The Martini has been my favorite cocktail for decades. So it’s a little weird that until now I’d never tasted, much less made, the Martini’s close relative: the Martinez. Or… [Continue Reading]
Category: Thirst Quenchers
Alistair Cooke, the great British journalist who spent most of his career trying to explain the United States to his befuddled compatriots back home, never quite managed to develop an… [Continue Reading]
I understand the attraction of the frozen cocktail. I really do. Just like I understand the attraction of Big Macs and professional wrestling and “Judge Judy.” There’s an undeniable appeal… [Continue Reading]
The State of Oregon, in a perhaps questionable move, granted me my alcoholic beverage server’s permit in 2019. I had a chance to put it to use exactly once—serving up… [Continue Reading]
Chef Sin has always loved candy corn. Yours truly (Chef Zuz), not so much. It’s an ancient autumn tradition that truly divides Ghoul Nation. For some, it just wouldn’t be… [Continue Reading]
Many restaurants are fiercely protective of their recipes. The rationale, I guess, is that if you knew how to make that outrageous duck confit poutine or that sublime gingerbread Twinkie with… [Continue Reading]
For the first 20 years of my imbibing career, I used only one recipe book: Cocktails, a spiral-bound guide self-published in 1984 by my friend Michael Brunelle. An artist and… [Continue Reading]
Pat Carden is no bartender. The term suggests a mere custodian, one whose job is simply to make sure the customers’ glasses are filled and their tabs are paid. Pat… [Continue Reading]