The Can Can
May 9, 2008
Toulouse-Lautrec, French painter and illustrator, was drawn to Montmartre, an area of Paris famous for its bohemian lifestyle and for being the haunt of artists, writers, and philosophers.
When the nearby Moulin Rouge Read more
Pastis Frais
May 9, 2008
Pastis is probably one of the most popular beverages in France where 130 million liters are sold each year (more than 2 liters per inhabitant). Read more
Sangria Naranja
May 9, 2008
Naranja is a census-designated place (CDP) in Miami-Date County, Florida.
Many orange groves were once Read more
Blood Orange Champagne Cocktail
May 9, 2008
Some critics in the 1700’s called champagne “The Devi’ls Wine”. Here’s why… Read more
Raspberry and Rose Petal Punch
May 8, 2008
Raspberries are a rich source of vitamin C, manganese, and dietary fiber and contents of B vitamins 1-3, folic acid, magnesium, copper and iron are considerable in raspberries.
Raspberries contain significant amounts of Read more
Limoncilio
May 7, 2008
Pucker up!
It’s lemon time.
This zesty cocktail is deviously refreshing and oh so much better than lemonade.
Speaking of lemonade, did you know that Read more
Gazpacho Bloody Marys
May 6, 2008
The epithet Bloody Mary is associated with a number of historical (particularly Queen Mary I of England in 1588 portrait left) and fictional women, especially from folklore.
In contemporary Western Read more
Flaming Brandy Punch
May 5, 2008
The storehouses of the Romanov Court in St. Petersburg were regarded as the largest collections of Read more
Negroni
May 4, 2008
According to the most popular origin story, the Negroni was invented in Read more
The Gold Rush
May 3, 2008
The history of gold rushes extends back to the Roman empire as well as the Spanish conquest of the Americas, and probably yet further back to Read more
