by Maggie Battista
We’re down to the final hours, 2012 is really just moments away. I’m ringing in the New Year in Portland, Maine. The working port is just outside my apartment window, the ferries chugging back and forth between some of the prettiest islands in all of the States, in my humble opinion. But it’s too cold
by Denise Woodward & Laudalino Ferreira
I love using homemade simple syrups in our cocktails. Once I mastered the base recipe for simple syrup, I began experimenting with flavors. You may be wondering, how does one “master” making simple syrup. Isn’t it sugar and water? It may be only made with these two ingredients, but different sugars, as well as the