It was a blast last year! I hope to see you all there.
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Thirsty for some Halloween-y brews? Try these!
Horny Devils (top) – from Phyllis Hoffman Celebrate
1 (64-oz) bottle tomato-vegetable juice cocktail
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
2 Tbsp hot sauce
2 tsp celery salt
3 cups black vodka, divided
garnish: serrano chili peppers
In a 2-quart pitcher, combine tomato vegetable juice cocktail, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, and celery salt. Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice. Add 3/4 cup tomato juice mixture. Shake vigorously for 5 to 10 seconds. Strain into a cocktail glass. Pour 1/4 cup black vodka over the back of a spoon so that vodka runs down side of glass and floats on top of tomato juice mixture. Repeat procedure for each serving. Garnish rim of glass with chili peppers. (Serves 12)
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Candy Corn Cordials (bottom left) – from The Food Network
1/2 cup candy corn
1 1/2 cups vodka
2 oz orange liqueur Juice of 1/2 lemon
1 large egg white
Combine the candy corn and vodka in an airtight container; set aside for at least 3 hours, then strain.
Add 4 ounces of the candy corn vodka, the orange liqueur, lemon juice and egg white to a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously for at least 30 seconds. Strain into 2 chilled martini glasses and garnish with candy corn.
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Hallow-Rita (bottom center) – from LimeTreeCove.com
4 oz Newman’s Own Limeade
2 oz Orange Juice
2 oz Tequila
Splash Triple Sec
Fresh squeezed lime and lime slices
Ice
Natural Orange Colored Sugar from the Mischief Maker Package
Lime Tree Cove Hawaiian Black Lava Salt
In a cocktail shaker, squeeze limes over ice, add limeade, and orange juice. Add triple sec, tequila, and orange sugar. Shake. Wet rim with a lime slice and then dip into Lava Salt.
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Trick or Treat – from Whipped Lightning
1 oz pumpkin liqueur
3/4 oz vanilla vodka
3/4 oz coconut rum
6 oz half and half
Pumkpin Pie Whipped Lightning
Shake all ingredients together with ice. Pour over ice and top with whipahol.
Everybody loves a good party! Help @houseofplates celebrate their launch on October 22nd. (Click for tickets.)
Drink Wine, Fight Cancer.
The third-annual SOS Wine Classic is this Saturday night at Times Ten Cellars. Come out and support a great cause and drink some great time! IT’S WIN-WIN!
When: Saturday, October 15 | 7-10 p.m.
Where: Times Ten Cellars (6324 Prospect Ave. Dallas, TX 75214)Join us for an evening of wine and food to help end lung cancer.
Why: To support a great cause!
Register online today at www.sosforlunghealth.org.
Silent Auction items include:
- Dallas Stars Tickets
- SMU vs. Tulane (November 6) Football Tickets
- Manicures/Pedicures/Facials
- Runner’s Success Kit
- Wine Tasting Party Kit
- Uptown Carwash Full Service Detail
- Various Gift Certificates
- Times Ten Wine Tasting for 10
- Two-Hour Home Staging Session, Along with Edits and a Line of Natural Cleaning Products
- Original Artwork
- And many other items and baskets
Take a Stand
It’s like “Cheers”, but better … somewhere you can go and just be yourself and do your own thing. At least that’s what The People’s Last Stand’s owner, Kartik Rathore, thinks of his new speakeasy-esque bar in Mockingbird Station … and I’m inclined to agree. Taking queues from some of my favorite Big Apple bars, the former corporate brainiac decided that he could do it better.
Opening October 7th, The People’s Last Stand will feature classic and not-so-classic cocktails by the ever-so-smooth Omar Yeefoon, who formerly mixed at Cedar Social and The Dubliner. TPLS will use infused liquors to spice up their already imaginative cocktails like the lemongrass-infused elixir that will go into the Thyme Bomb or the bourbon infused with cinnamon that will play the main role in The Great White Jail.
Not into cocktails? TPLS will serve over thirty wines (some by the bottle); they plan to expand their wine wall over time. For the beer lovers, they’ll offer a wide selection of craft beers (some on tap). But really, why wouldn’t you want some of those amazing cocktails … really?
In addition to an amazing selection of alcoholic beverages, John Hickey, the top dog in the kitchen, will offer sandwiches with names like “Gandhi” and “Nelson Mandela” (after historical figures) along with salads, and cheese and meat plates (cheese … they said the magic word). TPLS uses local and organic ingredients, so eat hearty!
Other highlights of TPLS are a movie theater and shops super close to make for a great date night … or just a fun afternoon. If you’re into the more beautiful things in life, they’ll be featuring art from local artists that is for sale, switched out monthly. The decor is simple with two flat-screens behind the bar, power outlets at the bar, and free WiFi (that makes me wish I worked from “home”).
I hope to see you all at the grand opening this Friday where I’ll be hosting and giving away goodies! Watch my Facebook page this week for a swag bag giveaway from TPLS!
The People’s Last Stand
5319 E. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 210 (in Mockingbird Station)
214-370-8755
www.thepeopleslaststand.com
Hours: Mon.-Sat., from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Specials:
SOON TO COME!
Check out my post on Greek drinks for the Greek Food Festival of Dallas that’s coming up on 9/24. I hope to see you all there! OPA!