Subject: Cocktails

• Bertrand Berry Celebrity Weekend B-Train Bash

  March 19, 2009

• Martini Mixology: The Scottsdale Culinary Festival hosts a night of cocktails at Suede Lounge

  April 11, 2008

• Mojito Masterclass at Sanctuary

  July 29, 2008

• Second Helpings

  March 7, 1996

• Martini Bopper

  April 6, 2000

• Best Martini

  Harris' Restaurant
  3101 East Camelback
  602-508-8888

  September 21, 2000

• Best Strawberry Daiquiri

  Tempe Improv Comedy Theater
  930 East University
  (at Cornerstone mall), Tempe
  480-921-9877

  September 21, 2000

• Best Margarita

  Old Town Tortilla Factory
  6910 East Main, Scottsdale
  480-945-4567

  September 21, 2000

• Best Margarita

  El Encanto Mexican Cafe

  September 20, 2001

• Best Place For Girls To Have Fun

  The Emerald Lounge

  September 20, 2001

• Meat Loaf Market

  Lively music and meals merge at Soho

  September 12, 2002

• Best Cocktail

  The Flirtini

  September 26, 2002

• Best Margarita

  Cabo

  September 26, 2002

• BEST PLACE TO DRINK LIKE HEMINGWAY

  Merc Bar

  September 18, 2003

• BEST MARGARITA

  Brasa Roja

  September 18, 2003

• Cinco de Mayo Guide

  Special Events

  April 29, 2004

• BEST MARGARITA

  Salty Señorita

  September 30, 2004

• BEST GAY BAR

  Amsterdam

  September 30, 2004

• BEST BUZZ

  Espresso Martini at AZ 88

  September 30, 2004

• BEST MARTINI

  Durant's

  September 30, 2004

• Beep! Beep!

  December 20, 2007

• Funk Shui

  August 28, 2008

• Summer Guide: Shaking it Up with Valley Mixologists

  June 4, 2009

• TequilaAZ Brings Agave Goodness to the Lath House

  Jonathan McNamara See more shots from TequilaAZ in our slide show. The Lath House at Heritage Park has never been as lively as it was on Saturday, March 22 for Tequilaaz, a tequila and mescal festival that had hundreds downing agave goodness and feasting on fare from local restaurants. The festival lasted from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and included live music, a silent auction of tequila gift baskets and a margarita show down that pitted 13 local mixologists against each other. We at Chow Bell

  March 23, 2009

• Garden Party

  February 26, 2009

• Mixologist Tom Georges

  February 19, 2009

• Scottsdale Culinary Festival: On the Rocks at the Valley Ho

  April 9, 2009

• Moet Mojito Night

  October 23, 2008

• Margarita Madness

  Drinko 'til you (responsibly) cinco

  May 3, 2007

• Margarita Madness

  Pack the piñata and pass the lime

  April 26, 2007

• Resto the Story

  Latin mess

  September 28, 2006

• Scottsdale Culinary Festival: On the Rocks at the Mondrian

  April 16, 2009

• Rocks Stars

  Celebs shake, stir at Martini Mix

  February 24, 2005

• Bottoms Up

  Definitely try this at home

  June 3, 2004

• Wacky Wasabi

  April 1, 2004

• Margaritaville

  April 23, 2009

• Happy Hour Deals: Phoenix City Grille

  For weekday drinking, the price is right at Phoenix City Grille. Happy hour specials run 3 to 6, Monday through Friday. Specials include $2 domestic bottles, $3 draft and well drinks, $4 for house wine and premium beers, and $2 off martinis. Better still: Cheap cocktails at Sunday brunch. If the crab cake eggs benedict doesn't entice you, the weekend drink special probably will. On Sundays from 10 am to 3 pm, you can wash down your seafood and eggs with $2 Bloody Marys and Mimosas. Phoenix

  April 22, 2009

• Spiked! Summer Vacation: Polynesian Beach

  June 11, 2009

• Wet Paint

  December 13, 2007

• Behind the Bar: Mike Bunker, The Mission

  Lauren GilgerMike Bunker, adding the rum to his Strawberry-Coconut Mojito at The Mission in Old Town.When a girl came up to Mike Bunker, asking the question he most dreads when he's behind the bar, he gave her a drink he called "A Punch in the Head." Funny, from a bartender who minored in Religious Studies in college. The girl told him: "Make me whatever you want. Something strong but fruity." So Butler made one up. His drink, he said, tastes like fruit punch and it's so strong he has to limi

