by Brian | May 14, 2012 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
My twin grandsons are mirror twins. That’s like being a SUPERTWIN. They look alike, but they “mirror” certain things. One is right handed, and his mirror brother is left-handed. One is artsy, and one is analytical. One is destined to be a chef and the other...
by Brian | May 12, 2012 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Mothers’ Day is tomorrow. When you bring her breakfast in bed, or serve her brunch, or offer that dinner you and the kids made, well, what is she going to drink? Something different. Something special. She deserves no less. She deserves a Mexico 70. I look forward...
by Brian | May 5, 2012 | Cookbook Reviews, Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
This post will get you to a wonderful beverage: a Cucumber Collins. You’ve tried a Tom Collins before? You are about to enter a whole world of Collins beverages, courtesy of Adam Freeth. There may be a rush coming later this year to our bookstores, but so far few new...
by Brian | Apr 26, 2012 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
I was headed out to get ingredients to make margaritas. “Can you make sugar syrup?” I politely asked my wife. “Oh, good God, buy some agave,” Suzen said with force. I don’t think this was her finest day, but it turned out to be so fortuitous. First, I did buy agave...
by Brian | Apr 23, 2012 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
This has happened to you before. You are sitting at a little desk. An authority figure leans over and says, “You can do better.” Now comes the flood of emotions: anger, resentment, embarrassment, and, yes, an acknowledgement that I could have done better....
by Brian | Apr 22, 2012 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
“What are you doing?” My guest actually put his hand on mine. This was not romance. I was making a pitcher of Bloody Mary’s and I was about to add the horseradish. “You don’t ever do that,” the man said with certainty. Suzen looked...
