Cocktail of the Month: ‘Midnight at the Pera Palace’
President Biden awed the world last month with his top-secret surprise trip to Kyiv. “Amtrak Joe” and his entourage traveled overnight from Poland on Ukraine’s state-owned rail service in a […]
Cocktail of the Month: Just What The Doctor Ordered
An African safari holds a place on many travelers’ bucket lists. It’s a dream trip of a lifetime to an intrepid world of exotic animals and adventure. My first safari […]
Mocktail of the Month: Enjoy These ‘Drynuary’ Treats
“Drynuary” or “Dry January” is the practice of not drinking alcoholic beverages during the month of January. For some it’s a way to make a “clean start” to the new […]
Cocktail of the Month: Bejeweled Wonders Inspired by T-Swift
“In my heart is a Christmas tree farm where the people would come to dance under sparkling lights,” croons Taylor Swift in her holiday classic smash “Christmas Tree Farm.” The […]
Cocktail of the Month: Thanksgiving Mule
The trees are emblazoned with colorful hues of gold and red. It’s sweater weather and the wind has a nip to it. Fall is here and it’s the season when […]
Cocktail of the Month: It’s the Bees’ Knees!
One hundred years ago, Washington was wrapped up in the “Roaring Twenties” of post-war prosperity, dazzling decadence and jazz. It was a time of culture milestones marked by the opening the […]
Cocktail of the Month: Condesa Reyes
One of the sweetest savory treats of August in the East Atlantic is freshly-picked home-grown corn on the cob. On my last visit to Rehoboth Beach, my friend Pixie Windsor […]
‘Sex on the Beach’ Cocktail
The summer of 2022 has been a flashback to the heydays of the 1980s. Tom Cruise has topped the box office as Maverick, the titular character in the “Top Gun” […]
Cocktail of the Month: Bourbon Amaretto Sour
Amaretto originated in Saronno, Italy, during the Renaissance. The most well-known brand, DiSaronno, is named after its birthplace. According to DiSaronno’s website, “artist Bernardino Luini was commissioned to paint a […]
Cocktail of the Month
Every four years, the Olympic Games seem to have their own controversy — from boycotts, to doping scandals, to crime and political drama. However, the rescheduled spectator-free 2021 Tokyo games […]