11. Employees Only Everyone needs a neighborhood bar. But to be able to call Employees Only my neighborhood bar is something for which I’ll be forever grateful. Not that it’s a Wednesday-night-beer kind of place; the crowd at EO is always well-dressed, well-heeled, and sometimes tightly-packed on weekends. It’s the cocktails that make the scene, [...]
Archive for the ‘Cocktails’ category
April 29th, 2011
Spring-Forward Cocktails (Part II)
April 26th, 2011
Spring-Forward Cocktails (Part I)
As the warmer weather arrives, all the red wine and hot punch from the winter months becomes less desirable. The thought of warming my hands over a mug of mulled cider, as I so often did this winter, no longer seems appealing; with spring, thoughts of fresh herbs, flower blossoms, fizzes and flips take center [...]
November 10th, 2010
Bacon, Paired
Bacon’s smoky, salty kiss has long been liberated from the confines of the breakfast table and has made its way into everything from hearty stews to gooey chocolate chip cookies. Like salt, bacon is also a flavor enhancer that lends a unique earthiness to everything it touches. Okay, let’s be honest – everything it touches. [...]
August 17th, 2010
Not so Mellow Jell-o
This summer I’ve recreated some of my favorite childhood sweet treats, each with their own comfort chic twist! From s’mores decked out in milk chocolate bacon bars to cupcakes kissed with bourbon, fruit pies laced with ginger spice and avocado popsicles spiked with tequila, my food adventures may have been inspired by fond childhood memories, [...]
January 12th, 2010
Doing it Right
It’s not just a new year; it’s a new decade. A new start. A chance for a fresh proclamation. And with all this “new” comes the inevitable reflections of old… Snotty McSnobster held his annual holiday hijinks soiree right before I skipped town for Buff last month. Celest was my +1. In attendance at the [...]
August 4th, 2009
Crush-a-belle: Madam’s Gin & Jam
I experienced my first crush in first grade. His name was Jason, he was the captain of our kickball team and he wore Transformers sneakers. We’ve both moved on since (though to be fair, I’m not sure he even noticed me, much less drafted me for kickball), but that hasn’t stopped me from falling “in [...]
January 20th, 2009
Inauguration Libation
It seemed like today would never arrive, but it has…and it is amazing! Today is obviously a day for celebration. With a brilliant new president and brand spanking new year, I’m thrilled to be an American, delighted to be a New Yorker, inspired to serve (in my community and more dinner parties for friends!) and [...]
December 18th, 2008
Christmas Cucumber Margaritas
The Santa Fe Reporter just published my recipe for Blood Orange Margaritas in their holiday drinking guide! I know what you’re thinking, “Christmas Margaritas? Maybe if I were from Texas…” But I go home to Buffalo every Christmas, a spot known not for its warm winds and cool drinks, but rather, its cold weather and [...]
February 14th, 2008
Winter Citrus Cocktails
We finally had our first snow! Our first official taste of deep winter dropped, though I’ve been tasting winter citrus for several weeks now. Blood oranges, Meyer lemons, and pink grapefruits are the three gems in winter fruit’s crown. They make for gorgeous breakfast bowls, zippy marinades and dressings, add a juicy sucker punch to [...]
December 31st, 2007
The Maple Manhattan a la Vermont
So one of my nearest and dearest, “So Very Carrie,” moved away to Vermont a few years back and it appears as though my former Buffalo neighbor has taken root there, literally. She’s now tapping maple trees and donning sugar gloves to harness the sap from the giant trees of the North, her new kind of skyscraper. Okay, [...]
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