Keeping it cool this summer

There’s something special about gin and springtime. For those that want to ring in the warmer weather in class, try The Gibson (it’s Mad Men’s Roger Sterling’s go-to). • 2 oz. London dry gin • 3/4 oz. dry vermouth • 3-4 cocktail onions, skewered Shake gin and vermouth with plenty of ice, and strain into…

The perfect recipe for a hot afternoon at a preseason football game. Enjoy!  INGREDIENTS ice 100ml Archers (Peach Schnapps) 350ml vodka 2tbsp grenadine juice 2 limes 350ml orange juice 350ml passionfruit juice Extras: passion fruit, mint leaves, segmented orange, small sealable bags and straws (for the full Capri Sun effect) DIRECTIONS: For each drink, fill…

Being a diehard football fan does not mean you have to eat like a brute.  Here is a quick and healthy recipe that embraces the season of bountiful fresh produce broadly available at your local farmers market in late summer.  And for only 250 calories, it offers 10 grams of protein and over five grams…

One of the hottest trends in the spirits world in recent years has been Moonshine.  Why is moonshine making a comeback? Because it’s enjoyable. Because it hails from the days of the prohibition, and is therefore “cool.”  Moonshine is essentially whiskey as it comes out of the still: no oak barrels, no caramel color, no…

On National Scotch Day (and on a great summer Saturday), we wanted to highlight the most famous Scotch cocktail around, the Rob Roy.  While it’s certainly possible to screw up this drink, it’s such a simple formulation that, with just a little attention to detail, even the most distracted bartender can come up with something…

Not much is more authentic to New York City than Bagels.  The New York Times once even proclaimed New York City to be “bagel center of the world.”  And in recent years, endless varieties of Bagels have appeared, but if you want to discover a REAL bagel, you need to look no farther than New…