Anyhow, Anita is an awesome blogger and photographer {recent recipient of the FoodBuzz nod, need I say more?} and I hope you will check out their blog BUT enough from ME, I'm honored to introduce to you, Anita and the....
Southside Cocktail
Hello Young Grasshopper
fans! First I'd like to thank Heidi very much for inviting me to her blog in
sunny Florida for a Gin-sanity guest post. She and I are still getting to know
each other as bloggers but anyone who has a separate cocktail section on their
site is pretty much OK with me. I'm always impressed by the fact that she has a
husband, three children and a career as an attorney but still finds time to cook
and blog. I'm exhausted just thinking about it. Ours is a peaceful existence
with two mature humans, a quiet dog and a well stocked liquor cabinet. Speaking
of which, I hope those kids have been sent off to play because we're going to be
discussing some hard liquor here today, folks.
We get inspired to invent or recreate drinks in lots of different ways. For example, a while back we were watching an Iron Chef America episode where the secret ingredient was mint and one of the chefs served a minty cocktail. We're big fans of mint drinks and any cocktail containing copious amounts of it is sure to get our attention.
The drink in question that
day was the Southside Cocktail and research into its history points to it being
around since the 1920's but with the exact origin up for debate. Some say it
originated among the gangs on the south side of Chicago. Others say it was
among the lounge tables at the 21 Club in New York. Most agree its currently
the summer sipper of the Hamptons crowd and the beautiful people. Well...we're
beautiful, too. Serve it up!Per Serving:
2 oz. Gin
1/2 oz. Lemon juice
1/2 oz. Simple syrup
Large handful of fresh mint
Please check out our blog, Hungry Couple, for lots of other drink and food inspirations. And once again, thank you Heidi for giving me the honor of being here today. Cheers!
