Halloween is on Monday, but most of you are probably going to host a ghostly and spooky party on Friday or Saturday. Along with serving Indian corn, candy pumpkin and candy corn, you can really impress your guests this year with this smoky rum cocktail, created by Todd Maul from Clio in Boston. Smoking Cinnamon 1.5 oz Brugal Añejo 1.5 oz Fresh Organic Pineapple … [Read more...]

The Halloween season is in full swing. Along with candy, horror movies, haunted houses, trick-or-treating, candy apples, and gourmet caramel apples, I associate popcorn with this time of year. This Halloween, you have a chance to win an Air Crazy Hot Air Popcorn Popper. This handy popcorn popper pops up to 4 quarts of popcorn within 3 minutes and without the use of oil. … [Read more...]

All kitchens knives are not created equally. The must-have line of kitchen knives for savionaires is Kramer. Bob Kramer, the only Master Bladesmith in the world specializing in kitchen cutlery, started making knives after working 10 years in professional kitchens. Instead of wanting to become a top chef, he realized that he preferred to make the best tools a top chef could use. … [Read more...]

As a spring signature drink, I hope you enjoyed the Caviar Mojito. If you want an alternative to a sweet drink, try the Balloon Gin & Tonic, a fresh, crisp signature drink, to keep you cool during the warmer months: Ingredients: * 2 oz Plymouth Gin * 1 Organic Lime * 2 oz Tomr's Tonic  (It's the tonic that makes the drink!) * 1 bottle Fever Tree Club Soda * 4 … [Read more...]

What is your signature drink? You need two: one for spring and one for fall. Today, using my skills as a bartender and after trying and tasting many versions (see above image), I finally created the Caviar Mojito, a refined signature drink, to keep you cool during the warmer months: Ingredients: * 1.5 oz Mount Gay Special Reserve or Silver Eclipse Rum * 6 two-inch Citrus … [Read more...]