This cocktail was created by Natalie Migliarini, owner of Beautiful Booze. Follow her on Instagram or order her book on Amazon. The New York sour is a classic cocktail that I love making at home and ordering at the bar. For the last year or so, I have been experimenting with the recipe […]
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The Only 5 Chinese Recipes You Need to Know
People are fascinated by Chinese cuisine because it’s one of the oldest, most ancient cuisines in existence. However, it’s hard to pinpoint what exactly is “authentic” Chinese food — which really, is a big part of its mystique. “China is a very big country, so the regional cuisine is very […]
Scotch 101: Blending And Sipping From One Writer’s Living Room
Single malt Scotch is easily one of the most misunderstood categories of whisky in the world, which is interesting given the fact that the great drams of Scotland are, for many, a benchmark against which all other brown spirits are compared. I’ve been an admirer of Scotch since before I […]
Drinking Around The World: A Surprising Cocktail From Bordeaux
If you were of legal age (or almost) in the 1980s, you may remember throwing back a couple of wine coolers — and feeling fancy about it too. They were all the rage in the post-Riunite, pre-Zima age, when on TV commercials a Moonlighting-era Bruce Willis even hawked “golden” ones […]
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Yes, Port Wine Can Be An Apéritif
This cocktail was created by Natalie Migliarini, owner of Beautiful Booze. Follow her on Instagram or order her book on Amazon. The spritz cocktail is one of my favorites for the summer because it is so refreshing and can be made low-ABV. Inspired by a trip to Portugal, this spritz uses white port […]
Amp Up Your Margarita With Pineapple And Aperol
This cocktail was created by Natalie Migliarini, owner of Beautiful Booze. Follow her on Instagram or order her book on Amazon. I love margaritas of all kinds and have recently been experimenting with different flavor profiles. This week, I decided to add some Aperol and sweeten it up using pineapple syrup. The slight […]
Freshen Up Your Bourbon Cocktail With Summer’s Bounty
This cocktail was created by Natalie Migliarini, owner of Beautiful Booze. Follow her on Instagram or order her book on Amazon. This is a cocktail that I created for all the people that think it’s too hot in the summer to drink whiskey or bourbon. There are many cocktail applications that allow you […]
The Only 5 Greek Recipes You Need to Know
Greek cuisine is loved around the world for being simple yet flavorful. Even the country’s most iconic dishes are clean and fairly no-frills — which means whether you’re a self-proclaimed home chef or a kitchen novice, mastering a few Greek recipes is a no-fail way to expand your cooking repertoire. […]
Drinking Around The World: Curaçao’s Namesake Beverage
Curaçao, the “C” in the trio of so-called ABC islands in the southern Dutch Caribbean along with Aruba and Bonaire, is also known as “island of 35 beaches.” On this tropical paradise, you’ll find everything from secluded, under the radar coves frequented only by locals and those in-the-know to chic […]
