Booze For Thought
Drink Local For July 4th
Here in NYC it’s truly the fashion to buy the boutique, the small-production, the “it was hard to find, but I did.” This applies to all mediums: clothes, furniture, art, and even…
Monthly Archives: June 2012
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Tip Jar: Pairing Wines With Dessert
When pairing wines with dessert, think sweet but not too sweet. Your dessert and dessert wine should be about the same level of sweetness, otherwise one will overwhelm the other.
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Kohlrabi, Carrot & Radish Slaw
When I buy kohlrabi at the grocery store or market, I am often asked by a curious bystander first “What is that?” and second “What do you do with it?”. I can’t…
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Sip On This
Going To A Barbecue? Skip The Wine, Bring A Bottle Of Whiskey
So it’s Memorial Day weekend and my wife and I are invited to a friend’s BBQ on a Sunday afternoon. We only know the host- everyone else is new to us. In…
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Coffee Orange Punch
Making cocktails is like cooking, the creative process is nearly as enjoyable as consuming the final product. My professional cooking background urges me to play with recipes, tweaking them and making them…
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New & Approved
Astor Exclusive: Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve
In the continuing series of single cask bottlings hand selected by our staff comes the newest addition of Knob Creek single barrel. The whiskey is brilliant with all the intense complexities we…