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Category Archives: alcohol

Alberta Straub’s Spa Mix

The world’s greatest cocktail artist (because bartender doesn’t begin to speak to her talent) is Alberta Straub. One of the most memorable nights of my life was at a private party at SXSW 2007 where Alberta was making drinks.
Many of her creations involve a replacement for simple syrup she calls Spa Mix. She calls it [...]

Neal’s Chewy Bloody Mary Mix

I call it a Chewy Bloody Mary because it has tiny little chewy chunks of vegetables in it. To make it you’ll need:

1 Quart of Campbell’s Tomato Juice
1 Large Lemon
4-5 Celery Stalks 
4 Cloves of Garlic
5 Tbps. of Worcestershire Sauce
5 Tbps. of Pickle Juice
4+ Tbps. of Trappy’s Red Devil Cayenne Pepper Sauce
Salt
A Food Processor

Juice the lemon and pour juice into the food processor along [...]

Gospel Bar

During our week off from Geek Brief, I’m watching some old videos of me singing gospel on TV and on stage.  I’m going to work on posting that stuff to youtube.
I did a google search for “gospel bar” and got this.  I’d rather be in a room of outcasts that love Jesus than any room [...]

The Modern Dunkard

Over the weekend, I read a book called The Modern Drunkard. As a lover of alcohol, I expected very much from this book, but boy was I ever disappointed. Rather than a celebration of the almighty drink, this book was a celebration of party culture. I didn’t identify with the book at [...]