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Liquid Vacation

P Moss is the owner of Frankie’s Tiki Room in Las Vegas (“the world’s only 24/7 tiki bar”), as well as the Double Down Saloon is Vegas and NYC. P Moss is also the inventor of the Bacon Martini!

And coming soon for summertime Tiki parties, he has a new book on the way called Liquid Vacation, about those tasty drinks that are sometimes served with little paper umbrellas.

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Along with drink recipes, the book also shares some Tiki background. According to the release, “The historical narrative behind these exotic elixirs, as told by the author, is a nostalgic romp through the origins of the Las Vegas tiki bar culture, showing direct links from gone but not forgotten iconic 1960s treasures Aku Aku and Don The Beachcomber to Frankie’s Tiki Room today.”

You can pre-order Liquid Vacation now on Amazon for 21.64 (+shipping).

Drink up!

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Clara Moore and Matt Sorrell Have a Book On The Way!

Chef Clara Moore and food writer/cocktail consultant Matt Sorrell hosted an event Friday night (May 24) at Salt restaurant in the CWE. The party (which corresponded to the final three hours of their Kickstarter campaign) was to celebrate the successful Kickstarter effort they conducted to get their book published.

The book, Shop Like a Chef: A Food Lover’s Guide to St. Louis Neighborhoods, is expected to be published in October.

Clara and Matt

I spoke to Clara about the book. Click below to listen to our conversation. It runs 4:36.

Clara’s contact info, if you want to help fund the book:

http://achefsguide.wordpress.com/

https://www.facebook.com/chefclaramoore

claraannelouisemoore@gmail.com

My Food Talk STL interview with Clara from May 5, 2012 (runs 12:28):

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Taste of Maplewood! Saturday, May 18!

This Saturday, the Maplewood Chamber of Commerce presents its annual Taste of Maplewood.

Among the folks providing food, drink and fun are: Acero, Airedale Antics, Boogaloo, The Crow’s Nest, Las Palmas, Maven, The Maya Café, Pie Oh My, Saratoga Lanes, Schlafly Bottleworks, Stellar Batik, The Post Sports Bar & Grill, Tiffany’s Diner, Turner Center, Strange Donuts, Vom Fass, and Water Street.

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The Taste of Maplewood runs from noon to 9:00 p.m. Saturday, on Sutton Boulevard, just south of Manchester.

New this year is a competition among participants for the Best of the Taste of Maplewood! Awards will be presented in the following categories: Best Sweet Tooth, Best Unexpected Flavor, Best Cocktail and Best Taste of Maplewood. Celeb judges are Allyson Mace of Sauce Magazine, John Carney of The Big 550 KTRS and Maplewood Mayor, James White.

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Crawdad and Shrimp Boil, Saturday

Our friends at Highway 61 Roadhouse in Webster Groves are holding their 5th annual Crawdad and Shrimp Boil on Saturday, May 11, beginning at noon.

Crawdads

Purchase crawfish and/or shrimp by the pound, enjoy Abita beer (special prices on their craft beers from Louisiana) and live music.

The Zydeco Crawdaddys play from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Willie and the Poorboys are on from 9:00 p.m. to midnight.

This Fais Do Do happens at 34 South Old Orchard Avenue in Webster Groves (63119).

 

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The Audacity of Hops

This new book tells the story of craft beer in the US in recent decades. There’s an article, taken from the book, in today’s Wall Street Journal about tax relief for brewers from the federal government, which helped spur the growth.

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The title is very similar to that of a book by Barack Obama, so be careful when you download to your Kindle, Nook or iPad!