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Austin360.com – 6.25.11

On the road: San Francisco cocktails By Emma Janzen When I traveled to San Francisco earlier this year, my main goal was to find and consume cocktails. Surprised? I didn’t think so. The Bay Area helped ignite and has been pushing the boundaries of the cocktail revival for years now. Today, it remains one of [...]

Accidental Locavore Blog – 6.24.11

The Accidental Locavore Smokes…Chicken In April the Accidental Locavore got a big, bright, shiny, red smoker. As part of the ongoing Charcutepalooza competition, smoking is one of the skills we were mastering. Since it was raining (again) last week, I thought why not smoke a chicken? Working with Michael Ruhlman’s Charcuterie book, the Locavore brined [...]

7×7 Magazine – 6.17.11

Town Hall Recipes for Art in the Age’s Root & Snap Liqueur Brewed from a centuries-old American recipe handed down from Native Americans, the new hand-crafted, organic Root is the first “authentic” liqueur to be produced in this country since pre-Prohibtion. The recipe for ROOT has been resurrected by DIY collective Art in the Age. [...]

Austin360.com – 6.16.11

New root beer liqueur grew from colonial recipe The alcoholic beverages market has admittedly already suffered through several brands of cloyingly sweet artificially-flavored root beer liqueurs and schnapps variations. The last thing we need is another spirit that resembles a dum-dum pop. Luckily, the latest contender in the root beer spirits ring brings a sense [...]

The Conscious Cocktail – 6.16.11

Kadaife in a Snap By Sharon | Published: June 16, 2011 So for as much as I do not like reading or writing about cocktails, I am anxiously waiting to get my mits on a bottle of Snap.  I tried a taste last week and it is exactly what I have been waiting for to [...]

Urbanite – June 2011

Urbanite Issue 84: June 2011   Don’t Miss June 10, 6-8 p.m. Craft liquor is the thing at the Evergreen Museum and Library, when Dr. Dennis J. Pogue, vice president of preservation at George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate, presents “Evening of Traditional Beverages: Homegrown Spirits.” The tasting and lecture will focus on small-batch, traditional distilleries [...]