Food and Beverages – Signature9

Pick Your Poison

Vanessa Quirk — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:46:15 +0000

If you’re over the age of eight, Halloween is not so muchÂ about candy and costumes as it is about cocktails and costumes.

Black Devil Martinis, courtesy of Fine Living

Whether you’re throwing your very own bash or just looking for some dark and deliciousÂ options for your evening out on the town, we’veÂ found the best Halloween cocktails around – all for your sipping pleasure. Check out the following detailed lists or just indulge in our favorite: The Vampire Kiss Martini.

1Â½ ounces Finlandia vodka, chilled
1Â½ ounces Korbel Champagne
Â¾ ounce Chambord Black Raspberry Liqueur

Rim a martini glass with red sugar or garnish with raspberry syrup. Pour vodka and half of the Chambord in a martini glass, top with Champagne, and pour the remaining Chambord over the back of a spoon to make it float.

SALVAGED: Gourmet’s 25 Best Recipes

Vanessa Quirk — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:54:44 +0000

On October 13th, a lone Tweet called out from the sinking ship that was Gourmet magazine. That voice, Executive Editor John Willoughby‘s, told us to high-tail it to Gourmet.com and copy its recipes – before it was too late.

Savory Dijon Ice Cream with Gravlaks

A week later, and the fate of Gourmet.com remains in the balance, but thankfully Slashfood has taken the necessary precautions by assembling its 25 yummiest and most unique recipes. And these aren’t your Granny’s home-made casseroles either – with recipes for things like avocado marshmallows and Dijon mustard ice cream, you’d better believe that you won’t find these recipes anywhere else.

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Tweet this: Twitter Sells Wine!?!

Vanessa Quirk — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:22:08 +0000

Although Twitter may be famous for askingÂ us what we’re doing, Twitter’s most recent business decision has us returning the favor. Yup, as random as it sounds, TwitterÂ – in collaboration with San Francisco company Crushpad -Â has started selling its own brand of “Fledgling“Â Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs.Â As much as we’d love to scratch (and shake) our heads at this development, we can’t disagree with the motive behind it – each bottle sold donates $5 toÂ Room toÂ Read, a charityÂ that helps to educate childrenÂ around the world.

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