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April 25, 2012
Your New Summer Cocktail: The Americano (No, Not the Espresso Drink)
Summer is upon the Phoenix area once again. Sure, the official start of summer is a couple of months away, but hearing people start every conversation with "Damn, it's hot!" is our equivalent of the first robin of spring. It means different things to different people. For me, it means it's time to f ... More >>
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April 18, 2012
Getting Shaken & Stirred at the Scottsdale Culinary Festival
The 34th Annual Scottsdale Culinary Festival began on Tuesday, and we chose to kick the weeklong celebration off the same way we would any soirée -- with a few drinks. Not your simple liquor-plus-mixer drinks, mind you. There was a time when the cocktail was as essential to living as food, and wa ... More >>
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April 12, 2012
Spirited Away
The 34th Annual Scottsdale Culinary Festival began on Tuesday, and we chose to kick the weeklong celebration off the same way we would any soirée -- with a few drinks. Not your simple liquor-plus-mixer drinks, mind you. There was a time when the cocktail was as essential to living as food, and wa ... More >>
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April 5, 2012
Pisco Porton: The Other Grape Drink
It would seem from looking around the shelves of bars or liquor stores that Europe holds a monopoly on the production of spirits made with grapes. France gives us Cognac and Armagnac; Spain produces a fair amount of brandy; Italy has its grappa. But drinkers do themselves a disservice if they ignore ... More >>
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March 29, 2012
Tony Tuttle Triumphs at Campari Cocktail Competition
Sai Campari? The Italian aperitif (that is, a drink served before a meal to stimulate the appetite) was created in 1860 by Gaspare Campari, who crafted the beverage using a secret recipe of herbs, aromatic plants, and fruit infused in alcohol and water. Today, the distinctive red bottle is a stap ... More >>
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March 21, 2012
Last Call Goes On Spring Break: Adios Motherfucker!
It's that time again, time for the students at ASU to be on spring break, heading off to Puerto Peñasco or Lake Havasu or goodness knows where. And with spring break comes a time-honored tradition for college students everywhere: Binge drinking. One of the most popular mixed drinks for copious cons ... More >>
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March 16, 2012
Irish Whiskey: A St. Patrick's Day Primer
It's been said that God created whiskey to keep the Irish from taking over the world. If it's true, he didn't do a great job of it -- the Irish take over the world every day on March 17. But while everyone may be from the land of the clover on St. Patrick's Day, before you go around pinching everyon ... More >>
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February 22, 2012
Ten Favorite Margaritas in Metro Phoenix
pinterest.comWe don't really go for all the hoopla over the made-up holidays that have crept onto the calendar in recent times, thanks to clever marketers. You know, like Orange M&M Day and Brown Rice Tortilla Week. (We made those up, don't worry.) But there's one fabricated celebration w ... More >>
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February 22, 2012
Justin Vargo's Roadkill
Justin Vargo at Shady's in Phoenix has a killer "house birthday shot," that breathes German liqueur. What does German booze and roadkill have in common? Uh, we had to ask (dun, dun, dun). Name: Roadkill Ingredients: Equal parts Jägermeister (translated literally as "hunt-master"), Barenjager ... More >>
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February 8, 2012
Gin: How to Drink It, and Like It
Really, they're better than you think!In my years of bartending, one of the things I've heard the most is this: "I don't like gin." When I press for details, the story is always the same: They had a bad experience with it years ago (inevitably in college) and haven't been able to touch the ... More >>
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December 27, 2011
Crepes Suzette at Cibo for New Year's Eve
This New Year's Eve, reserve a table at Cibo in downtown Phoenix to enjoy simple-yet-amazing Crepes Suzette in the restaurant's romantic garden dining area. After all, dessert that's plied with liquor and set on fire just screams New Year's Eve.
