The Resilience Of New Orleans
Ten years ago today Hurricane Katrina smashed into New Orleans and left in her wake lost lives, uprooted communities, and…
Month: August 2015
Bliss In A Glass — The Tranquilo
Want to relax? Take the edge off? Has someone told you to “chill the (rhymes with duck) out” and you…
Pride Of Peru (With Protein!) — The Pisco Sour
Pisco is a grape brandy from either Peru or Chile. The Pisco Sour originated in Peru. In 1916 American bartender…
Happy Hour History
Happy Hour. It can be the most wonderful time of the day. You have no more work (unless you have…
The $20 Cocktail — The Place D’Armes
A $20 cocktail?! Isn’t that expensive? Yes, but it doesn’t really cost $20. So why call it a $20 cocktail? …
Torched Dutch Grapes — The Etymology Of Brandy
We’ve all heard of brandy. It’s featured in older cocktails such as the Ampersand, or newer ones such as my…
Liquid Ecstasy — The Intense Ginger Sutra
We’ve all heard of the Kama Sutra, the ancient Indian treatise on sex and love. Kama Sutra roughly means “love…