Save The Date I’ve got all the details of the book launch party. Who’s going to be in Seattle in June? I would like to invite you and your friends to my book launch party for ‘Aphrodisiacs with a Twist’. Please join us for a fun, informal event at Batch 206 Distillery Monday June 24th from 5pm – …
This is an update that is loooooooong overdue. ‘Aphrodisiacs with a Twist’ is so close I can smell the tequila on the pages. I received 5 advanced copies just in time for me to jet-set over to New York City for the Manhattan Cocktail Classic. MCC is a fantastic event or more accurately, many fantastic events under one umbrella …
Second hand shops are one of the best places to score on great bar equipment. Some of the best pieces of bar paraphernalia I have in my arsenal are from garage sales, estate sales and second hand shops. Shakers, glassware and random bar swag are peppered over the shelves of almost every second shop in every city. Most of …
This year I became what some affectionately call a ‘Speed Rack Roadie’! I guess not technically since I don’t go to all of them but whatever, I’m a fan. If you are not familiar with Speed Rack it is simply a female bartender speed competition in which all of the proceeds from the event go to fight breast cancer. …
I have been working on ‘Aphrodisiacs with a Twist’ for over two years now. It has become a large part of my life and I hope that it is well received. Putting together nearly 100 recipes from scratch using food was challenging and time consuming. Spending over two weeks in a studio with a photographer and food stylist was overwhelming. …
Sometimes a bar is more than a just a bar. My grandpa had a very well stocked and well crafted bar in his house that I have early memories of sitting at it while my grandpa bartended. I drank orange juice and listened to him talk. It was the dynamic of bartender (grandpa) hosting and guest (myself, parents, sister) talking …
