Archive for cocktails
June 12, 2013 at 8:43 pm · Filed under bar, cocktails, doggie dining, Events ·Tagged Humane Society of Greater Savannah, River Street
Tomorrow, Thursday, June 13, will be the Humane Society’s Third Annual Pup Crawl, and this year will be the first PUP Crawl through River Street! Purchase your $10 Souvenir cups (no charge for the pooches) at The Shrimp Factory and Jen’s & Friends from 5pm-8pm. You’ll receive your crawl map and instruction on the scavenger hunt details throughout the crawl. Join us at Joe’s Crab Shack at 9pm for a special raffle drawing and discounts on tasty treats!
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April 15, 2013 at 7:25 pm · Filed under bar, cocktails, Events, Restaurants ·Tagged Earth Day, Solar Champions, Solar Energy, sunshine
Tomorrow evening, 5:45 to 7 pm, the Solar Champions will meet at Satisfied, 301 W. Broughton St. It’s always a happy hour at these innately sunny meetings, open to any and all in favor of or even interested in, solar energy and other sustainable energy sources. Have some good conversation, good drinks and munchies and learn what they’re planning for Earth Day.
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April 13, 2013 at 8:53 pm · Filed under Breakfast, brunch, Carry-Out Dining, cocktails, Home cooking, Lunch, Restaurants ·Tagged Chef, favorite food, recipe, waiter, waitress
Remember everyone, this blog isn’t just for my foodie thoughts, it’s open to one and all. Just send in your favorite eating spot, or a favorite dish anywhere at all, or your favorite server. If you spot a new eatery just opened, or about to open, let us know. If you have a butcher who will prepare your rack of lamb for you, tell us about him (or her). Same goes for fishmongers who will prepared your finned or shelled creatures for you. If you have a delicious recipe from your home repertoire, let us have it! In short, if it pertains to food or beverages, we’re all interested. Send it along to: tidbits@savannahbest.com.
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April 8, 2013 at 9:22 pm · Filed under cocktails, Dining, Events, tastings, Wine Shop, wine tasting ·Tagged Diabetes, Green drinks, Johnnie Ganem
Tues., April 9: Green Drinks holds their monthly get together for those who think green and sustainable. This time at Seed, on Montgomery, just north of Broughton. 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Eat, drink and be sustainably merry as always!
Or head for Johnnie Ganem’s Wine Tasting,Savannah Young Lawyers “Boar Association” hosts benefit for American Diabetes Association, The Rebel Room upstairs, Habersham at Gaston ST, Savannah $40 RSVP: Johnnie Ganem or call Maria Center at mcenter@diabetes.org or (912) 353-8110, ext. 3091
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March 25, 2013 at 8:36 pm · Filed under bar, cocktails, Dining, doggie dining, Events, Happy hour ·Tagged Blue Turtle Bistro, Femme Fatale Hair Salon, Humane Society
This Saturday, March 30, promises to be a great day for dog-loving foodies! Blue Turtle Bistro and Femme Fatale Hair Salon will be two among every shop in the shopping center to devote this day to raising money for the Humane Society. The hair salon will be doing $10 hair cuts among other things, and Blue Turtle will have Happy (and Yappy) Hour Specials all day long! The Chef has whipped up some special treats for humans, plus some newly created doggie treats — peanut butter and bacon sound good to your pup? Blue Turtle mixologist has also come up with some new cocktails to honor the four- legged set: The Dalmation (Chocolate Vodka) cocktail, the French Bulldog (champagne +), and the Tabby Cat (Mimosa’s new cousin). Have fun, and a happy yappy day!
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March 20, 2013 at 9:37 am · Filed under bar, cocktails, Dining, Events, Restaurants ·Tagged Chamber of Commerce, Oyster Roast, Tubby's Tank House
One of the most popular networking events of the year is the annual Annual Oyster Roast Business Connection, Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce Business Connection. ”””””This, the 3rd annual event, will be this Thurs.,, Mar 21, 530PM, at Tubby’s in Thunderbolt $10 Members, $25 Guests, Contact: Cally D’Angelo www.savannahchamber.com Have fun, everyone!
