Kick off the new year with a cocktail you won’t be able to resist! The first time I made, and drank eastern manhattans, was three years ago on New Years Eve; time flies when you’re having fun! A dear friend’s husband introduced the recipe to me, who at the time was my bourbon expert, as […]
Read more "Eastern Manhattan"In loving memory of my Nanny: “1 perfect manhattan please, in an on the rocks glass.” I learned from the best of them. April 7, 1927 – February 4, 2015 This journey began, like so many of my wild goose chases do, when I was reading my newest issue of Bon Appétit a little over 3 […]
Read more "Manhattan"You know the saying, “you can’t judge a book by its cover”? Well I’ve never been too good at that. If the cover of a book is pretty, I am 100% more likely to pick it up and leaf through it. The same goes for restaurants: if I like the look of the outside, I’ll […]
Read more "Smith"Birthdays have always been a production in our house. Favorite meals, cakes (yes, multiple cakes), candles and gifts with close friends and family. One would then expect nothing less for my brother’s 21st birthday, except that he is the most soft spoken, shy jokester of the fam. He would do away with all of the […]
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