Girlfriend Drinks: The Lavender Martini This drink will always and forever have a special place in my heart. Not only was it one of the signature cocktails we served at our wedding (which is hard to forget because we still have the giant gold and black sign...
whether you feel like a sinner, a saint, or both, this is the drink for you Before the Pope was in town and made everyone some combination of inspired, weepy, and sentimental, Nadia Bolz-Weber was in town on a tour for her new book, Accidental Saints....
Today is a special day! The Pope is in town! He arrived last night and will stay through Thursday, Popemobiling his way around the city, and not all that far from our apartment--not something we can recall happening in Somerville. There aren't any actual indications that...
Thus far, in our vermouth tournament, we've done inexpensive sweet and dry brackets, a more expensive sweet bracket, and declared a dry champion. Today, we'll decide on a sweet champion, and name an overall champion. Semi-Finals: The Reds Dolin v. Boissiere The contest between Dolin, the best Top Shelf...
Well, we've finally worked through the bottles of inexpensive red and white vermouth one way or another (Gallo has been a suitable cooking wine replacement). So, it's time to move on to the next bracket, pricier whites. You can also skip to top shelf reds, and to...
As I mentioned in my last post, it has belatedly occurred to me that I should be paying more attention to Vermouth, seeing as it's an almost constant ingredient in the cocktails I most enjoy. Having found the sweet Vermouth tasting so pleasurable and informative,...