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How to Make a Boozy & Bougie Aperol Spritz.
We all know the classic Aperol Spritz. The traditional bitter red drink served in a wine glass and garnished with a lime. This is a guide to making a reimagined and enhanced boozier version that is just as refreshing if not more than it's traditional counter part.
By Native Cocktail Events5 years ago in Proof
My Name is Kate . Top Story - April 2021.
I am a glass of Merlot. And what they never tell you about us is that we go on dates, too. The suspense begins in the bottle. We never know which molecule of us will be chosen to go on the date, Poured out in a hurried storm that resembles an avalanche of jewels, or a rope of silk untwisting before your eyes. You might say that, in the bottle, we belong to a collective consciousness, a single unified awareness, and we don’t really know Ourselves or who We are UNTIL we are poured out, until we take the shape of the glass — until we soak up the shimmer of the décor, the swirl of the waitstaff and the roar of a restaurant rush, and become an I, a Me, a Self.
By Janani Sreenivasan5 years ago in Proof
Red Skinned Grapes
I know I’m supposed to be grateful just to have a job during these unprecedented times. I’m not though. Waitressing was never exactly a passion project for me. I began working in restaurants back when I was a bright-eyed nineteen year old, before I realized the term “passion” was a trap manufactured by big money to manipulate lost little dummies like me into working away our most optimistic years for them, all the while convincing ourselves this was our lives’ purpose, back when I believed that artists like me could hone their craft and still make money, that art was really everywhere—in logos, business cards, corporate Christmas party invitations, branded PowerPoint templates—back when I thought I had taken the sensible approach by getting my Bachelor of “Arts” in Graphic Design. Around the same time, by some miracle of chance and family-friend connections, I had landed the coveted position of Junior Graphic Designer at a for-profit hospital. Our director told my cohort of creative new cogs early on that in our new roles, we were encouraged to bring our fresh ideas, our untainted creativity, our unjaded perspectives to work every day and to share with the world the visions that only the likes of us could conjure. Within certain parameters as defined by the corporate style guide, of course.
By Keely O'Keefe5 years ago in Proof
Wine Down
Wine Down by Mary Haynes Andy was an old soul, a romantic renaissance man, at least that's what everyone told him. He had many friends; almost everyone he met liked him immediately. He made a point of prioritizing social time with friends and colleagues from law school, even though he didn't fully understand the games people played.
By Mary Haynes5 years ago in Proof
The Cutie Behind the Bar
I’m finishing counting my money for the night shift at the restaurant, “The Perview”. It’s one of the last fancy restaurants in town, and it still is only open on weekends and closes at 9pm. I’m sitting across from Annie-the only other server on Saturday nights-when I blurt out “I can’t believe I actually agreed to this!”.
By Taylor Foster5 years ago in Proof
Glory, on High St.
Two bartenders floated between the bar and tables. The after-work crowd had just about cleared out, but the house was still buzzing with seekers of proper food and potent drinks. This was the place. Every patron was given priority and, without fail, a taste of something they had never known they’d wanted so bad.
By Alex Johnson5 years ago in Proof
Behaving Badly or Hiding Pain?
There’s a saying in Scotland that goes something like this “A Fu’ man is a true man”. What that means in plain English is quite simply... your fellow human who has imbibed a vast amount of alcohol will eschew the niceties of social behaviour and show and or tell you exactly how it is. How they are.
By Gillian Lesley Scott5 years ago in Proof
Tulips and Wine
“The Jansen family estate in Sonoma was exquisite. Entering the foyer and looking left, the dining room featured high ceilings, a large mahogany table, and one of the most famous pieces of art in the world. The Dutch artist De Jong’s piece, entitled Tulip Mania, was an abstract piece of art. The planks were eight feet tall and ten feet wide when put together. The colorful oil paints were supposed to represent tulips in full bloom. Most importantly at the time, the planks fit perfectly on the dining room wall. The Jansen family had entered the wine business at the perfect time and had made handsome profits.
By Noah Glenn5 years ago in Proof
