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Mixologists Gone Wild!

In case you missed it: Here is link to this morning’s Food Talk with John & Max on KNPR’s State of Nevada: (Stay tuned to the end to hear them mix (and ELV taste) three cocktails in the KNPR studio. Yep, drinkin’ on the job. Again.)

The Art of Mixology

AIR DATE: December 10, 2010

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While celebrity bartenders haven’t quite caught up to celebrity chefs in public awareness, their craft is still growing in popularity. John Curtas talks to three of the valley’s best-known “mixologists,” who discuss some of the details of what they do and what makes a great cocktail. Then they demonstrate with some sample drinks for Mister Curtas!

GUESTS
Jeremy Merritt, Head Bartender, Downtown Cocktail Room
Tony Abou-Ganim, author, The Modern Mixologist: Contemporary Classic Cocktails
Patricia Richards, Cocktail Dir, Wynn/Encore

Grandma Schroader’s Sour Beans – The Shocking Truth – on KNPR

Here is the link, and here is the script for our Thanksgiving 2010 commentary this morning on News 88.9 fm – KNPR – Nevada Public Radio:

Grandma Schroader’s Sour Beans – Another Beanie Reveal

Here’s some food for thought…

Over the years, fifteen to be exact, I’ve done a number of Thanksgiving commentaries praising everyone from the Pilgrims to my dear, departed dad. I love Thanksgiving for many reasons, but most of all because it is the only incorruptible American holiday. No matter how hard they try, American business (aside from pumpkin and turkey farmers), have been unable to commercialize this most American, and non-denominational of Holidays.

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