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Author: Chef Zuz

Ready for a twist? This one’s a Dandy

by Chef Zuz on August 12, 2021September 20, 2021 in Sunday Specials Cocktails, Thirst Quenchers

I’ve consumed so many Gin and Tonics in recent years, my breath alone would probably cure malaria. Twasn’t always thus. I actually despised G&Ts throughout the first half of my… [Continue Reading]

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An after-dinner eye-opener

by Chef Zuz on August 5, 2021 in Sunday Specials Cocktails, Thirst Quenchers

At the end of a great meal, I invariably face a dilemma: dessert or digestif? I don’t often crave sweets, but I’m always primed for a dense chocolate torte or… [Continue Reading]

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Bruschetta in a glass (hold the toast)

by Chef Zuz on July 29, 2021 in Sunday Specials Cocktails, Thirst Quenchers

Late summer in our family will always be about the garden tomatoes and the fresh basil. Is there any better combo? It’s no secret that home-grown tomatoes taste better than… [Continue Reading]

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A song of ice and Sire

by Chef Zuz on July 22, 2021July 24, 2021 in Sunday Specials Cocktails, Thirst Quenchers

My introduction to my favorite spirit, gin, came almost 35 years ago at The Sire, a smoky red-leather dive bar in Riverside, Calif., where my soon-to-be father-in-law took Chef Sin… [Continue Reading]

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The spice is right

by Chef Zuz on July 15, 2021August 26, 2021 in Sunday Specials Cocktails, Thirst Quenchers

As food fads go, sumac might already be passé. After all, it was more than two years ago that Cooking Light magazine declared that “sumac is having a moment.” It’s been… [Continue Reading]

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And don’t call me Shirley

by Chef Zuz on July 1, 2021July 2, 2021 in Sunday Specials Cocktails, Thirst Quenchers

Midway through a mostly forgettable 1989 episode of the TV series Columbo, the disheveled but shrewd police detective interviews a bartender who the previous night had served a man who… [Continue Reading]

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A shrub for what ails ya

by Chef Zuz on June 18, 2021August 26, 2021 in Sunday Specials Cocktails, Thirst Quenchers

A friend once told me he’d cured his lifelong sinus problems forever simply by drinking a tall glass of straight vinegar. I was skeptical, and my friend wasn’t able to… [Continue Reading]

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Another sour note: the Sidecar

by Chef Zuz on June 3, 2021August 26, 2021 in Sunday Specials Cocktails, Thirst Quenchers

Looking back on the first 15 weeks of Sunday Specials reveals something about my taste in cocktails: I like them sour. Citrus (lemon, lime, grapefruit) or some other tart fruit… [Continue Reading]

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Rhubarb resisted. And reconsidered.

by Chef Zuz on May 21, 2021August 26, 2021 in Sunday Specials Cocktails, Thirst Quenchers

As a child, I was traumatized by a rhizome. I don’t remember when, but at some point during my delicate formative years, I was subjected to that thing called rhubarb…. [Continue Reading]

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A sloe cocktail from the silent era

by Chef Zuz on May 6, 2021September 18, 2021 in Sunday Specials Cocktails, Thirst Quenchers

When Chef Sin was in college in Indiana, her drink of choice was a classic gateway cocktail, a sweet-tart concoction, perfect for youngish palates, that could best be described as… [Continue Reading]

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