‘Tis the Season! Drink Up
Nostalgic memories of wintry walks; the woody scent of fresh air. All this from a cocktail? Here are some seasonal cocktails that will earn you at least 5 golden rings.
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Olympic Cocktail Hour: Rio-Style from Terranea Resort
The summer Olympics in Rio are less than a week away and the folks at Southern California’s beautiful Terranea Resort have a few cocktails to get us in the Olympic spirit. Summer Fridays anyone?
Move over tequila – Why Raicilla should be your drink of choice
Yes, the flavour is awesome, and I loved learning about the history of it, but I didn’t realize why I really loved raicilla until my most recent trip to Sayulita and being gifted a bottle of Estancia Raicilla. Find out why…
Where the Wild Thyme Blows – My Day at Secret Summer NYC
I know a bank where the wild thyme blows,
Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows,
Quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine,
With sweet musk-roses and with eglantine.
― William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Earlier this August, I took a 20 minute cab ride from my place in Brooklyn into seemingly another world.
Channeling Titania: My Mid-Summer Night’s Dream
On August 2nd the first annual Secret Summer food and cocktail festival is taking place at the Foundry in Long Island City. Inspired by the A Mid-summer Night’s Dream theme I had a little fun with cinematographers Brandon Taylor & Eric Branco at Brooklyn’s Botanic Gardens.
Escape NYC… for Secret Summer!
I had a fun opportunity to get all whimsical and fairy-princess like. In one of the more over-the-top looks, my videographer, Brandon Taylor shot some behind the scenes footage that he turned into a Dior ad like video.
If these walls could talk…. Raffles Hotel and ’N A Perfect World for Drink Du Jour: Singapore Sling
Singapore is in the midst of 50th anniversary celebrations. Coinciding with this anniversary, is the 100th birthday of the island nation’s namesake cocktail, the Singapore Sling, created in historical Raffles’ Long Bar. I got the scoop from a manager at Raffles for Du Jour magazine — check it out!