{"id":480,"date":"2014-02-23T10:31:29","date_gmt":"2014-02-23T17:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cuisinestupide.com\/\/\/?p=480"},"modified":"2018-08-31T19:40:38","modified_gmt":"2018-09-01T02:40:38","slug":"money-for-something-drinks-for-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cuisinestupide.com\/?p=480","title":{"rendered":"Money for Something, Drinks for Free"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many restaurants are fiercely protective of their recipes. The rationale, I guess, is that if you knew how to make that outrageous\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodnetwork.com\/recipes\/duck-confit-poutine.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">duck confit poutine<\/a> or that sublime <a href=\"http:\/\/www.refinery29.com\/nyc-best-desserts#slide-14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gingerbread Twinkie with pumpkin cream cheese filling<\/a>, you&#8217;d never come back.<\/p>\n<p>Which is stupid. People who dine out do so because they like the experience as much as the food. That&#8217;s why the chefs on, say, Food Network&#8217;s <em>Diners, Drive-Ins &amp; Dives<\/em>\u00a0are willing to walk through the creation of their menu items step by step in front of the cameras. They know that the number of people who try to re-create those recipes at home will be dwarfed by the throngs that will make a special trip just to eat in their restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>So Dave Krick knew exactly what he was doing when he created the Drinkbook for his <a title=\"Red Feather Lounge\" href=\"http:\/\/bcrfl.com\/redfeather\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Red Feather Lounge<\/a> in Boise, Idaho. The lounge&#8217;s cocktail menu is a thing of beauty, laid out like a Pantone paint swatch book and fastened together with a brass brad. But it&#8217;s more than just a menu; each of the 42 drinks inside \u2014 from the basic to the exotic\u00a0\u2014\u00a0includes not just an ingredients list but also a complete recipe for making it, including how it&#8217;s to be mixed and served, and how potent the finished beverage will be.<\/p>\n<p>Want a copy of this libations cookbook for yourself? Just ask your server. Or <a href=\"http:\/\/bcrfl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PANTONE_DBOOK_FINAL.pdf\">download the PDF<\/a> from the Red Feather website.<\/p>\n<p>When I first saw the Drinkbook, I thought it would make a great, free recipe guide for twentysomethings just setting out on their home-entertaining adventures. But get real: Nobody, at any age, is going to go to the trouble of cooking up cardamom syrup for a homemade Lovelocker cocktail (drink swatch #015), or keep a supply of maraschino liqueur on hand in case of a craving for The Last Word (swatch #009). Much better to have the mixologists at Red Feather do it for you and to share the experience with friends.<\/p>\n<p>And just to sweeten the deal, Red Feather offers a <a title=\"Red Feather Lounge Drinkbook Club\" href=\"http:\/\/bcrfl.com\/drinkbook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Drinkbook Club<\/a>, with discounts and incentives to keep the tipplers coming back.<\/p>\n<p>Cheers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many restaurants are fiercely protective of their recipes. 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