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Cookbook Review: Viva Mezcal

Cookbook Review: Viva Mezcal

With the wonderful expansion of the spirits world — new beverages and wired mixologists appearing daily — it can be confusing about “what is what” and where you might turn to for radically new beverage experiences. Take mezcal. Have you ever drunk it? Careful, for...
Oaxacan Rosita

Oaxacan Rosita

If you like smoke, you probably like mezcal. I just reviewed Viva Mezcal where you will find history, tips and 120 pages of recipes. I immediately noticed this one: mezcal joven [young], Lillet Rose and Aperol. Suzi loves Lillet. We both relish Aperol. And we are both...
TBT Recipe: Virgil’s Hickory Pit Baked Beans

TBT Recipe: Virgil’s Hickory Pit Baked Beans

It is almost September and people think fall but it is still summer for three weeks so you need to barbecue like hell. Suzi and I go to barbecue joints all the time, here in NYC and around the country. Most places disappoint us. Oh, they can do meat for sure. But the...