  July 1, 2009

• Behind the Bar: Strawberry-Coconut Mojito at The Mission

  Lauren Gilger Mike Bunker's Strawberry-Coconut Mojito at The Mission in Old Town Scottsdale. Mike Bunker's concoctions at The Mission in Old Town are often sweet, often strong, and almost always delivered with a touch of flair. "I feel like I have a good palate for cocktails," he says. "And I like to drink, so it just fits." The self-proclaimed mixologist and well-seasoned bartender offered up this Strawberry-Coconut Mojito recipe as the perfect summer cocktail. Bottoms up! 1. Muddle at

  July 3, 2009

• Spiked! Summer Vacation: Caribbean Beach

  July 9, 2009

• Behind the Bar: Gillian Tervet at The Parlor

  Lauren Gilger Bartender Gillian Tervet pouring a cocktail behind the bar at The Parlor.​Gillian Tervet is one of those girls who's cool because she's not trying to be. A bartender-on-the-rise who's barely old enough to drink her own cocktails (she just turned 21), Tervet has her own style behind the bar. This is a girl from Georgia whose parents don't drink at all, who spends most of her time experimenting, mixing, and learning about the intricacies of a martini versus a mojito at The

  August 6, 2009

• Recipe: Basil Gimlet from The Parlor

  Lauren GilgerBartender Gillian Tervet behind the bar at The Parlor on Camelback Road.​Where she grew up in small-town Georgia, Gillian Tervet says, "by middle school, we were drinking whiskey." "That's just the way it is in the South." Next month, when she heads off to Australia for a few months to try her hand at another culture, she's hoping to land a job bartending at some beach joint. Lauren GilgerThe Basil Gimlet, on the bar at The Parlor.​There, we're sure she'll come up wi

  August 7, 2009

• Summer Chill 2009 feat. Lauren Winston, & DJ Sophia Gunn

  August 13, 2009

• Behind the Bar: Trudy Thomas, Camelback Inn

  Lauren Gilger Director of Beverage Trudy Thomas in BLT Steak at the Camelback Inn.​There are bartenders. And then there are bartenders. Trudy Thomas is the latter. By bartenders (emphasis on the art), we mean those who take their jobs a lot more seriously than the rest - those who discuss bartending in terms of dedication and passion; those who treat their craft with the kind of reverence that is normally reserved for a piece of artwork or the great American novel. "It really is a pass

  August 20, 2009

• Recipe: Clover Club and Blood Orange Pisco Sour from BLT Steak

  Lauren Gilger The Clover Club and the Blood Orange Pisco Sour at the Camelback Inn.​Trudy Thomas spent her childhood in the bourbon distilleries of Kentucky. She spent her a good part of her twenties working under Wolfgang Puck in Chicago, and now she's spreading the mixology gospel in the Valley. The Director of Beverage at the Camelback Inn, the co-founder and vice-chairman of the Arizona chapter of the United States Bartenders Guild, the president of her own consulting business and

  August 21, 2009

• Public Spirits

  September 17, 2009

• Recipe: Run and Come F#@k me from The Turf Restaurant & Pub

  Adriane GoetzThe R&CFM martini's refreshing taste can be deceiving.​The Turf Restaurant and Pub may be an Irish bar, but Jameson and Guinness are only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to The Turf's list o' libations. No matter what yer poison, The Turf's bartenders can make it--and they don't need a bevy of "house cocktails" to fall back on. As expert bartender Brian Barnes attests, no one's a novice at this pub. "Everyone who bartends here has done so for at least five years and has

  October 16, 2009

• Recipe: Rhythm & Blues From Rhythm Room

  Benjamin LeathermanThe Rhythm and Blues, as created by Mona Watkins.​The Rhythm Room has built a reputation over the past two decades as the Valley's premier destination to hear the best in rootsy, down-home music like the blues, Americana, and rockabilly. But what about its drinks? Not so much. That's not to say that bartender Mona Watkins doesn'has never gotten some kudos for her skills at mixing drinks. Living legends Willie "Big Eye" Smith and Leon Blue are particular fans of one creatio

  October 23, 2009