By thirstyinla, on July 19, 2011
The last time I was in New Orleans, it was many years before Katrina, when my girlfriend and I stayed at her best friend’s house in the Garden District and we spent two weeks eating and drinking our way through the Big Easy. Now, after far too long a gap between visits, I’m heading back to New Orleans to join thousands of other attendees at the 2011 Tales of the Cocktail! [...]
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By thirstyinla, on June 22, 2010
Bill Norris | Photo: Lush Life Productions
Earlier this week, after a grueling month of competition, Austin’s Bill Norris emerged as the best of twenty contenders in the nationwide Shaker Faces competition, a collaboration between Combier Liqueur d’Orange and Lush Life Productions. The virtual shake-off [...]
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By thirstyinla, on May 22, 2010
Death and Company | photo: Grub Street
First in a series recapping the 2010 Manhattan Cocktail Classic.
Fear not, dear reader. Despite the grim title of this post, I had a great night out with friends old and new on the eve of the Manhattan Cocktail Classic. [...]
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