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I am not a lush, I swear.

Friday, March 28th

by Shannon

Discussed:cabernet cocktails lime martinis mother vodka vodka gimlets

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So if the readers of this blog are anything like my mother, every time I mention having a drink/trying a new cocktail, you are adding up precisely how many cocktails I have had in the past week, month, 6 months, year… and you may be thinking I am a lush. I just wanted to clarify, for the record, I am not. Just, you know, to clarify. Thanks!

Anyway, last night, we tried vodka gimlets. We also tried pomegranate martinis (blech!) and pomegranate cosmopolitans (slightly more drinkable) but neither of those were anything to write home about, so on with the good stuff.

Apparently there are about 2398294724 million different ways to mix a gimlet. We went with the version that is 4:1 vodka to Rose’s lime juice with a lime wedge garnish that we squeezed into the glass. In a word, YUM. Drinks I usually like are: vodka martini, vodka tonic with lime or a real margarita on the rocks* so if you have similar tastes, this is a must try.

*and let’s not forget cabernet… OMG maybe I AM a lush. Well, someone’s allowed to have a favorite wine, right?

The Seven-Course Dinner

Thursday, March 27th

by Cameron

Discussed:avocado cheese chocolate crab creme fraiche dinner filet mignon Longhorn Maggiano's olives Outback roe salmon shrimp sorbet Top Chef Valentine's Day vodka West End wine

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I’m something like 6 weeks late telling you about this, which is a shame, because it’s awesome.

Shannon and I aren’t big fans of Valentine’s Day. Granted, back when we were dating, I used V-Day as an opportunity to flawlessly execute all sorts of fabulously romantic plans with … wait, actually, we started dating in June and were engaged by December, so February as a whole never really came into play until she already had the ring. So, never mind.

Last year I got us a reservation at the ridiculous 2-story Maggiano’s in West End, where we had to wait 30 minutes for a table anyway and turned out to only be 1 story (the bottom story is restrooms and a VIP something-or-other).

The point is, Valentine’s is lame. Not that I don’t like arranging romantic evenings or whatever, but I feel no need to time my romantic arrangements on some sort of a national scale with the rest of society. Plus, all the good restaurants are crowded.

This year, Shannon had a brilliant idea. She offered to fix us a seven-course dinner. I was speechless. Seven courses! Even better: She wanted it to be a surprise! (Translation: I didn’t have to do anything!)

Seven courses, by candlelight, for me ... I mean us.Seven courses, by candlelight, for me … I mean us.

Ultra-brilliant! Smashing! Awesome! Here’s how it went.

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