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A tasty set of easy recipes anyone can accomplish during the holidays, featuring our Bittered Sling Extracts and tons of love! photo by Issha Marie Mayflower 1.50 oz Plymouth Gin 0.50 oz Cinzano Sweet Vermouth 0.25 oz Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur 2 dashes Bittered Sling Plum & Rootbeer Extract Stir all ingredients with ice, strain neat [...]

Bittered Sling Extracts A culinary and cocktail friendly artisanal retail line, by Kale & Nori Culinary Arts Inc. LATEST NEWS: Thank you to everyone who made the USA launch of Bittered Sling Extracts a complete success at Tales of the Cocktail 2012! Scroll to the bottom of this page for a complete list of Canadian [...]

See below the EXCITING news that Tales of the Cocktail on Tour is returning to Vancouver in a mere 4 weeks! Make sure you purchase your tickets! For a list of cheaper accommodations, please email me directly at lauren@laurenmote.com. Cheers!  For Immediate Release Ann Tuennerman: (504) 948-0511; Ann@TalesoftheCocktail.com   2012 Tales of the Cocktail® on [...]

Some recipes for large batches of good-old holiday cheer! The big guy will be so drunk and happy! *o* Feature LDB Product: “Woodford Reserve Bourbon” For single serving: “Don’t upset the Apple-Cart” 1.50 oz Bourbon 1.00 oz Masala Black Chai Tea Syrup* 0.75 oz Lemon juice 2.00 oz Apple cider 2 dashes Angostura bitters Stir [...]

I wanted to share three cocktails that I created for a Madmen themed Christmas party the other day, hosted by Kale & Nori. They were all different inspirations, both NYC and cultural, and turned out deliciously! All my staff were dressed as professional 60′s biz-ladies, and with the addition of one old-timey male Bartender, and [...]

Spending the holidays entertaining day after day can be tiring, and quite costly. Recipes that are easy to execute, while being affordable and innovative can be challenging, but punch is the savior. With its long and antiquated history, the punch still stands alone as the “holiday water-cooler”; an instigator of conversation, an ice-breaker, something to [...]

My partner, Chef Jonathan Chovancek and I are pleased to announce that our new events and catering company Kale & Nori Culinary Arts is open for business. In this posting, you’ll find some information on our company itself, as well as links to different articles, reviews, our website and our bios. We have also included real-time testimonials [...]

The Canadian Professional Bartender’s Association (CPBA) and “Made with Love” Mixology are proud to announce their first Vancouver stop on the Canadian tour. This popular 400 person event has created its success by working with Canada’s top bartenders and mixologists in various cities, including Montreal, Quebec City and Toronto. As the official “Made with Love” [...]

Celebrate BC shellfish during World Oceans Month Festival provides venue for farmers and chefs to present sustainably raised BC shellfish to the public For immediate release Wednesday, June 1, 2011 Comox, BC- June is World Oceans Month, designated by the UN to bring attention to the ocean’s inhabitants, its importance as a resource to protect [...]

Well hello friends, it’s that time of year again where all of us get together and celebrate what it means to take care in what we produce. Vancouver Craft Beer Week, May 6-14 2011 both schools and celebrates with all people that love craft brews. The Refinery is offering a really cool Cocktail Kitchen on [...]