Remember What? — The Remember the Maine
While anchored in Havana harbor in 1898, the battleship USS Maine exploded and sank, killing a majority of the crew.…
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Liquid Art — When Ernest Met Mary
Art can be words on a page, images on a screen, liquids in a glass. Ernest Hemingway was a famous…
Hollywood Glamour — The Brown Derby
How is a brown derby glamorous? The hat may not be, but the patrons at the original Brown Derby restaurant…
Rocking the Red Carpet with Cognitio
Once again Cognitio, a great corporate client, asked me to consult and design a cocktail menu for its holiday party.…
Drink and Learn — The American Prohibition Museum and 220 Up
The American Prohibition Museum in Savannah, Georgia is not your typical museum. For one thing, there’s a great bar in…
The Dry Era Ends — Repeal Day
To paraphrase President Franklin Roosevelt’s description of the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 5, 1933 is a date that will…
America’s Sweetheart — The Mary Pickford
Mary who? Mary Pickford was Hollywood’s first popular female star. Nicknamed “America’s Sweetheart,” after acting in numerous films in the…
Hail to the Cocktail Chief — The El Presidente
Regardless of who holds the office of the President, there’s never a bad time to have this liquid tribute to…