![La Vie En Rose Version 2 [Brian’s Version]](https://cookingbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/wc-IMG_4801-1080x675.jpg)
by Brian | Apr 14, 2019 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
My original post appears below. I just wanted to tell you about an occasion I had to invent a new cocktail. I wanted my La Vie En Rose. But we had no Lillet, just Capel Pisco and Pamplemousse Rose. No Lillet, I needed to cut the sting of the pisco, but I...
by Brian | Aug 1, 2017 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
I had spent ten hours walking the streets of Portland, Oregon: the downtown, the riverfront, Nob Hill, and 23rd Avenue. Why? Well, I was in town for a college reunion and it had been a long, a very long, time since I enjoyed the sights of the city. Things can change...
by Brian | Sep 6, 2016 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
We drink grapes all the time, so why is this beverage different? It’s not wine. The grapes are muddled in this mojito-style cocktail. It’s delicious to drink and lovely to the eye. You can make these in batches, surround the glasses with grapes, and have a...
by Brian | Mar 6, 2015 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
We all hear about cooking “fresh and local.” Various people gain credit for the start of the locavore movement, and, while I mean no disrespect to folks in California, the trend began long ago and far away. Brandy is distilled wine and the Spanish...
by Brian | Jul 30, 2013 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
There are food mysteries and science mysteries. Sometimes they merge. And sometimes they expand. Like into outer space. Or the lack of outer space. Why are there no astronauts from Chile? Why does Chile not have a major, major space program? God knows they have fuel....
