by Brian | Dec 11, 2018 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
I just reviewed 101 Cocktails to Try Before You Die by François Monti. It’s his hit list of interesting cocktails you really want to know about, if not try. Most of the time his commentary on each of the 101 is positive. Sometimes he is scathing. he is quite fond of...
by Brian | Jun 8, 2018 | Recipes
Yes, you can just eat them. And I have no personal prejudice against bananas. But, the combination of bananas and rum, as in Bananas Foster, can certainly capture your attention. This idea comes from The Soda Fountain, a considerably grand source for ice cream...
by Brian | Apr 6, 2017 | Recipes
I love my Bananas Foster. My agreement with Suzi, Clause 4.3.1a in the marriage contract, is that I can make it once a year. Here’s a post from a couple of years ago with British Isles take on Bananas Foster that even Suzi likes. Rum is good. Suzi’s lawyer was a...
by Brian | Feb 5, 2016 | Cocktails, Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
The Super Bowl deserves a Super Beverage. This is it. Whiskey, rum, and fruit juice galore. I recently posted review of Whiskey Cocktails by Warren Bobrow. This collection of cocktails gems can only be described as imaginative. It’s a book about both cocktails...
by Brian | Feb 26, 2015 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
I love my Bananas Foster. My agreement with Suzen, Clause 4.3.1a in the marriage contract, is that I can make it once a year. Suzen’s lawyer was a nice man, but, fortunately for me, not comprehensive. Here’s a recipe that is not, I would maintain, Bananas...
