Pull Up an Umbrella, Sweet Drinks are Fine
Sweet drinks aren’t necessarily my thing. I gave up sugared soft drinks about 12 years ago and haven’t missed them one bit. Sweet cocktails are a type of sweet drink. But they aren’t necessarily my thing either. Though there are plenty of wonderful examples. The best of them fall into a category I would call: more »
The Pickleback
The Pickleback. It’s a cocktail with pickle brine and whiskey. I swear. No one seems to want to claim this drink as their own, though its genesis seems to be Brooklyn, New York. For a drink that nobody likes, it’s awfully popular. Such a simple combination– 1 shot Jameson whiskey and 1 shot pickle brine– more »
Beat the Heat with a Cool Cocktail: Aperol Spritz
Another summer and I’m not in Italy. No dining in the piazza for me. No smartly dressed men in Armani whizzing by on their Vespas. No stiletto-clad women navigating the cobblestone streets with nary a wobble. Nope, I’m stuck in Los Angeles. But, when you stop and think about it, Los Angeles has everything Italy more »
Memorial Day- A Chance to Give Back
It’s Memorial Day Weekend. That can only mean one thing. I am having a Three-Way. But before you throw your arms up in the air and call Jerry Falwell on me. Let me explain exactly what the Three-Way is and why I am so happy to participate in it year after year. The Three-Way is more »





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