Continue Reading
My New Best Friend (Christmas 2007 edition)
Never let it be said that I forget a drink recipe. Okay — there was that little incident with the Boulevardier, when I read Doc’s recipe in Imbibe but was so eager to flip back and read my own damn story that I completely blocked out the drink until Murray foisted one upon me months… Continue Reading
MxMo XXII: Prohibition-be-gone
You remember when you were a kid and Christmas finally rolled around? You were so psyched from the weeks of waiting that you were about to have a cute little aneurysm just waiting for Christmas morning to come, and when it finally happened — when you went to sleep on Christmas eve and then woke… Continue Reading
Raiding the Louisiane
Slipping in with just minutes to spare, one more entry for Raiders of the Lost Cocktail. Anita chose Benedictine as the ingredient this round, and according to the ground rules: * Each month, the [previous month’s winner] will select a cocktail ingredient, which is accessible but not currently in vogue. * Each month, readers are… Continue Reading
Bright Lights, Big City, Beachbum Berry
If you’ve ever wanted to open the nation’s paper of record and find a big photograph of someone sipping an exotic drink while standing next to a giant tiki, you’re in luck with Wednesday’s Dining & Wine section. Even better, that’s not just any someone — that’s Beachbum Berry with his mug in the New… Continue Reading
