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Archive for April, 2009

  1. 11 Eco Friendly Ways to Drink It Up (They’re All Green!)

    Happy Earth Day!  Imbib­ing respon­si­bly means that you are of legal age, you don’t drink and drive, AND you choose to drink or make your bev­er­ages from sus­tain­able liquors and ingre­di­ents (that means you’re abid­ing by the law, keep­ing safe and ensur­ing plan­e­tary health– good for you!).  So be safe and be green (here are […]

    Posted by on April 22nd, 2009 | 2 Comments

  2. Tiki New Orleans Style

    The Cock­tail Chicks get their Tiki on with Jay Batt and rem­i­nisce about Pontchar­train Beach and the great Bali Hai restautant. 

    Posted by on April 19th, 2009 | 5 Comments

  3. The Bali Hai Fog Cutter *

    Makes 4 (or more) drinks
    8 ounces fresh orange juice
    6 ounces fresh lime juice
    6 ounces sim­ple syrup
    4 ounces light rum
    4 ounces dark rum
    4 ounces brandy
    4 ounces gin
    1/4 ounce almond extract
    Com­bine all ingre­di­ents in a pitcher with ice and mix.  Serve in tiki glasses or tall glasses.
    * We found sev­eral other recipes for the Fog Cut­ter which […]

    Posted by on April 19th, 2009 | No Comments

  4. Liquid history Of New Orleans: Chapter Tiki !

    Just say Pontchar­train Beach and most peo­ple my age who grew up in New Orleans will grin like a overgrown kid.

    And there was no “beach” to speak of but an amuse­ment park that rivaled the best we’d ever seen.  

    Posted by Ti Adelaide Martin on April 19th, 2009 | 3 Comments

  5. Coupes de Milieu with a Springtime Twist

    The Cock­tail Chicks get a taste of Spring from Commander’s Palace Chef Tory McPhail with his fresh Water­melon Sling. How did they get that big ole water­melon in that lit­tle glass?

    Posted by on April 10th, 2009 | 2 Comments

  6. The Cook’s Cook

    Dur­ing a break from film­ing the Top Chef Sea­son 5 finale at Commander’s Palace in New Orleans, Co-Executive Pro­ducer Liz Cook sat down with Ti for an exclu­sive behind the scenes scoop on the hit series.

    Posted by on April 10th, 2009 | 2 Comments

  7. The Strait Story

    Dur­ing a break from film­ing the Top Chef Sea­son 5 finale at Commander’s Palace in New Orleans, Super­vis­ing Pro­ducer Nan Strait sat down with Ti for an exclu­sive behind the scenes scoop on the hit series.

    Posted by on April 10th, 2009 | 1 Comment

  8. Greetings From Peepster, er… Easter Island

    Let’s cut to the chase.  Easter is the best hol­i­day ever and here’s why:  It’s all about the  choco­late eggs, marsh­mal­low bun­nies and warmer weather.  Unlike Christ­mas, there is noth­ing even remotely stress­ful about Easter

    Posted by on April 10th, 2009 | 3 Comments

  9. Peeptini

    For Clas­sic Yel­low Chick gar­nish
    First, rim your mar­tini glass with the match­ing Peep-colored sugar.  Take your match­ing Peep and make a cut on the bot­tom so that it will adhere well to the rim of the glass.
    Then take…
    1 oz vanilla vodka
    1 oz pineap­ple juice
    1 oz pas­sion fruit juice
    1 tbsp. Limon­cello liquor or squeeze of fresh lemon
    Pour all […]

    Posted by on April 10th, 2009 | No Comments

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