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    Home » books » Delicious Wants to Buy You a Drink, but is Giving Away a Book Instead

    January 2008 books

    Delicious Wants to Buy You a Drink, but is Giving Away a Book Instead

    bloody mary at brennan's
    I made it. There and back.

    On a plane.

    Barring Ohio State's heartbreaking loss to a team that has the ugliest colors on the planet, my trip to New Orleans was...many positive adjectives that I have to look up on thesaurus.com because my brain is still recovering from the air roller coaster.

    So, while I'm mindlessly uploading an obscene number of pictures (and by "obscene," I don't mean some of the pictures you will never see because I'm not quite sure I can legally post them for public viewing without an NC-17 warning), cropping them, airbrushing blemishes, and writing smart, witty, thoughtful and entertaining commentary (okay, that last part is a clear indication of travel-induced hysteria), I'm keeping you busy with a Book Giveaway!

    in the land of cocktails
    you need a drink

    I know. You're about to pop out of your pants with anxious excitement, aren't you?

    The utterly appropriate book is a brand new copy of In the Land of Cocktails, a collection of cocktail recipes from the proprietors of Commander's Palace in New Orleans. (For the rekkid, the publishers sent me the book expressly to give away, so don't think I actually spent money on you.)

    Leave a comment on this post with your favorite cocktail. From all the hundreds! of thousands! of comments, I'll randomly pick a winner. Since The Delicious Life is not bound by any corporate legal department, "random" could mean "I'll pick you if I like your cocktail" or it could mean "I'll pick you because you live nearby and the postage to send the book to you is within my 2008 budget." Or, it could just be random.

    Start now. You have until I publish my first trip review post when I'll announce the oh-so-lucky winner. Given my track record, you probably have a few days.

    Good luck, and please comment, even if you don't want the book. A post with no comments is like The Delicious alone at the bar on her 4th cocktail, waiting for a date who will never show up.

    tags :: food : and drink : drinks : cocktails : books : new orleans: los angeles

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    1. Jill of All Trades says

      January 13, 2008 at 4:50 pm

      When I'm out, I keep it simple with vodka and Diet Coke.

      When I'm at home, I could drink an entire pitcher of Sangria.

      Reply
    2. sarah says

      January 13, 2008 at 5:19 pm

      Halfway through my trip recap! Won't be long before I post it!

      Oh, whom am I kidding? You still have a few more days.

      Reply
    3. sarah says

      January 13, 2008 at 5:19 pm

      Halfway through my trip recap! Won't be long before I post it!

      Oh, whom am I kidding? You still have a few more days.

      Reply
    4. Anonymous says

      January 13, 2008 at 8:47 pm

      Sapphire Gibson, up.

      Reply
    5. Liz says

      January 13, 2008 at 10:02 pm

      Wow, I can't believe you flew to New Orleans. Crazy.

      Reply
    6. christianne says

      January 13, 2008 at 10:40 pm

      I like a good Woo Woo every now and again because - well, the name makes me laugh.

      Its a cran & vodka with a splash of peach schnapps. Peach schanapps is also my booze of choice for cranberry Jell-O shots as well. classy, I know.

      Reply
    7. abraxis says

      January 14, 2008 at 1:32 am

      Anon #1:

      Yes, Angel's Share has the waiting/standing/cellphone policy still. It wouldn't be the same without it!

      Village Yokocho is still there, busy as ever. They even have a good tonkotsu ramen too!

      There's a new soba/yakatori place on E43rd, near Grand Central called Soba Totto. OK soba, great yakitori. Try it next time you're back on the Island.

      Delicious, that goes for you too!

      Reply
    8. liz says

      January 14, 2008 at 3:50 am

      My favorite has to peach bellinis. They're sweet and classic, and I like to think I am as well (or I try to be at least)!

      Reply
    9. Sweet715 says

      January 14, 2008 at 4:21 am

      Nothing beats a good lychee martini! Equal parts vodka and lychee syrup (I'm a lightweight!), then add a splash of pineapple. Garnish with a couple of lychees and you're good to go! Hits the spot when you're craving something deliciously sweet.

      Reply
    10. Anonymous says

      January 14, 2008 at 4:45 am

      abraxis - thanks for the update and the recommendation. just curious, but are sake bar decibel and that walk-up okonomiyaki joint still around?

      i definitely need to get back to the island. i love l.a. and the o.c. but i crave the energy of n.y.

      cheers

      Reply
    11. Susan C says

      January 14, 2008 at 5:08 pm

      A perfect (half dry, half sweet Vermouth) Manhattan, straight up is my cocktail of choice.

      Bartenders beware: If you serve me this drink in anything but a stemmed martini glass, it will be immediately rejected.

