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15 Jan 2010 San Francisco: The Last Day
Author: Christey |  Category: Friends, Photography, dinners, drinks, food, tabletop, travel, vodka  | 5 Comments

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This post is mostly pictures, as the last day of the Foodbuzz Blogger Festival consisted of a brunch and then we were left to explore the beautiful city on our own.
San Francisco inside…

09 Feb 2009 Vodka Martini
Author: petermarcus |  Category: Martini, Photography, Recipes, drinks, drinks, vodka  | One Comment

Alcoholic beverages have always gone hand-in-hand with food. It may be pairing an earthy Bordeaux Graves with a perfectly seared, medium-rare buffalo steak, or it may be a quiet evening of beer and pizza.

The last decade has seen a resurgence in the cocktail, both sentimentally and aesthetically. Like appetizers warming up the palate before the main, the astonishingly massive variety of mixed drinks can also be used to prepare the guest for the meal — socially, sensually, and culturally.

One of my favorite before dinner drinks is the vodka martini. I won’t pretend to be an expert, or a traditionalist. One can argue the origin, the ingredients, the tradition, the myth…but in reality, there are as many varieties of martinis as there are aficionados. Therefore, here is my personal tribute to the drink, the legend, the vodka martini.

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