September 16, 2009
Today is Mexican Independence Day folks! It’s been too crazy of a day for me, and everything including Happy Hour’s been behind schedule, so I’m keeping today’s post short and to the point. Mexican Independence Day, also known as El Grito de Dolores, is often incorrectly confused with Cinco de Mayo, which is actually a […]
May 20, 2009
For Happy Hour this week we are knee-deep in fermented agave and that’s just the way I like it. Last week I promised to feature tequila all this month, so this week I am featuring cocktails made with reposado tequila. You can see the past two weeks’ posts here and here. Reposado tequila is a […]
March 4, 2009
Another Wednesday is upon us, which means another opportunity for midweek tippling! The subject of today’s Happy Hour is one that’s been rolling–or rather mixing–around in my mind for a couple weeks now, as I’ve been working on something to contribute to the upcoming Mixology Monday session, or MxMo, as it’s called, where each month […]
July 2, 2008
Johnny Iuzzini makes the most beautiful desserts I think I’ve ever photographed. Seriously, they were so stunning that as I left our shoot on the patio of Jean Georges, I couldn’t wait to get home and look at them. It’s dishes like these that really make me love what I do. (And they were DELICIOUS […]