In the Land of Cocktails

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  1. Trick or Treat my little friends

    Here in New Orleans Hal­loween gives boys and girls the chance to dress like girls and boys… And witches, dev­ils, naughty school girls and the like. Let’s not for­get the occa­sional polit­i­cal char­ac­ter. In cos­tume of course. What other city offers tours of cemeteries?

    Posted by Lu Brow on October 23rd, 2011 | 1 Comment

  2. Notes on Chris…

    The Mint Julep dates back to the very early 1800’s as a med­i­c­i­nal cock­tail. In 1820 it became a true cock­tail which spread from the South­ern states across the nation. It stayed pop­u­lar for about 50 years and then began to slowly fade away as Lev­i­tra low price other drinks became known. My first taste of a cocktail […]

    Posted by Lu Brow on April 25th, 2011 | 1 Comment

  3. Sweet Adelaide, genesis of a classic

    I wanted to cre­ate a cock­tail for the Sweet gals to cel­e­brate their first depar­ture from NOLA.  I thought of the women that would be tak­ing this cruise so I did some­thing that would fit in as light and  refresh­ing to pair with all of th cialis cheap­est e spicy and rich food that we serve in […]

    Posted by on November 2nd, 2009 | 1 Comment

  4. Have a Hissy Fit this Valentine’s Day

    “I’m glad Valentine’s Day is on Sat­ur­day this year,” an out-of-town friend said, “I don’t have to watch every­one else in my office get flow­ers.” Every few years in New Orleans we don’t con­cern our­selves with mak­ing Valentine’s plans. We have Mardi Gras. <!–more–>This week­end kicks off the unof­fi­cial thresh­old of intense Car­ni­val Time (it […]

    Posted by Lu Brow on February 14th, 2009 | 3 Comments

  5. THE Essential Bartender, Dale DeGroff

    How for­tu­nate are we that Dale DeGroff chose bar­tend­ing as his career. We all have Dale to thank for bring­ing back fresh juices and mix­ers to this country.

    Posted by Lu Brow on November 11th, 2008 | 1 Comment

  6. SERIAL MONOGAMIST

    I love a theme. In think­ing about some of the most fun nights in my life I always remem­ber the cocktails.

    Posted by Lu Brow on November 6th, 2008 | 6 Comments

  7. The Most Important Cocktail… er, Day of the Year

    All of the talk and debat­ing ends on Tues­day. Some of us will be happy with the out­come and oth­ers will not be eas­ily consoled.

    Posted by Lu Brow on November 4th, 2008 | No Comments

  8. How Lu Found Herself Behind Bars

    I’d like to intro­duce myself, Lu Brow, Bar Chef at the Swiz­zle Stick Bar.

    Posted by Lu Brow on October 28th, 2008 | 3 Comments

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