I’ve sampled the traditional celery, sipped with carrots, lime wedges, olives…you name it, I’ve tried it. But my favorite Bloody Mary garnish is still pickled green beans.

Being ever the adventurer (ha!), I’m trying out something new. My interest in and obsession with cocktails stems from an interest in cooking. I love to cook. I spend my free time thinking of new ways to organize my kitchen to make it more efficient. I sharpen my knives religiously. I sigh over produce at [...]

It was probably a year-and-a-half ago that I purchased Nick Mautone’s wonderful Raising the Bar. For those who haven’t read it, it’s a book about cocktail-based entertaining which includes all manner of recipes—cocktails, syrups, garnishes, punches and snacks. I think of him as something like the Martha Stewart of cocktail parties. Just without the bizarre [...]