Food and Drink
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Booze you Can Use: Have a Spritz
Last night at Speed Rack we were serving two types of punch, one made with Aperol, which I like quite a bit. It's an italian aperitif with similar flavor notes to Campari, but much sweeter. I like to say that it's like Campari's baby sister. My first introduction to Aperol was in the iconic Italian
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No Sleep Till . . . *
After a fun weekend (with not nearly enough down time, but fun nonetheless), I've continued right into a week full of work, writing, and training, then Speed Rack, Maine, MCC, Jacksonville for the Equal Justice Conference, then GoogaMooga. When that's all done, I can breathe. And, of course, ramp up the triathlon training even more.
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TV or Not TV?
Last night I connected two friends, one who creates documentaries about food and the people who make it, and another who is interested in pitching a video or TV series in the culinary realm (I don't want to give away any secrets!). We discussed his idea, tips to focus a pitch, and more, and I
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Booze You Can Use: Have a Collins to Action
The Tom Collins is a traditional, lively spring refresher made with gin, lemon juice, simple syrup and topped with club soda. This week I had the privilege of attending a cocktail class with Eben Freeman, who not only showed us his secrets to efficient and precise jiggering, but taught us about basic cocktail formulas and
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Weekend Wrapup
What a great weekend. On Friday night I went over to Sarah and Arlan's to catch up over a delicious dinner of mushroom papardelle, salad, and decadent cookies and ice cream for dessert. Saturday morning I took Moxie to obedience class where we worked on "heel" and walking on a loose leash, then headed out
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Booze You Can Use: Have a Moonlight Cocktail
My Mom emailed this one to me the other day with the subject line "use up that Creme Violette." Now, I don't have Creme de Violette, but I do have Creme Yvette, so I made myself one. Or two. I should have snapped a picture as it was a lovely color as well as tasty.
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Don’t Pass Over Passover
I learned this weekend that, despite having been at most of the same Seder tables I've been at for the past 30 or so years, not everyone in my family has the same understanding of Passover as I do. As I've mentioned in the past, I'm the Jewiest Jew in the family, which isn't saying
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Booze You Can Use: Drink, It’s Pesach!
Gotta love a holiday which involves a requirement to drink four glasses of wine. If Manischewitz isn't your style, I'd suggest cocktails from The Sipping Seder, which mirrors the elements of the Seder plate, but in liquid form, or some of these thoughtful cocktail creations and Kosher spirits from @winenshine. Either way, L'Chaim, and a happy
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Booze You Can Use: Tequila
Mark your calendars for these two upcoming events benefiting the Tequila Interchange Project. First, a four course spirited dinner at Mayahuel on Sunday, April 1st with cocktails by Jim Meehan of PDT, Misty Kalkofen of Brick and Mortar, Bobby Huegal of Anvil, and Philip Ward of Mayahuel. Dinner is $75, and you can RSVP at