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December 2, 2011
Chris Lingua's Rimbaud's Left Hand
Yesterday we met Chris Lingua, bar manager at the dimly-lit Scottsdale speakeasy Kazimierz World Wine Bar. Today he shares with us the recipe for Rimbaud's Left Hand, a drink created by a bartender in Chicago with this story behind it: The drink is named for Arthur Rimbaud, a 19th century Fr ... More >>
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January 31, 2011
New in CenPho: Rum Bar at The Breadfruit
Dwayne Allen and Danielle Leoni, the folks behind cheerful Jamaican restaurant The Breadfruit, just opened Rum Bar in the space next door to the restaurant, serving nearly 70 kinds of premium rum, from smooth, young spirits to exquisite aged reserve varieties. There are also several kin ... More >>
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January 28, 2011
Top 5 Valentine's Day Cocktails for The Hopeless Romantic
Nothing says "I love you" quite like an inappropriate public drunken make-out session at your local bar. It's also a good way to scare off your friends and the fastest way for the entire place to suggest the two of you get a room. Save yourself the embarrassment and keep your friends by shaki ... More >>
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December 14, 2010
The 10 Best Cocktails for Your Holiday Party
Party season is full swing and the best way to make your holiday party a hit is to serve the best drinks in town. We have compiled a list of our favorite cocktails based on holiday desserts. Pick one to serve as a signature drink or stock up and try them all! 1. Sugar Cookie Martini - ... More >>
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October 29, 2010
5 Ways to Drink Your Halloween Candy
mixthatdrink.comA rainbow of vodka flavors.Candy is dandy, liquor is quicker, so combining candy AND liquor must be a jovial jaunt to inebriation.If you've got a bowl full of Halloween candy and some alcohol in your cabinet, why not get creative and really trick-or-treat.Here are 5 ideas to ... More >>
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September 27, 2010
Lee Turner of Lee's Cream Liqueurs
When Lee Turner faced a nightmarish, ice-cream-less childhood because of her egg allergy, she started making her own eggless ice cream at home. When Turner hosted martini and knitting parties for her girlfriends, she started making her own kahlua and lemoncello. Ever the mixologist, Turner thought: ... More >>
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August 31, 2010
Urine Whiskey, Wine Dinner at Bravo Bistro, and Bacon Ice Cream in Today's Eater's Digest
susikochenundbacken.blogspot.com Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Italian Wine DinnerForget cooking tonight, make your reservations for Bravo Bistro's Italian Wine Dinner happening tonight from 6:30 till close. The five-course meal will ... More >>
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August 13, 2010
New in Scottsdale: Lee's Cream Liqueur Ice Cream Parlor
I've never met Lee Turner, but I think she's a gal after my own heart. Why do I say that? She just opened her own ice cream parlor in Old Town Scottsdale, Lee's Cream Liqueurs, and she's got a great aesthetic, with a pink, brown, and white color palette and an adorable logo. Her webs ... More >>
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July 23, 2010
Simon Alam's Caipirinha
The Caipirinha Yesterday we met Simon Alam, the man handling the bottles at Merc Bar. Today he treats us the Caipirinha, a drink he was kind enough to share some history on: "The Caipirinha is Brazil's national cocktail. It's made with cachaca, the most common distilled alcoholic beverage. ... More >>
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June 24, 2010
Whisky & Cigar Tasting
The Caipirinha Yesterday we met Simon Alam, the man handling the bottles at Merc Bar. Today he treats us the Caipirinha, a drink he was kind enough to share some history on: "The Caipirinha is Brazil's national cocktail. It's made with cachaca, the most common distilled alcoholic beverage. ... More >>
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June 3, 2010
Ice Rage
The Caipirinha Yesterday we met Simon Alam, the man handling the bottles at Merc Bar. Today he treats us the Caipirinha, a drink he was kind enough to share some history on: "The Caipirinha is Brazil's national cocktail. It's made with cachaca, the most common distilled alcoholic beverage. ... More >>
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April 30, 2010
Behind the Bar: The Thai Basil Margarita at Malee's Thai Bistro
Tyler Christensen, the 31-year-old bar manager at Malee's Thai Bistro, thinks of bartending as alchemy. In Christensen's modern-day apothecary, he likes to create a new cocktail list each season. Christensen never used to like margaritas, so he decided to come up with a new recipe that ke ... More >>
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April 28, 2010
New Twists on the Old Fashioned
deoveritas.comThe classic Old Fashioned cocktail.Traditional cocktails are back in a major way, and there's no drink that embodies old fashioned imbibing quite like the—um, well, like the Old Fashioned. Over the last few years, the drink has surged in popularity as Mad Men bad-boy ad- ... More >>
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April 6, 2010
Champagne Cocktails: Bubbles Bubbles Everywhere!
