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Halfway to Derby Inspired by the mint julep, this stirred cocktail is a perfect drink for a cold winter evening in the Bluegrass, as we begin the annual downhill slide toward the first Saturday in May. Makes One Cocktail Recipe by Z 4 oz. Mint Lemongrass Tea-Infused Bourbon (see below) .5 oz Simple Syrup 3 dashes peach …
It is impossible to walk into 21c Museum Hotel and not be inspired. I have the distinct privilege of calling this my workplace and on my very best days I am treated to the carefully curated delicacies turned out by Levon Wallace and the team at Proof on Main. Levon’s deft hands craft beautifully creative dishes utilizing the very …
Z came across The Savoy Cocktail Book while perusing the various titles both old and new in Omnivore Books on Food, a culinary-themed bookshop we discovered during our recent trip to San Francisco. Originally published in London in 1930, The Savoy Cocktail Book is a compilation of classic recipes which have been celebrated with flourish at the American Bar, located …
Egg nog on Christmas Eve was as sure a thing as Santa Claus on Christmas morning. As a child, few things were more challenging to the spirit than the excruciatingly long hours of the night before Christmas. The concept of having to wait even the slightest moment longer for Santa’s arrival was beyond comprehension. One had to dig deep down …
As a child, watermelon was always an ‘outside food.’ Willie, Allison and I would line up on the steps of our back porch, watermelon triangles in hand, our little teeth crunching into the fruit, our faces, fingers and clothes sticky and pink as we let the watermelon take over. Years later I still cherish the purely-summer practice of eating watermelon by-the-slice …
I could try to make this cocktail overdrawn and complicated. I could manifest a story of it’s origin, some elaborate tale of how it was conceived. In truth, the somewhat cheesily named ‘Pink Paradise’ cocktail was a thrown together concoction of what we had on hand both sitting out on our bar and the sole juice in the fridge. After …
Guess who was given a video camera for Christmas?!?! Z and I are very excited to begin incorporating vignettes to foodie-girl.com! This process does not come without a steep learning curve so we are starting small and toasting our new method of expression with this tasty and refreshing citrus cocktail. Vodka, cointreau and simple syrup are brought together by a …
Champagne and New Year’s Eve… there are few things more synonymous with one another. It will come as no surprise to you that I find champagne to be appropriate for any and all occasions. There is something about a bottle of bubbles overflowing into a fluted glass, the effervescence shooting precariously to the rim, and then dissipating and settling into …
It’s almost that time again… time for a day filled with tradition, thanks-giving and copious amounts of eating! But while everyone is discussing what to cook for Thanksgiving dinner, what we drink with this very special meal can often be overlooked. If your Thanksgiving is anything like mine, it involves a day of togetherness – cooking coupled with lounging during …
Have you ever heard a ‘Mary Caroline’ story? Chances are, if you’ve met me in person, then the answer is yes. And I bet you are chuckling now, recalling these funny tales of a supremely kind, innocent girl from Spartanburg, South Carolina. Mary Caroline and I met the first week of school during our freshman year at Centre College. Her peppy …
