Reservations About Making Dinner Reservations?
“You get a little more love and latitude by confirming your dinner reservation.” Back in the day, (it never gets old saying that!) when I was teaching skiing in Squaw Valley, I was fortunate to be part of a train-the-trainer workshop. The top instructors whom were…
Grab Life By The Hornitos ! – Tequila Lime Shot
In a spirit world flooded with cake and ice cream, its refreshing to find a “one stop, bottle shot” – Paddy Daniel Look Out ! The Americans are coming! The Americans are coming! No I’m not talking about the television series. I’m talking about how…
Father’s Day With Jim, Basil & Booker, The Bourbon Family
“Basil Hayden’s is smooth and approachable like your Dad. “ Father’s Day is a few days away and wives, girlfriends, sons and daughters will all be wondering what to do for the man that typically wants to be left alone and rejects presents like Lebron…
And They’re Off – Derby, Drink & Dress, An American Tradition
As you may (not) be aware, the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby is tomorrow at 3:24pm Pacific, (yes we are bucking the strange trend to list all times eastern). If you are not participating in the most exciting two minutes in sports, you are…
Music & Social Etiquette at The Sundance Film Festival
The last few years I have been attending the Sundance Film Festival. Its a really neat place to go if you are looking to meet people and have a great time. Everyone is on high alert and happy. You walk down the sidewalks of Main…
Annoying Words On Restaurant Menus
This is how a man reads a menu. We read each item, one at a time. When we see something we like, we read the description, UNTIL we see a word that we dont understand, like fennel or chimichurri or shiso, THEN we move to the…
Things To Know About Whiskey & Bourbon
I have been drinking whiskey and bourbon since I was 18 years old. Simply put, its a man’s elixir and I enjoy that. I’ve always been amazed at the answers I get when I ask people if they know the difference between bourbon and whiskey, hops,…
