Tweets from the kitchen

Cocktails
Whiskey Mandarin

Whiskey Mandarin

 We spent the weekend in Ramatuelle getting our kitchen touched up for another season of cooking this summer.  The good thing about having to clean out all your cabinets is that you come across forgotten ingredients and utensils that can conjure up inspiration.  Surprisingly enough, we were moved by a forgotten cocktail shaker.  This poor...
Our summer cocktail: Lavender Lush

Our summer cocktail: Lavender Lush

After several weeks of arduous testing sessions, we have finalized our 2012 summer cocktail.  The Lavender Lush was created with fresh lavender sprigs to infuse a simple syrup. We usually make a few pitchers of the citrus-ade and then dose the drinks individually with either Vodka or Gin.  Beware, these tasty creations go quickly, so...
Winter cocktail:  Persimmon Gin Smash

Winter cocktail: Persimmon Gin Smash

We had loads of persimmons hanging around after our holiday feasts, and Joshua and Chyi were VERY very thirsty.  After traipsing around Monaco looking for Elderflower we decided to make do with our leftover fruits and try to invent a new cocktail to rival the watermelon basil ones we confected over the summer. The result...
Watermelon Basil Gin Fizz

Watermelon Basil Gin Fizz

Everybody back to work?  Need a drink? We know that we do.  After an amazing summer we are all back to the grind. Since summer is not officially over, we wanted to share one of our favorites of the season. We did loads of experiments with fruits, simple sugars, and struggled to find decent rum...