September 1, 2010
by Paystyle

Here at Happy Hour the subject all day every day is cocktails. I provide the recipes, and hopefully you enjoy them, and learn a little something new in the process. But a recent question from a friend prompted the realization that in all the posts
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August 25, 2010
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“Idle hands are the Devil’s tools.” -Some historic hotard
It’s a rare thing for me to have down time these days, but after a very frenzied summer, I’ve stumbled upon a bit of unstructured time which quite frankly scares me. Naturally, I found a
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August 18, 2010
by Paystyle

Since returning from New Orleans it seems like the pace of my life has only sped up, so I was thankful to be able to take a breather last week and have Kayoko fill in for me with an awesome post about
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August 4, 2010
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August 3, 2010
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August 2, 2010
by Paystyle

PREFACE:
Tales of the Cocktail Recap Part 1
Tales of the Cocktail Recap Part 2
New Orleans is perhaps most famous for its great food and rich musical tradition. They’re what folks often point to as the most tangible markers of a New Orleans culture that’s sometimes too intangible
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July 30, 2010
by Paystyle

PREFACE
Tales Recap Part 1
Anticipating that I’d have a hangover the size of a punch bowl, and knowing that I’d be competing as a finalist in the Catdaddy Bar Chef Challenge in the afternoon of my second day at Tales of the Cocktail, I intentionally
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July 29, 2010
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Last week I gave the foolhardy impression that I could give a daily recap of the events at Tales of the Cocktail, while still down at Tales. Instead, I left you high and dry as I ate and drank and partied and competed and
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July 21, 2010
by Paystyle

Ok so here goes the beginning of an effort may prove fruitless and waning. Today’s the first official day of Tales of the Cocktail, the biggest mixology fete/conference in the world, and my earnest plan is to provide daily updates for folks who couldn’t
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