Jenna Broughton
Drinking with Jack Kerouac at the Flamingo Bar
You can tell a lot about a person by where they like to spend their time. It is why I have made a practice of finding the former haunts...
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Jenna Broughton
- Apr 7, 2015
- 2 min
Drinking with Oscar Wilde
“I drink to separate my body from my soul.” – Oscar Wilde Once the center of the literary universe, Paris is filled with former haunts of...
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Jenna Broughton
- Dec 27, 2013
- 2 min
Cocktail Commentary: Third Rail
At the holidays, San Francisco empties out. It is the perfect time for trying new places or the ones that can be a challenge to visit...
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Jenna Broughton
- Nov 5, 2013
- 2 min
Cocktail Commentary: Rye House
There is something intoxicating about New York City, and it isn’t just the cocktails. It is one of those cities where you cram more into...
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Jenna Broughton
- Sep 3, 2013
- 2 min
Cocktail Commentary: Rattlesnake at Bourbon & Branch
Set in the Tenderloin, San Francisco’s notoriously unsavory neighborhood, Bourbon & Branch, a 1920s styled speakeasy, has earned its...
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Jenna Broughton
- Aug 16, 2013
- 1 min
Cocktail Commentary: Rhumbar at the Mirage
A piña colada is always one of those drinks that sound good in theory, but unless you are in the islands it can be really hard to find a...
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Jenna Broughton
- Jul 9, 2013
- 2 min
Cocktail Commentary: Pantone at Trick Dog
You are probably not going to just happen upon Trick Dog. Its location at 20th Street and Florida is in a quiet part of the Mission...
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Jenna Broughton
- May 24, 2013
- 1 min
Cocktail Commentary: Planter’s Punch at La Cantina in St. Barth
Planter’s punch flows as naturally as the ocean water in St. Barth. There is not a bar or restaurant you go into that doesn’t have it on...
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Jenna Broughton
- Jan 25, 2013
- 1 min
Cocktail Commentary: Trudy’s Mexican Martini
Whenever I visit Texas, which isn’t often enough, my to-do list includes enjoying a healthy dose of queso and consuming my fair share of...
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Jenna Broughton
- Dec 28, 2012
- 1 min
Cocktail Commentary: Columbia Restaurant
Founded in 1905, Columbia Restaurant holds the title as the oldest restaurant in Florida. It first emerged in Tampa’s Ybor City, but over...
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Jenna Broughton
- Nov 2, 2012
- 1 min
Cocktail Commentary: The Venetian Spritz
Someone in Rome told me that when I got to Venice I absolutely must try the spritz. It was a pretty simple directive, so I set out to...
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Jenna Broughton
- Sep 28, 2012
- 2 min
Cocktail Commentary: Bellini at Harry’s Bar
l think Ernest Hemingway and I could have been friends. I have visited several bars he use to frequent, and I have been a fan of all of...
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Jenna Broughton
- Aug 10, 2012
- 1 min
Cocktail Commentary: Lawrenceburg Swizzle at Rye
Growing up in Florida we would look for any relief from the heat that we could get, and on those especially warm days I remember going to...
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Jenna Broughton
- Jun 23, 2012
- 2 min
Cocktail Commentary: Smuggler’s Cove
I have wanted to go to Smuggler’s Cove for as long as I could remember, but for whatever reason it never seemed to work out when I tried...
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Jenna Broughton
- Jun 17, 2012
- 2 min
Mixing it up at St. George Spirits
When you take the ferry to Alameda, Calif. it drops you off in the equivalent of a wasteland. Remnants of the former Naval Air Station...
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Jenna Broughton
- Feb 25, 2012
- 1 min
Cocktail Commentary: Moscow Mule at Laurel Court in the Fairmont
The classics never die, but it would appear that we are in a cocktail renaissance and the favorites from yesteryear have made a strong...
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Jenna Broughton
- Jan 27, 2012
- 2 min
Cocktail Commentary: Bloody Mary at Harry’s New York Bar in Paris
After ordering a Bloody Mary at a café in Paris and receiving tomato juice, vodka, celery salt and TABASCO® – all separately – I was...
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Jenna Broughton
- Jan 20, 2012
- 2 min
Cocktail Commentary: The Sin Number Six at Ame Restaurant
Everything looks fancier in a champagne glass, and I like that with the narrow opening, the drink mostly stays inside the glass until I...
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Jenna Broughton
- Jan 13, 2012
- 2 min
Cocktail Commentary: The Moscow Beret at Reed & Greenough
I know we have said it before (here, for instance), but cocktails are becoming so complicated. Sometimes for the better, but sometimes...
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Jenna Broughton
- Jan 11, 2012
- 3 min
Putting on The Ritz at the Hemingway Bar
The Ritz Paris is perhaps one of the most famous hotels in the world. It is the epitome of glamour and has attracted some very famous...
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