Diddy and Cristal (before it was racist).Champagne isn't just for wedding toasts and hip hop videos anymore. What was once generally reserved for special occasions is now popping up on drink menus all over the country in cocktail form, and the standard brunch Mimosa is just the tip of the spa ... More >>
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April 2, 2010
Top 5 Cocktails For Easter
http://www.alcademics.com/2009/04/easter-drinks-for-my-peeps.htmlDown the hatch ... er, rabbit hole.Church. Hiding plastic eggs for unappreciative children. Cooking a huge dinner. Putting up with painfully unlikable family members. Whatever your Easter entails this Sunday, there's a good cha ... More >>
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March 23, 2010
Infuse Your Booze : Easy, Cheap, Fancy Drinkin'
Adriane GoetzCherry-infused Woodford Reserve bourbon and pineapple-strawberry-infused gin at the Phoenician's Grape & Grain boutique.Even with top shelf alcohol, a mixed drink is only as good as its mixer. A cheap, artificially flavored juice can totally ruin the taste; and the usual "soda, j ... More >>
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March 17, 2010
Top 5 St. Patrick's Day Drinks That Aren't Green Beer
Not this year, buddy.As the old adage goes, "Everybody's Irish on St. Patrick's Day." That does not, however, mean you have to celebrate your "honorary" Irish heritage by swilling pints of leprechaun piss until the inside of your mouth starts to look more like Shrek's. So while others go fro ... More >>
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February 16, 2010
Yucca Tap Room Adds Craft Beer and Whiskey Lounge
Tempe's Yucca Tap Room has been a Tempe dive bar favorite for years, especially for its live music. (Photo by Benjamin Leatherman) But now there's a whole lot more on tap. Earlier this month, owner Rodney Hu unveiled the Yucca's expansion into the space next door, a craft beer and whiskey ... More >>
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January 22, 2010
Behind the Bar: Steve Howard's Papa Smurf
When Steve Howard (whom we profiled yesterday) of downtown Chandler's Murphy's Law creates drinks for customers, he lets the drinker name the cocktail. This one has a blue tinge from the Blue Curacao that's sunk into liquid, which inspired his patron to call this drink Papa Smurf. It looks p ... More >>
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January 21, 2010
Behind the Bar: Steve Howard of Murphy's Law
Nicki Escudero Ready to serve youIt's easy to see why Steve Howard of Murphy's Law in Chandler is a popular bartender. The handsome 25-year-old is extremely charming, doing tricks behind the bar and letting customers name drinks he makes for them. And he's had plenty of time to build up a ... More >>
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January 11, 2010
St-Germain: Patron Saint of Modern Cocktails?
