Santa Fe Foodies

Continuing my exploration of all things margarita. The standard margarita uses orange liqueur (typically Cointreau) to add another citrus...

The Shrunken Skull is based upon Don the Beachcomber’s Skull and Bones cocktail from the 1930s. One of his bartenders, Mario Licudine,...

At the suggestion of a friend, I’m going to start adding some non-alcoholic drinks to the rotation. It’s nice to offer a non-drinker...

Cocktails are generally composed of one or more spirits and one or more mixers or modifiers. These may be liqueurs, or fresh juices, or...

Santa Fe Foodie Restaurant & Food Reviews

Once you’ve graduated from being a novice drinker, where most of the drinks you’ve become used to are too strong and/or too sweet, it’s...

Santa Fe Foodies Happy Hour at CHOMP Saturday, April 23rd 3:30-7pm Live Music provided by Sunbender In addition to Matt's cocktail menu...

A dead man’s handle is a switch or lever on a train that, if released by the driver, causes the train to stop. This drink was created by...

Los Altos is a SUPERB tart, sweet, and subtly smoky highball with some fizz to keep things interesting. It was created by David Molyneux...

By Matt Mathai How many drinks do you know rate their own national public holiday? Peru celebrates a yearly public holiday in honor of...

By Matt Mathai Did you know that every creature on earth produces its own vitamin C? Well, except, that is, for guinea pigs, capybaras,...

The Bitter Bee was created at Milk & Honey, NYC, 2008 by an unknown bartender. It’s also served at The Varnish in Los Angeles. I rarely...

The Bennett is a variant of the classic gimlet and is first listed in Robert Vermiere’s book ”Cocktails and How to Mix Them” in 1922. ...

By Matt Mathai It was tough being a sailor in the 1700s. The work was brutal, and decent food and water were tough to come by....

By Matt Mathai A tasty rum cocktail that perfectly walks the line between tart and sweet, and might be the best intro to rum for those...

By Matt Mathai The Clover Club, a pre-Prohibition cocktail that should be WAY more popular than it is. According to "The Old...

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