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  1. Are you recalculating?

    Has your GPS ever ruined your day? Once you finally reach your des­ti­na­tion try a Recalculating.

    Posted by on April 13th, 2011 | No Comments

  2. Bold & Bright Flavors

    As the weather gets warmer in New Orleans, Chef Tory McPhail decided it was time to trace the roots of Cre­ole cook­ing back down to the Islands, so he made 10 types of hot sauce. Hope you come into Commander’s Palace to enjoy Tory’s bold & bright flavors.

    Posted by on April 6th, 2011 | 1 Comment

  3. 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 March 21st, 2011 | 2 Comments

  4. Honey Pot

    2 oz Gin 1/2 oz lime, lemon, fresh orange juice, gin­ger syrup (which you can make your­self or buy either online or at your local spe­cialty gro­cery) — equal parts of all. Shake and strain over three cracked ice cubes. Top with shaved ice, three shakes of Angos­tura bit­ters and a driz­zle of Honey. — Danielle Car­roll & […]

    Posted by on February 12th, 2011 | 3 Comments

  5. A Honey Pot for your Honey for Valentine’s Day

    The begin­nings of Valentine’s Day can be traced back to Saint Valen­tine, a third cen­tury priest in Rome, who con­tin­ued to per­form mar­riage cer­e­monies in secret after they were out­lawed by Emperor Claudius II.  Once Valen­tine was dis­cov­ered Claudius had him exe­cuted.  Total Bummer…

    Posted by on February 12th, 2011 | 7 Comments

  6. Ninety-Nine Bottles Of Booze On The Wall

    I know, the song is about beer, but a recent trip to our local ware­house liquor store got me to think­ing.  I was bask­ing in the glow of hav­ing put a box of booze in the trunk and I thought, “I won­der how many bot­tles of booze I have on the wall.”  Well, you know, […]

    Posted by on January 19th, 2011 | 5 Comments

  7. Weird Wine of the Week

    There are about as many ways to make wine as there are to skin a cat. In our new Weird Wine of the Week (WWOW) fea­ture we’ll explore some wines that are a bit off of the beaten path and made in a not-so-traditional fash­ion.  We’ll also get to know some of the pas­sion­ate, mad […]

    Posted by on January 13th, 2011 | No Comments

  8. Spice of Love Sangria

    1 cup straw­ber­ries, sliced well 1 cup apple juice 1/3 cup Triple Sec 1/2 cup sugar (or 1/4 cup) 2 whole cloves 1–2 seed­less blood oranges, each cut into 16 wedges 1 bot­tle fruity red wine 2 (3 inch) cin­na­mon sticks 1 lemon, cut into 8 wedges Com­bine all ingre­di­ents in a large pitcher (suspend […]

    Posted by on January 13th, 2011 | 1 Comment

  9. Champagne Wishes and Holiday Dreams

    The hol­i­days have now washed over us and that can only mean one thing: the cham­pagne flowed.  Whether we toasted with fam­ily, rang in the New Year with friends, or stole away for an inti­mate party for two, good bub­bly always brings a unique touch of class and sexy fun to any gathering.

    Posted by on January 2nd, 2011 | 1 Comment

  10. Light drinkers and heavy food.…

    Swiz­zle Stick Bar Chef, Lu Brow, received a ques­tion recently from our friends and cock­tail enthu­si­asts, Kerry Keach and Lance Win­ters of Los Ange­les, CA regard­ing hol­i­day enter­tain­ing. Hey, can you rec­om­mend a cock­tail for a hol­i­day gath­er­ing?  It can’t be any­thing too strong in alco­hol fla­vor.  Our friend, Sophie, put us in charge of […]

    Posted by Cocktail Chicks on December 23rd, 2010 | No Comments

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