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March 14, 2013 at 8:42 pm · Filed under cocktails, Festival, Home cooking, recipes ·Tagged Coconut Rum, Gin & Tonic, Midori Melon Liquer, Rum
If Kermit tried this one, he would have to admit, “it’s easy being green!”
Here’s how it shakes up in bartender lingo:
1 count, Bacardi 151 Rum
1 count, Bacardi Light Rum
1 count, Malibu Rum
1 count, Jamaican or Caribbean Coconut Rum
A splash of Midori – green melon liqueur
Shake it all up with some ice, strain into a rocks glass, and it’s bottoms up. The taste is tropical, slightly sweet and smooth enough to slide a frog on its a-double-s!
Or take a traditional Gin and Tonic, splash in just enough Midori to tint it green…and bottoms up! Of course, you could use a few drops of green food coloring as they do for the beer, but then you wouldn’t have that lovely melon flavor.
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March 4, 2013 at 10:00 am · Filed under bar, cocktails, New Restaurant ·Tagged Cuban Sandwish, Portobello Mushsroom, Satisfied
I almost missed out on going to Satisfied. And that would have been a bad mistake on my part. People had told me that it was a combination restaurant and sports bar. Since I am not a sports fan (unless the sport is horse racing) my experience, sports bars has been very limited and a few times I visited one, the food was definitely not top drawer. But I was nearby when the companion who suggested we try the place and when he told me it was owned by the folks at created Sweet Potatoes and Cafe Toucon, I happily agreed.
I ordered the Portobello mushroom available in their vegetable section. A large clump portobello came to my table graced with chevre cheese, red onion marmalade and a balsamic drizzle over wilted greens. The meaty flavor of the mushroom enhanced by the piquant red onion and balsamic over the green and made for a truly succulent and delicious dish. My companion ordered the Cuban sandwich, also a favorite of mine. The Cuban roll was still with slices of savory roast pork am still pickle Swiss cheese and mustard with a side dish black bean salad. The sandwich was as close as you can calm to the original home fashioned in Tampa, Florida. To say we were satisfied with Satisfied is an understatement. I will return again and very soon.
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February 21, 2013 at 10:36 pm · Filed under cocktails, Holidays ·Tagged classic margarita, cocktail
No one knows just who made the first Margarita, but we do know that they originated in the 1940’s and rapidly became one of the most popular cocktails in America. So tomorrow, Feb. 22 is the time to drink a Margarita toast the day.
Herewith, a couple of versions of the drink for your enjoyment:
SauzaR Gold Margarita
Serves 1
Ingredients:
1 1/2 parts SauzaR Reposado 100% Agave Tequila
1/2 part John Dekuyper & SonsT O3 Premium Orange Liqueur
1/4 cup fresh squeezed lime juice
Ice, salt and orange for serving
Classic Margarita
2 ounces tequila made from 100 percent agave, preferably reposado or blanco
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February 16, 2013 at 9:39 pm · Filed under bar, cocktails, Dining, New Restaurant, Restaurants ·Tagged crab legs, Joe's Crab Shack, lobster, waterfront dining
Since I am highly prejudiced in favor of locally owned business, it is with mixed feelings that I even post this. However, this place has some good things going for it. The fact that I’m told it has lobster on the menu is a big plus, since there is a definite dearth of lobster in Savannah. Oh, how I wish Savannah had one of those wonderful lobster houses like you find in cities from New York to Los Angeles, where they fly the luscious critters in live, daily. Well, maybe someday…. The other t hing that Savannah has always lacked is waterfront dining. Joe’s Crab Shack is right on the water’s edge! I haven’t tried it yet, but will do so in the near future. I’ll look forward to readers’ input on that! Perusing their on-line menu, it certainly strikes me that this place is trying to hard to please everyone, with such items as club sandwiches and cheeseburgers. But they certainly have a fine selection of various types of crab! So let me know your thoughts, folks!
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