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Back to the Future.
- Moving!
- The “un-edited” version: Toronto & BarChef
- Nolet Pratt – Competition Cocktail
- Horchata
- Almonds & Orgeat
- The Pesto.
- The Cocktail Kitchen Series
- A Ginger Beer Bonanza
- The Vegan Diaries: #5
- Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
- The “Ultimate” Food Science.
- Raw Carnage: Continuity
- Raw Carnage: The Theory.
- American Whiskey – Ambrosia of the Common Wo/Man.
- Can you put a price on passion?
Category Archives: libations
Horchata
My previous post on Almonds & Orgeat suggested that boozy cocktails and protein replacements were the ideal ways to consume almonds in this world. Not the case. I just made the most delicious Horchata, that we will be consuming tomorrow … Continue reading
Posted in libations, recipes, vegan diaries
Tagged almond milk, almonds, cocktails, horchata, lauren mote, orgeat, rice milk
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Almonds & Orgeat
Did you ever have a Mai-Tai and think, “holy shit, this is the best drink I’ve ever had….” well, you’d only think that if you’re into well-made “tiki” cocktails most likely, but there’s that distinguishable flavour in the glass that … Continue reading
Posted in cocktails, libations, recipes, spirits
Tagged almonds, david wolowidnyk, japanese cocktail, lauren mote, mai tai, orgeat, recipes, tiki, trinidad sour
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The Cocktail Kitchen Series
The Refinery, known for having one of the most innovative cocktail programs in Canada, is now proud to launch a six month interactive and educational competition called “The Cocktail Kitchen Series”. Due to launch on July 8th 2010, “The Cocktail … Continue reading
A Ginger Beer Bonanza
I had to fight to get on CityTV’s Breakfast Television, not because I suck, but they aren’t really interested in “cocktails” and booze – one of those things I suppose they’d like to avoid promoting at 7:00am, which makes tons … Continue reading
Posted in cocktails, libations, recipes, spirits
Tagged breakfast television, city tv, dark and stormy, gin gin mule, gingerbeer, jeffrey morganthaler, lauren mote
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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
by Lauren Mote (all photos by the gifted Melissa Gidney of Melissa Gidney Photography) Although completely inspired by Lewis Carrol’s book, the adventures shared on June 06 were hardly of a predictable fashion. In fact, take the concept of Alice … Continue reading
American Whiskey – Ambrosia of the Common Wo/Man.
by Lauren Mote The hallmark of contemporary spirit distillation in the United States is arguably the most delicious – American Whiskey. Its history has not been extremely well documented, but nonetheless a significant timeline, coinciding with a rich American history, … Continue reading
A MyPressi Experiment
Mark Prince – more commonly known as the “Coffee Geek” – invited me over to the CoffeeLab to check out this new little contraption he was loaned for demos and reviews. The little guy is called the “MyPressi”. Its slogan … Continue reading
Posted in coffee & tea, libations, spirits
Tagged bitters, coffee, coffeegeek, lauren mote, mark prince, mypressi, new york times, the refinery
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Groundhog Day + Whiskey = Love.
The second installment in the Refinery’s whiskey seminar series is a definitive look at Bourbon Whiskey. As it has claimed many people’s hearts in the past, let us indulge your palates on Tuesday February 2, 2010. What better host than … Continue reading
Cornucopia: Reflections of a Seasoned Alcoholist
by Lauren Mote (original story can be seen at www.urbandiner.ca) We ended one festival to start another. After Victoria’s Art of the Cocktail was successfully put to bed the previous weekend in Victoria, Cornucopia, Whistler’s celebration of wine and food, … Continue reading
