Mardi Gras, like Christmas, is a whole season - not just one day. That being said, Fat Tuesday is the biggest day of celebration, and the date it falls on moves around. You'll find that Fat Tuesday can be any Tuesday between Feb. 3 and March 9. Carnival celebration starts on Jan. 6, the Twelfth Night (feast of Epiphany),...
Michael has been working in the bar and restaurant industry since 2000 as a head mixologist, liquid bar chef, spirits sommelier, bar manager, bar consultant, and cocktail expert. He holds an Advanced Certification in Mixology Bartending from the Professional Bartending Schools of America and is a former advanced mixology instructor at a prominent...
This post is dedicated to my dear friend and apprentice, Sam, who has impressingly become, in a very short time, a masterful liquid chef and home mixologist. I am proud to have taught him many of my trade secrets and he well on his way to serve me a quality and well-balanced drink. Ihope to impart more...
For this post, you will find various offerings of the classic Sidecar for the "Cocktail of the Month" Program (COM). Choose from one of these versions of the Sidecar for the month of January.
Would you like the ingredients for one of these cocktails delivered to your doorstep? At this time, this program is only available to Central...
What an awesome voice!
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According to Cody Littlewood, who posted the video to YouTube:
We were at a piano bar as it was closing down and the bartender stepped up to the mic and did this. He had been behind the bar working a full shift and shouting over the noise for several hours at least. The...
This homemade pomegranate ginger ale has a distinct advantage over many of the store-bought varieties—it tastes like real ginger. And here, the addition of pomegranate juice softens the gingery spice beautifully.
2-inch knob of fresh ginger, thinly sliced
½ cup granulated sugar
1 cup pomegranate juice
16 oz. club soda
Heat the sliced ginger, sugar and 2 cups of water in a heavy-bottomed pot...
by Polly Math
"Take the hair, it's well written,
Of the dog by which you're bitten;
Work off one wine by his brother,
And one labour with another ...
Cook with cook, and strife with strife:
Business with business, wife with wife."
- Athenæus (ascribed to Aristophanes)
It might be fun to watch a bunch of hapless dudes try to reconstruct their night before and find the...
Champagne is something you should consider sipping all year-round. But it’s especially appropriate this time of year, as everyone jolts from holiday party to holiday party. It’s time to get some expert advice on the sparkly stuff. A few myths debunked and some surprising tidbits from the correct glassware (hint - it’s not a flute) to why...
With all the makings of a boozy breakfast treat, Athens, Georgia, brewery Terrapin again rolls out their Wake-n-bake series coffee oatmeal stout, this time with the sweet, spicy essence of cinnamon rolls. The Cinnamon Roll’d W-n-B Coffee Oatmeal Imperial Stout pours thick and black like strong coffee with an aroma to match (that being the added Jittery Joe’s coffee blend)....
Business casual is something that I still don’t fully understand. Yeah, I know, it’s a rather strange sentiment as someone who’s made a living making websites and found a modicum of success online, but a hoodie and jeans, to me, just isn’t swanky. I’m a big fan of the school of thought that when you dress better, you feel...