Even the bottle suggests a "refined" new liqueur.With the recent resurgence of "classic" drinks, it's nice to see a relative newbie that combines tradition with innovation like St-Germain, an artisanal French liqueur made from handpicked elderflower blossoms found in the foothills of the Alps ... More >>
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December 21, 2009
Happy Hour Cocktails at Spotted Donkey Cantina
This winter season, the specialty cocktails offered on the happy hour menu of Spotted Donkey Cantina in north Scottsdale will have you feeling like it's a lot warmer, as the chic southwest Mexican restaurant presents sweet, brightly colored drinks more suited for the beach than for cold mo ... More >>
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December 4, 2009
Red Brazilian at Olive & Ivy
Benjamin LeathermanChaz Anderson gabs with a Scottsdale socialite while whipping out a Red Brazilian at Olive & Ivy.Chaz Anderson is deeply involved with preparing a Red Brazilian behind the bar at Scottsdale's Olive & Ivy, muddling and mashing raspberries and fresh lime slices into a fragra ... More >>
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November 16, 2009
The Ginger Old Fashioned at Shady's
Adriane GoetzThe Ginger Old Fashioned, made exclusively by Ted Grossman at Shady's.The plush leather booths, dim lighting and retro jukebox tunes give Shady's somewhat of an old fashioned vibe, but with Ted Grossman is behind the bar, you'll swear you're in a Brooklyn speakeasy circa the 196 ... More >>
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October 23, 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. ... More >>
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October 15, 2009
Three Valley BBQs Compete in Jack Daniel's Competition
Jack Daniel'sThree Valley-area barbecue teams have been selected to compete in the "prestigious" 21st Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue.Barbecue pros from Blake's BBQ in Gilbert, Otis and the Bird in Mesa and Rhythm 'n QUE in Phoenix will duke it out against sixt ... More >>
Culture
June 4, 2009
Summer Guide: Shaking it Up with Valley Mixologists
Jack Daniel'sThree Valley-area barbecue teams have been selected to compete in the "prestigious" 21st Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue.Barbecue pros from Blake's BBQ in Gilbert, Otis and the Bird in Mesa and Rhythm 'n QUE in Phoenix will duke it out against sixt ... More >>
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January 12, 2009
Monday Night Martha: Digestif's "They Make Pie"
Even Martha deserves a night off, so this week we're offering you the option to ditch the kitchen for the bar. It's hard to find a decent restaurant open Mondays in this metropolis (particularly in Phoenix, but other 'hoods, as well), which is why we're delighted to remind you that Digest ... More >>
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November 25, 2008
Spooning: Merry's Cranberries Recipe
This week we are proud to present our new column, Spooning, by C.M. Redding, the writer formerly known as Booze Pig. Redding has a way in the kitchen -- and the bedroom. (We'll take his word for it on the latter.) And he's promised to share. Each time we publish Spooning, we'll bring you the reci ... More >>
Dining
October 16, 2008
El Farol Adds a Dash of Peruvian Flair to Arcadia’s Restaurant Selection
This week we are proud to present our new column, Spooning, by C.M. Redding, the writer formerly known as Booze Pig. Redding has a way in the kitchen -- and the bedroom. (We'll take his word for it on the latter.) And he's promised to share. Each time we publish Spooning, we'll bring you the reci ... More >>
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June 26, 2008
Whiskey Business
How a sour mash becomes a Kentucky Mule
Dining
April 17, 2008
Digestif in Scottsdale serves up absinthe and "Cal-ital food for the soul"
How a sour mash becomes a Kentucky Mule
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September 30, 2004
BEST IRISH PUB
Fibber Magees Irish Restaurant & Pub
Best of Phoenix
September 18, 2003
BEST MARTINI
Devil's Martini
Best of Phoenix
September 18, 2003
BEST MEXICAN RESTAURANT
La Casa del Mariachi
Dining
March 22, 2001
Jamaican Whoopie
Take a vacation to Callaloo
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February 17, 2000
Haunted by Spirits
John McCain derived his wealth from his marriage to Cindy Hensley McCain, whose father started his road to riches as a bootlegger. As a politician, the senator has remained beholden to the liquor industry and the family business
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June 18, 1998
Sense of Humidor
John McCain derived his wealth from his marriage to Cindy Hensley McCain, whose father started his road to riches as a bootlegger. As a politician, the senator has remained beholden to the liquor industry and the family business
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November 20, 1997
Second Helpings
John McCain derived his wealth from his marriage to Cindy Hensley McCain, whose father started his road to riches as a bootlegger. As a politician, the senator has remained beholden to the liquor industry and the family business
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