posted by admin on Feb 18
Why? Because it’s Drink Wine Day. Yep, it’s an actual holiday giving you reason/cause/excuse to drink your favorite grape. Considering how hard 
I’ve been working lately between my job and culinary school, and the really exhausting winter it’s been, I need to unwind. So, I plan on drinking lots of wine tonight. I don’t have school tomorrow so it’s okay if I get loopy. I can sleep it off.
I’m sure that the holiday was created by the wine industry, but I say, “So?” I see nothing wrong with it. So, get a fine bottle, a nice glass, and make a toast–even if you’re alone–to the hard work you’ve put in lately, or whatever it is you’d like to toast. How about just to life? I’d say that’s a good enough reason, don’t you?
Salut! Skol! Cheers! Chin chin!
posted by admin on May 15
You might think from the title of this blog that I’m some kind of lush. Far from it. I advocate safe, responsible drinking. I’m often the designated driver and I always check to make sure friends are in the proper condition to drive. I also respect recovering alcoholics’ need to stay away from the stuff.
Having said that, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with enjoying the occasional libation. And with the resurgance of cocktail culture and the emergence of the mixologist—which is basically a bartender schooled in chic and complex drink making, versus a bartender, who may not know what to do with Chartreuse (a liqueur made in France by Carthusian monks) but will make you a wicked dry martini—you can really have a lot of fun trying out all different kinds of concoctions, from wild and crazy to sophisticated and classy.
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