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Infusion 101: Strawberry Basil Vodka and Mojitonew

Though most bars keep their recipes secret, bartender Stephany Gordon shared this infusion with us, and a drink you can make from it.
San Antonio Current  |  Brandon R. Reynolds  |  03-08-2012  |  Food+Drink

Chilis, Sweet Corn, and Bacon at the Bottom of the Bottlenew

What bartenders are doing in their booze labs these days hearkens back to the classy-cocktails heyday when egg whites went into some zoot-suiter's Ramos Gin Fizz, as well as the wild innovation that made prison wine possible.
San Antonio Current  |  Brandon R. Reynolds  |  03-07-2012  |  Food+Drink

How to Navigate the Flavored Vodka Boomnew

In another sign of our complexifying times, vodka, whose virtue was once that it tasted like nothing, now tastes like everything.
San Antonio Current  |  Brandon R. Reynolds  |  02-29-2012  |  Food+Drink

How the Quest for Fire Led Me to the Punishing Four Horsemennew

More than 6,000 years ago, fledgling civilizations from Peru to the Bahamas were cultivating chili plants alongside such staples as maize and yam.
San Antonio Current  |  Brandon R. Reynolds  |  10-20-2011  |  Food+Drink

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