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Pep’pear (say with a bad French accent) Martini

Posted on 11. Jun, 2009 by Front of House.

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This unique cocktail started at Roast. We liked the drink a lot more than we liked the bartender so we decided to give it a shot at home.
Party for one:
1 oz Absolut Pepper Vodka
3 oz Pear Nectar
1/2 oz Drambuie
2 Olives
Rim one martini glass with fine salt
Combine all ingredients (minus the olives) [...]

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Bloody Good… Bloody Mary

Posted on 18. Apr, 2009 by Front of House.

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A Bloody Mary is the kind of drink that if you can’t get a great one, don’t bother. You order a vodka and soda, either the bar has the vodka that you drink or they don’t. After that, how much can they really screw it up? I know, they can screw it up and they [...]

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The Lava Lamp

Posted on 06. Apr, 2009 by Front of House.

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I consider this the Modern Margarita. The flavor has been updated from the classic and now we’ve added a little design. This drink began for us at Fiddleheads in Royal Oak and we’ve been playing with it ever since. Last Saturday night, we raised a last toast to Fiddleheads as they closed their doors. [...]

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Blueberry, Ginger, Lime Caipirinha

Posted on 18. Jun, 2007 by singleguychef.

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Traditional capirinha is made with cachaça and tangerine lime and sugar, not tangerine. It was a late posting and you can see I was sampling the product earlier. :-P. Thanks to Brazilian Girl for the catch. I’ve been served a multitude of variations. Here’s my contribution to the mix and I am sure this libation [...]

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I do love Margaritas!

Posted on 16. May, 2007 by marriedguychef.

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marriedGuyChef here…I do love margaritas . . . and tequila in general . . . well, most drinks actually. OK, OK, I’m not a drunk, but I am an equal opportunity and affirmative action drinker. Here is my margarita recipe. I like it. My wife likes it. When it comes [...]