      Susan

      Reply
    12. Diana H. says

      January 14, 2008 at 5:15 pm

      A bottle of good wine (ie. no two buck chuck) and a corkscrew.

      No glass necessary, but I do quite enjoy the Riedel glasses that have the pink stems at Williams and Sonoma.

      Reply
    13. Diana H. says

      January 14, 2008 at 5:15 pm

      A bottle of good wine (ie. no two buck chuck) and a corkscrew.

      No glass necessary, but I do quite enjoy the Riedel glasses that have the pink stems at Williams and Sonoma.

      Reply
    14. J. says

      January 15, 2008 at 12:07 am

      Erin - I love Hendricks, but I tend to use Plymouth in G&Ts, still delicious and quite smooth.

      I like to save Hendricks for my favorite cocktail -- martini, super dry, up, 2 olives or sliced cucumber depending on the mood.

      Delicious - I know you hate the mint, but this is a ridiculously tasty cocktail (recipe can be found at Food Network website) - Pomegranate Mojito with Vanilla Sugar. Great summer drink imo.

      -J.

      Reply
    15. peppermints says

      January 15, 2008 at 5:47 am

      white russian.

      Reply
    16. taysha1128 says

      January 16, 2008 at 8:51 pm

      Hmm I like the chocolate hooville at Ketchup in LA. Why? Cause I liike drinks with funny names, they tickle me

      Reply
    17. LYNN says

      January 17, 2008 at 2:46 am

      I adore white russians.
      p.s. I'm a Columbus native/resident mourning the OSU loss, and I have a 25th birthday this week.

      Reply
    18. Anonymous says

      January 17, 2008 at 5:29 am

      Hope you enjoyed your stay in New Orleans. Oh well, too bad for the Bucks, LSU---GEAUX TIGERS!!!! heh

      Im all for a Gin and Tonic. However if Im down in the Quarters, gotta be a Hurrican from Pat O's.

      Reply
    19. foodandscience says

      January 17, 2008 at 10:57 pm

      I love a sidecar. It makes me feel sophisticated but not old. Like how I feel when I wear heels and stockings with seams up the back. It makes me forget for a while that I'm a grad student.

      Reply
    20. mazinger says

      January 25, 2008 at 4:04 pm

      it's cold in manhattan now. the first drink after work tonight will be one that warms me up and opens my appetite for a much needed dinner with friends.

      as we will be eating korean in the village, my drink recipes for tonight will include soju (chamisul):

      the aperitif
      in a carafe with a wide mouth
      1. 1 bottle of soju
      2. 1/2 seedless cucumber, thin julienne
      3. slice of jalapeño pepper
      4. crushed ice
      let chill for 5 min. and stir occasionally; serve in chilled sherry glasses with quartered cherry tomato

      the digestif
      in a kettle:
      1. 1 bottle of soju
      2. juice of 1 lemon, zest of 1/2
      3. 1 teaspoon of honey
      4. 1/2 cinnamon stick
      warm through on stovetop and serve onto small teacups with 2 or 3 pinenuts

      when making drinks, make enough for friends and try not to drink alone. ok sarah?

      Reply
    21. mazinger says

      January 25, 2008 at 4:04 pm

      it's cold in manhattan now. the first drink after work tonight will be one that warms me up and opens my appetite for a much needed dinner with friends.

      as we will be eating korean in the village, my drink recipes for tonight will include soju (chamisul):

      the aperitif
      in a carafe with a wide mouth
      1. 1 bottle of soju
      2. 1/2 seedless cucumber, thin julienne
      3. slice of jalapeño pepper
      4. crushed ice
      let chill for 5 min. and stir occasionally; serve in chilled sherry glasses with quartered cherry tomato

      the digestif
      in a kettle:
      1. 1 bottle of soju
      2. juice of 1 lemon, zest of 1/2
      3. 1 teaspoon of honey
      4. 1/2 cinnamon stick
      warm through on stovetop and serve onto small teacups with 2 or 3 pinenuts

      when making drinks, make enough for friends and try not to drink alone. ok sarah?

      Reply
    22. globetrotteri says

      February 12, 2008 at 2:18 am

      Hi Sarah,

      I'm not a huge drinker, but when I do indulge, I like one of two drinks.

      I enjoy a Tomb Raider. We discovered this one at The Red Piano in Siem Reap, Cambodia. It was invented at the restaurant for Angelina Jolie when she arrived to film Tomb Raider at Angkor Wat.

      It's made from Cointreau and lime juice.

      It's a neat, refreshing drink that's especially good after a long day of trekking.

      If I'm out with friends, I also like an Amaretto Sour Montreal Style.

      Reply
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