When freelance recipe developer and food stylist Allison Kreitler visited the studio recently, she brought along the ingredients for her signature Rhubarb Spritz, along with plenty of delicious alternative uses for the rhubarb simple syrup that makes the mocktail or cocktail really something special. Use the rhubarb syrup to sweeten lemonade, brush it between layers of a while cake with lemon curd, glaze […]
Cocktails
Stay the Course – Anthony’s Spin on a Espresso Martini
This cocktail is a take on the late Dick Bradsell’s 1980’s classic Vodka Espresso or what is now known as the Espresso Martini. Of course, Anthony incorporated a drastic twist. Photo: Tracy Benjamin/flickr, creative commons
Prosecco Gone Wild
Anthony’s guilty pleasure in the summer is Prosecco. He also likes to keep things simple. By adding wild hibiscus syrup to a glass of Prosecco, you’re elevating the Prosecco, while eliminating the need for additional syrups or flavorings. It’s bare-bones simple, yet elegant at the same time. We’re imagining this sparkling cocktail being served at […]
The 6th Annual Faith Middleton Food Schmooze Martini Competition – Winners!
First, huge thanks to ALL the competitors and contributors to the 6th annual Faith Middleton Food Schmooze® Martini Competition. More than 30 Connecticut restaurants and bars signed on to compete, and compete they did. Sipping and sampling. . .as we moved from table to table, you made us so proud to live (and eat and […]
Father’s Day Beer from Two Roads
Remember the days when the best you could do was give Dad a tie for Father’s Day? Well, you’re grown now. Those days are over. Your father wants craft beer. Lucky for us (and you), Phil Markowski, the brewmaster from Two Roads Brewing Company in Stratford, CT, visited the show to give us a lesson […]
Meyer Lemon Pomegranate Sour
There’s no better way to welcome the start of summer than with this refreshing Meyer Lemon Pomegranate Sour from bartender extraordinaire Anthony DeSerio. Anthony uses an organic artisanal vodka from Crop Vodka because the flavor is sweet and clean, free of additives and chemicals often found in flavored vodkas.
