the passion to learn, grow and excel among my bartending brethren here in the Land of Enchantment is second-to-none…
Category Archives: Training
Spice & Ice Virtual Cocktail Party: Blackberry-Poblano Margarita
I love supporting my fellow boozey broads – both behind the bar and online. That’s why when Kara Newman reached out with her idea for an online cocktail party featuring drinks from her snazzy lil cocktail book “Spice & Ice,” I was delighted to join in. Our mission was to choose a drink from the…
The Modern Mixologist: Contemporary Classic Cocktails
All I can say is, “Its about time!” Tony Abou Ganim (aka: The Modern Mixologist) has released his first cocktail book. I know – it seems like he’d already have slew of books under his belt as he has already had his own TV show and inspires mixologists all over the world! Tony has developed the…
Screaming Sake Down the Cheese Highway
“I am a curious character.” Declares Barrie Lynn, better known as The Cheese Impresario. “I really wish I could be ten people so I could explore more flavors and meet more great people.” The former Ad-Exec-turned-Cheese-Expert has found her passion educating the masses on the splendors of curdled milk. I’ve had the pleasure of nibbling,…
Live the Lush Life!
Portrait artist Jill DeGroff has pleased cocktailians for years with her cocktail calendars. And now, the die-hard cocktail enthusiast will can enjoy Jill’s new project titled Lush Life. DeGroff has immortalized cocktail culture movers-and-shakers in her lusciously illustrated coffee table book. In addition to cocktail recipes peppered between drawings and profiles of leaders in our…
Kissed With Cachaca Cocktails at Beso
I love me some yummy food and I love me some yummy cocktails. A long-time resident of Los Angeles, I also love our yummy, celebrity-ridden, see-and-be-seen restaurants and bars. Roll these all together into one evening and I’m sipping my way into Pop-Culture Paradise.
