Slaking thirst is the accepted mission of this country's legions of mixologists and bar chefs. It's a good thing, because between the hole in the ozone and summer's dry sense of humor, thirst is a chronic national...
SODA-LIGHTFUL: Aldo's Italian Soda, served at Aldo's Sidewalk Cafe in San Juan Capistrano, is made with 1 oz. Torani Raspberry syrup, 8 oz. San Pellegrino water, ice and half-and-half to float on top. Adding a...
PALATE PALS: Bottled waters, still and sparkling, set the scene for enjoying wine. Water is integral to almost everything we do in the food and beverage business. It is the essential element in every alcoholic...
SIGNATURE SIPS: Start with espresso and build momentum with spirits. Hemlines are up and flavor served piping hot is in. This holiday season specialty coffees devilishly laced with liqueurs and fueled by espresso...
COLORFUL COCKTAILS: Freckled Lemonade® serves as the inspiration for Agua Frescas at Red Robin Gourmet Burgers. The Absolutely Absolut® Freckled Lemonade combines strawberries, Absolut® Citron and Minute Maid®...
TALL COOL ONES: A variety of Italian sodas have been surging in sales at Bertolini's in the Forum Shops of Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas. Sodas and carbonated drink ideas play an integral part in everyday life in...
IT'S HOT AND IT'S COOL: Teas—black, green, or red— are expected to nearly double in sales by 2010. We should all have futures as bright as the one ahead for tea. George Jage, president and founder of the World Tea...
PROFIT POTENTIAL: From the Emperor Montezuma’s choclatl to Almond Roca® Mocha, served hot or cold, the cocoa bean has inspired numerous classic beverages. Hot cocoa may well be the bar’s magic bullet. It’s a...
CLEAR & COOL: Superpremium vodkas are ideal in an up martini. Born from water, air, earth and fire, no purer representation of time and place exists than the quintessential eau-de-vie, vodka. Its transparency and...