Coming-of-drinking-age during the late aughts cocktail boom, I was taught that stirring a Manhattan or Martini was what separated a bar that "knew what it was doing" from those that didn't. For years I took this as gospel, until the absolute perfection of a shaken Martini at J.G. Melon made me question it. Now I think I might finally be ready to throw out the book and shake the Manhattan, too.
I made the pork ragu last week. Also the sausages & chicken thighs. Both went over well in my house. Will be testing riffs on more recipes in the coming weeks!
Coming-of-drinking-age during the late aughts cocktail boom, I was taught that stirring a Manhattan or Martini was what separated a bar that "knew what it was doing" from those that didn't. For years I took this as gospel, until the absolute perfection of a shaken Martini at J.G. Melon made me question it. Now I think I might finally be ready to throw out the book and shake the Manhattan, too.
I made the pork ragu last week. Also the sausages & chicken thighs. Both went over well in my house. Will be testing riffs on more recipes in the coming weeks!
I’m enjoying the new book - sorry that I won’t be able to make it over to Beverly Hills tomorrow night to get it signed