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January 20, 2013
That’s the Spirit
Not that you’re looking for an excuse, but these five original cocktails concocted by Texas bartenders using local liquors are a thoroughly acceptable reason to pour yourself a drink. Or three.
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Your guide to Texas bars, cocktail recipes, distilleries, wineries, breweries and more
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January 20, 2013
Cool Cocktails
A few of the state’s best mixologists share their secrets to making delicious drinks.
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February 22, 2012
Happy National Margarita Day!
Get your salt shaker and limes ready to celebrate that "frozen concoction that helps you hang on."
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February 14, 2012
Shiner Hops Forward with Wild Hare
Spoetzl Brewery's first Pale Ale debuts with a curious ad campaign.
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June 30, 1995
Governor’s Mansion Summer Peach Tea Punch
6 cups water 3 family-size (1 ounce) tea bags 2 cups fresh mint, loosely packed 1 small can (6 ounces) frozen lemonade concentrate 1 bottle (32 ounces) R.W. Knudsen Peach Nectar (it has the most flavor) 1/2 to 1 cup simple syrup 1 liter ginger ale 1 liter club sodaBring
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December 1, 1993
Cattle Kings Grill’s Hot Chocolate
Hot Chocolate recipe from Cattle Kings Grill's, Houston.
Recipes
April 30, 1990
Chaplin’s Bloody Marys
2 quarts tomato juice (Sacramento) 4 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce (Lea and Perrins) 6 tablespoons chopped horseradish, or to taste 2 tablespoons each of chopped fresh garlic, lemon juice, lime juice, and dried dill 2 teaspoons ground black pepper 1 teaspoon each of ground white pepper, celery salt, and garlic salt
Recipes
April 30, 1990
Texas Bellinis
Recipe from executive chef Michael Thomson, of Epicure in the Park, Dallas.
Recipes
April 30, 1990
Mango Lassis
64 ounces plain lowfat yogurt 2 cans (28 ounces each) mango pulp 12 cups crushed iceWhip half of ingredients at a time in blender until frothy. Pour into glasses. Serves 10 To 12.From Savoring Summer, featured in Domain, May 1990
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July 31, 1986
Texas Primer: Big Red
Its passionately loyal following may make this drink the last Texan soda pop on the planet.
Recipes
November 1, 1985
Johnny B’s Lime Rickey
Fast becoming a master soda jerk, Marilyn Shackelford, manager of Johnny B’s Old-Fashioned Soda Fountain, showed us how to make a fresh Lime Rickey at home.1 juicy lime Crushed ice 1 1/2 oz. cherry syrup (Jubilee brand is good)Fill a pint glass with crushed ice. Squeeze in juice of one
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November 1, 1985
On the Menu: Johnny B’s Old Fashioned Soda Fountain
IT WASN’T BECAUSE I was touring West Texas that I ate a cheeseburger for breakfast. It was after stumbling upon Johnny B’s for lunch the day before. Never mind the open sky and distant mesas, the cheeseburger at this inviting luncheonette was all I could envision.Open only since November (and
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April 30, 1983
The 89 Greatest Texas Bars
No Matter where you are, there’s someplace to be nowhere.
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April 30, 1983
The Bar Bar
It’s a noble institution, especially if you can master all its subtle skills: not being there, the second call, holding forth, and another thing...
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February 1, 1979
The Best Little Margarita In Texas
From Requiem for a Margarita.1/2 ounce of Triple Sec (1 tablespoon)1 ounce of fresh lime juice 1 1/2 ounces of light tequilaMaking the best margarita in town—at home—is not a matter of money. It does not depend on buying the best tequila or substituting classy Cointreau for the cheaper
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February 1, 1979
Requiem for a Margarita
Tequila, tequila, everywhere, and not a drop in your margarita.
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September 30, 1974
The Man Who Invented the Margarita
The inventor’s wife is named Margarita, but the drink was not named for a woman.
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May 31, 1973
The Best Texas Wine Stores
It's not easy these days to find a good wine selection at reasonable prices, but it can be done.