July 01, 2016

Arizona 206 Lemonade

July 01, 2016/ Karen Sale

Once upon a time, there was great NYC restaurant called Arizona 206*. This was our favorite drink of theirs!

June 04, 2016

Sazerac

June 04, 2016/ Karen Sale

The essence of New Orleans elegance, its distinguished lineage lays legitimate claim to being the original cocktail. As Ti says, “Do have just one, as you won’t be nearly as attractive as you think you are after two.”

June 04, 2016

Hurricane

June 04, 2016/ Karen Sale

Everyone’s favorite from Pat O’Brien’s, the French Quarter mainstay. When it was a speakeasy, the password was “storm’s brewin’”.

May 02, 2016

Michelada

May 02, 2016/ Karen Sale

The hotter the sun gets, the more you’ll need another one of these.

February 01, 2016

The New Amsterdam

February 01, 2016/ Karen Sale

An aromatic twist on one of our favorite winter warmers – the Manhattan. A shout out to our friend, Eleanor, for her gift of Allspice Dram that inspired this recipe!

November 30, 2015

Glögg

November 30, 2015/ Karen Sale

A traditional Swedish libation, the lovely story behind this particular version states that it “stimulates the vocal cords, so be sure to serve it in close proximity to a piano.”

November 01, 2015

Turkey Toaster

November 01, 2015/ Karen Sale

Featuring the Nashoba Valley Winery we mentioned last month, the touch of cranberry flavor adds a perfect note for a toast before the big feast. Santé!

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New York Magazine's Best Deli 2016: Katz’s Delicatessen, 205 E. Houston St. at Ludlow St.

In 1959 there were about 15,000 delis in New York City.

The word 'delicatessen' is of German origin, 'delikatessen' which means delicacies, or an an abundance of good things to eat.

At one of New York's legendary delis, Zabar's, the average salary for a lox slicer with 10 years experience is $60,000 a year.

Americans consume more than 5 billion pounds of deli meats a year, including about 800 million pounds of bologna.

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