“It’s no longer a boys’ club. It’s not about muscles, it’s about using the tools properly.” This from Charlotte Voisey, who was recently in town teaching Major Brands’ sales staff and managers the finer points of bartending. She should know. Voisey is portfolio ambassador for William Grant USA, which means she’s responsible for promoting everything… Continue Reading
I’ve been driving by the Fō Thai billboards downtown for a while now and so finally decided to go. And wow. It’s not a restaurant so much as a theme park-ish experience. For one thing, there’s water everywhere—an entire rock wall burbles away, a faux stream runs through the dining room and you can watch… Continue Reading
Pairing drinks and desserts is tricky. Sweet-on-sweet can be cloying, while straight spirits, or complex cocktails, or many wines clash in other ways. Which is why I’m grateful to Craig Adcock for introducing me to what has to be one of the most satisfying matches ever: his Jude’s Kansas City Rum Cake with Del Maguey’s… Continue Reading
I know, it’s November and the thermometer dipped to 19F the other night. So why am I writing about summer? Because I’m sadly down to the very last of my tomatoes. I picked what must have been a bushel of green ones before a cold snap last month and left them to ripen on my… Continue Reading
I know there’s lots of wild goodness in my backyard, but sometimes it takes a book to send me hunting for it. In this case, that book was How to Make Your Own Drinks. A prosaic title, yes, but it goes way beyond the usual soak-it-in-vodka routine to offer intriguing advice on turning everything from… Continue Reading