Cocktail Recipes

Between fighting the crowds at the mall, finding last year's wrapping paper tucked away in the basment, and trying to remember the occupations and possible food allergies of relatives you see once a year, the best part of the holiday season can be settling down with a good drink. Wanting to branch out beyond eggnog, we asked Jared Lacs, bar supervisor at Quattro , the Four Season's lounge in Palo Alto, what he would suggest. Lacs, who also works as a visual artist , created some elegant holiday cocktails that look and taste great, while helping us remember the reason for the season. Autumn ... Read Full Story

I dont think there is a cocktail more glamorous than a Martini, but sometimes its nice to 'jazz' it up abit, and as I love strawberries, what could be better than combining the two and make a Strawberry Martini The ingredients are........ 2 Shots Russian Standard Vodka 0.5 Shot De Kuyper Crème De Cassis 3 Strawberries 1 Teaspoon Caster Sugar 0.5 Shot Lime Juice Muddle (crush) strawberries in a cocktail shaker then add the other ingredients. Add ice and shake well. Strain into a Martini glass. Decorate the edge of the glass with a halved strawberry........... Read Full Story

The Raspberry Tart is a lovely 'pink' cocktail to have on a hot summers day The ingredients are....... 2 Shots of Chambord Raspberry Liqueur 8 Raspberries 1 Shot Lime Juice 1 Scoop Vanilla Ice Cream (I used organic strawberry) Blend all the ingredients together with crushed ice then strain into a glass. It needs to be served very cold, so try using a larger glass than I did and half fill it with cubed ice and pour the cocktail over Garnish with raspberries Read Full Story

Photo by: Kanko* Singapore’s list of ice cream parlours is not too disappointing but if you have realized, there is none like Pop Tate’s Chocklit Shoppe in Bob Montana’s Archie comics…until Ice Cream Chefs (ICC) came along in mid-2007. Set up by co-founder Jeremy Wee, ICC allows you to savour innovative “100% homemade” ice-cream in the good company of fun and friends – the way Archie and friends always did at Pop Tate’s. At this ice cream parlour, fun is a big factor despite its minuscule size: the cheerful greetings from the ” Ice Cream Chefs”, the enticing purple candy-coloured walls, and the large ... Read Full Story

As the Easter weekend is upon us the cocktail I am enjoying is the Creme Egg You need an equal measure of Creme de Cacoa Brown, Advocaat and Amarula Cream You have to layer each measure without them mixing together so it looks like the inside of a Cadburys Cream Egg To do this you put the Creme de Cacoa in the glass first, then pour a measure of Advocaat over the back of a spoon so it sits on the top, and do the same with the Amarula. It doesnt taste as sweet as the chocolate egg. Happy Easter! Read Full Story