First Look at Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans

It may still be early in the week for some, but the cocktail community has been running on a 24-hour schedule since Monday night. This week, the annual Tales of the Cocktail event takes place in New Orleans, and while today is the official opening day, many people (myself included) came to town and got started early. One of the central topics that comes up every year, whether as a seminar presentation or as a recurring question from many attendees, is, “What kind of new things are we going to see in the next year in the realm of spirits and cocktails?” Answers to that question will become more obvious over the next several days, but early-arriving participants got a head start on discovering what’s new at an unofficial event on Tuesday afternoon, called simply the Tales Tuesday Tasting. While most official events are rigorously scheduled and managed, the Tuesday tasting was more wiki: at a designated time, in a designated place, participants were invited to bring a bottle of something interesting, put it on the bar, then join everyone else in tasting through the assembled mass of booze. For some people this meant bringing along novel spirits or interesting liqueurs obtained while traveling, while for others (mainly small distillers or representatives from independent importers)…

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What’s Your Favorite Supermarket Aisle?

The Coolville Supermarket exists only in the imagination, but you can visit here . [ Photograph: Coolville Supermarket on Flickr ] Having just put away groceries from our weekly stock-up trip, where I spent more time than I should have in the Baking Needs/Spice Aisle*, I can’t help but wonder: What’s your favorite supermarket aisle? Bonus: Take the poll!

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Asparagus soup

It´s a previously published recipe, and you can find it here , but I feel it is very appropriate now. Like every year, tins and jars of asparagus are flooding the shelves of shops, and turning up in every single Christmas gift basket, so you might welcome some ideas. Of course if the asparagus are the real thing and come from Navarra or La Rioja and are the thick, good ones, just have them with mayonaise or vinaigrette, please. But upstarts from China or Peru masquerading under labels that look charmingly rustic and Spanish, they are perfect candidates for a quick warming soup.

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win a free container of silken creations!

Time for another contest, kids. I remember when it was hard to find brown rice in a grocery store, so I’m extra tickled to see the number of innovative new vegan products lining the shelves these days. One of them is Silken Creations, pre-flavored in dark chocolate, strawberry and vanilla.  This silky smooth soy product is a no-brainer for desserts, mousses and smoothies. You can access recipe ideas on Nasoya’s  handy database.  (Lately, I’ve been making a lot of vegan ice cream, so can’t wait to try Silken Creations as a base. ) Win a coupon for a FREE container of Silken Creations. Leave a comment and tell me how you would like to use this product. Be sure I can contact you via e-mail. I’ll randomly choose a winner in the next few days.

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