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Cin Cin! Cheers Campari!

Cin Cin! Cheers Campari!

Happy 160th birthday, Campari!  Walk into any Italian restaurant and there’s a good chance you will be greeted by the above Campari poster of the Spiritello sprite with an orange peel wrapped around him. The famous image (created by Leonetto Cappiello in 1920) remains a […]

Toasting the Holidays

Toasting the Holidays

~~~~~~HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY~~~~~~~~~~~ I’m a very lucky person – my life is full of very dear friends and wonderful family, (and I would be remiss if I did not also give a big shoutout to my fabulous Mr. TFC, Pete). When the month of December comes, we […]

Drift Away to The Drifter

Drift Away to The Drifter

Do you know what’s extra special about today? On December 5, 1933, the 21st Amendment was ratified, as announced in a proclamation from President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The 21st Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment of January 16, 1919, ending the increasingly unpopular nationwide prohibition of alcohol. That’s […]

Dynamite Chocolate Orange Affogato

Dynamite Chocolate Orange Affogato

HAPPY LABOUR DAY EVERYONE!  While Labour Day isn’t the official end of summer, it sure feels like it. Kids go back to school tomorrow, so I’m sure that there are a lot of parents who are going to be facing tomorrow with either dread or […]

Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas

Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas

Is everyone getting ready for Cinco de Mayo?! What a great day to celebrate Mexican independence by drinking margaritas and eating tacos! What a great excuse to have a party! Who doesn’t love margaritas and tacos? Mexican tacos! What better way to feed a large […]

End of Summer Cocktails

End of Summer Cocktails

Summer vacations will be coming to an end and kids will be coming home from camp and going back to school. But we can still enjoy the last days of relaxing before the chaos of September hits. Sangria is a drink that screams summer. The […]

#AperolSpritzLove

#AperolSpritzLove

  Ordering an Aperol Spritz always seems to start a trend. People see these fabulous orange drinks going by and they unleash their inner “When Harry Met Sally” and say, “I want what she’s having”! In honour of the anniversary of Risorgimento, (Italian Unification – […]

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