Are you looking for an alternative to green beer for your St. Patrick's Day celebraton? Look no further than these cocktails, which are all green to bring you the luck of the Irish.

Crafting a quality cocktail takes "precision, passion and patience," says Adam Bryan, the bar master and "executive drinkist" at the East Side Show Room.

Drago Centro's Token Irishman cocktail. Many of L.A.'s mixologists seem to have an aversion to St.

As director of Food & Beverage at the Essex Resort & Spa, it is my unfortunate duty to ensure the quality of our beverage program and our food offerings.

Clearing the Palate with Consomme Cocktails Molecular gastronomy makes a splash at The Rabbit by Jennifer Burns Levin Molecular gastronomy, from inspired to silly, has been the rage in American high-concept restaurants for the past few years.

You know the old saying what happens in Las Vegas stays in Las Vegas? Not the food! After a whirlwind tour and dining marathon, I discovered there's more to Vegas than slots, sin and sensational shows - the place is an excess of awesome eateries.

For craft bartenders, it's the best of times. Nearly every week, a new boutique spirit comes on the market: Herbsaint, anyone? And fashioning cocktails is an increasingly respected profession.

If walls could talk, the legendary Riviera Hotel & Spa, if you asked me, could write a book .

This month's featured cocktail is one of my personal favorites, the French 75. Being a military man, I was intrigued by the origin that surround this luscious cocktail.

Moet & Chandon offers a limited-edition Cinema Party Pack ideal for watching Sunday's 82nd annual Academy Awards ceremony.

This is officially the beginning of my campaign to get area bars to use blood oranges in their cocktails.

Bitter Truth has an adorable Traveler's Set of three mini-bottles of bitters. If all you know about bitters is that you're supposed to put a few drops of Angostura bitters in a Manhattan, then you've got some catching up to do.

Derek Brown - Derek M. Brown is a beverage expert whose passion for cocktails, spirits and classic bartending has led him to be a leading voice in the new cocktail renaissance.

LA Cocktails Examiner rates this: Stars will enjoy this elegant cocktail at the Oscars today Today is the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Oscar awards , broadcasting live on the ABC network from the Kodak Theater at 5:00.05pm - that's 5 o'clock plus a five-second delay to protect sensitive ears from hearing liberals speak their mind.

LA Cocktails Examiner rates this: Stars will enjoy this elegant cocktail at the Oscars today Today is the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Oscar awards , broadcasting live on the ABC network from the Kodak Theater at 5:00.05pm - that's 5 o'clock plus a five-second delay to protect sensitive ears from hearing liberals speak their mind.

These savory bites are based on Julia Child's classic recipe found in Mastering the Art of French Cooking .

Mix, then stir 1 teaspoon of the ice cream into the soda until frothy. Gently top the soda with a scoop of ice cream.

'' Avatar was by far my favorite movie,'' says Lee, who is also the author of Semi-Homemade Cocktail Time .

Mar. 4--Once upon a time, classic cocktails and classic hotel lounges went hand in hand, like gin and dry vermouth.

WANT THAT cocktail on the rock? Depending on the drink, a single rock is exactly what you're sipping around at two Philly bars: R2L, the stunning 37th-floor bar and restaurant atop Two Liberty, and the Franklin Mortgage & Investment Co., the lower-level speakeasy in the former Bar Noir space, on 18th Street.