Beverage Monday

Dog Days of Summer

Fuji Devil Dog Cocktail Recipe

1 oz gin
1 oz vodka
1 oz peach liqueur
1 oz peach schnapps
1 oz cranberry juice
1 oz orange juice
1/2 oz grenadine syrup

Combine all ingredients (except grenadine) and pour over ice in a Collins glass. Add a splash of grenadine for color. Decorate with a cherry and serve.

Red Dog

1/2 oz vodka (orange)
2 oz whisky
3 oz ginger ale
1 1/2 oz orange juice
1 1/2 oz cranberry juice

Pour vodka and whiskey into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Add orange and cranberry juice, and shake vigorously. Pour over ice in a frozen or chilled Collins glass or tumbler. Slowly add the ginger ale, garnish with a maraschino cherry or orange wedge, and serve.

Caribbean Bulldog Cocktail Recipe

1 oz coffee liqueur
1 oz Caribbean cream
2 oz half and half
4 oz cola

Build the the coffee liqueur, Caribbean cream and half-and-half over ice in a tall highball glass. Add coca-cola and stir gently.

Cheers,

Dog photo courtesy of Greg Mankiss

Recipes courtesy of 1001 Cocktails

Venues of the Southland~The Shorebreak Hotel

The Shorebreak Hotel, Huntington Beach View from the hotel room we toured

The outdoor deck
It has different levels for intimate gatherings

These doors lead into the Ballroom

Gotta love the sand on the deck & the photo on the door, below.
The room even has a bean bag chair


The bathroom

The shower has dual shower heads

These images are ones I took at the Shorebreak Hotel. Remember, I showed you the fabulous food last week? It is an "upscale, lifestyle boutique hotel" located on PCH & 5th in Huntington Beach. They have been open for a couple of months, now. Their food is fantastic. They call it a hip, Huntington Beach Hotel. The banquet room doesn't have a view. They save that for the hotel rooms. And they don't have a pool since the ocean is just a stones throw away. The hotel doors have photos of random people at the beach with a little bit of loss sand added to them. The deck is cool, great for cocktails or a ceremony. There is beach grass, sand and fire pits. The deck doors lead into the ballroom.

If you want a cool, California casual place for your wedding then this is it. Stacey Hofflich is the person to see for weddings. But this week she is a bride.

Beverage Monday

Raspberries!!How about some raspberry flavored beverages for a Summertime treat?

Raspberry Martini

2 oz raspberry vodka

1/2 oz DeKuyper® Razzmatazz liqueur

1 oz Sprite® soda

Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well, then strain into a martini glass, and serve.

Cool Raspberry Love

1 1/2 oz raspberry vodka

1 scoop raspberry sherbet

1 tbsp frozen raspberries

Mix together in a blender with crushed ice until desired consistency. Serve in hurricane glass with fresh raspberries.

Raspberry Kiss

1 oz cream

1 oz brown creme de cacao

1 oz Chambord® raspberry liqueur

Pour ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake until completely cold then strain into a chilled martini glass.

Rose of the Ritz

3 oz Champagne

1 oz cognac

1 oz raspberry liqueur

1 tsp lemon juice

15 raspberries

Blend all ingredients (except champagne) well in a blender and pour into a wine glass. Add champagne, and serve.

Cheers,

Photo courtesy of raspberries.us
All drinks courtesy of drinksmixer.com

Good Times

Here are photos of the great food I was served at a luncheon for the Association of Bridal Consultants Orange County on Tuesday. It was held at the new Shorebreak Hotel in Huntington Beach. I will talk about the venue and other vendors in another post.

The salad was made with endive, watercress and apples. It was served with a herbed goat cheese crostini.

The entree was an onion smothered rib eye with potatoes. Yummy and done just right.

And this fabulous dessert was a Peach Galette with Creme Fraiche. Oh My, it was served warm with the flakiest of crusts.

Happy Reading,
Steph

~Friday Shopping~

Something Blue Shoes

Rose Blue Bridal Shoes are for the Bride who doesn't want a blue garter as her something blue. So Cute! They can be worn with or without the bows. The heel is 3 1/2 inches high. Available from Shelly George.

MMM Raspberry!

I just received an email from Sprinkles, and they have raspberry cupcakes. Raspberry frosting & raspberry cake can you say y-u-m-m-y! But only for a short time, of course! You know where I will be on the 7th!

Venues of the Southland~The City Club

The City Club on Bunker Hill in Downtown Los Angeles

I recently had the pleasure of coordinating a wedding at the City Club. They are located on the 54th floor of the Wells Fargo Building in Downtown LA. At the wedding I worked we were only there for the reception. The ceremony above is in the room we had cocktails in. It is a fabulous location with stunning view. Although, the reception takes place facing east so you can't really see the sunset or the ocean. But if you want a 'City' venue and want to be above it all then this is the place. It is the highest venue in LA.

Happy Reading,