Roasted Cherry Cocktails on Saveur.com!

I'm so excited to share the video I shot with Saveur.com where I share some of my favorite summery cocktails made with grilled cherries!  Head on over to Saveur for the full article!

Spoiler Alert: There's Fire!  And Rum!

Cherry Vodka Old Fashioned

Cherry Shandy

Coconut Cherry Colada

THANKS TO YOU - SAVEUR BEST COCKTAIL AND SPIRITS BLOG 2015!

All I can say is - THANK YOU.  Thanks to all of your votes I WON! 

After three years of being nominated for the Saveur Best Blog Awards (which is amazing in it's own right, I don't know any other blogs that have been nominated three years in a row), Gastronomista finally took home the Readers' Choice Award!!

EEEEEEEE - THANK YOU!

Thank you for voting, this year, and every year.  Thank you for your comments, your boozy enthusiasm, and your support.  Bigger thanks to Saveur Magazine, a group of wonderfully talented people, thank you for this amazing opportunity!

Gastronomista is one of the most rewarding projects I have ever worked on - it has taken me to far flung corners of the earth, I have made life-long friends, and made many treasured memories.

Today, and every day, I feel incredibly blessed.  Thank you for joining me on this imbibing journey - I'm bubbling with excitement to see what's next!

CHEERS!

xo

Gastronomista Nominated for Saveur Best Cocktail Blog 2015!

YOU GUYS!!  I am SO EXCITED TO TELL YOU that Gastronomista has been nominated for the SAVEUR Best Blog Awards for the 3rd year in a row!!!

#4 = Gastronomista - CLICK TO VOTE

I am so overwhelmed and humbled by this nomination.  I have been working hard to push the boundary of the at-home cocktail experience - making culinary-based cocktails that are both beautiful and delicious.  I have many favorite recipes over the last year and I will be re-sharing them with you over the next month on social media with new notes and tips for those of you at home.

Gastronomista is my labor of love - and all of your feedback, comments, and shares mean the world to me.  Thank you for your never ending support, your enthusiasm for forward-thinking cocktails, and your thirst for life.  I cannot even express to you how much happiness this website brings to my life.  I am forever grateful for the opportunities that it has offered me, and I thank every single one of my readers for helping me get here.  I wish I could make each and everyone of you a cocktail to express my gratitude.  

Until I figure out that whole cocktail wonka-vision thing, please VOTE for Gastronomista for the WIN : Voting ends April 30th 2015. 

If anyone has wonka-vision suggestions, I am all ears.

All my love,

emily

Gastronomista - Finalist for Saveur Best Cocktail Blog 2014!!

Devoted Drinkers & Epic Imbibers,

I'm thrilled to announce that for the second year, Gastronomista is a finalist for the Saveur Best Blog Awards for the BEST COCKTAIL BLOG 2014!

I'm incredibly humbled to be part of the amazing group of fellow cocktail writers, many of whom have websites that I admire and respect greatly. 

Now you, dear reader, you hold all the power.  Please take a moment to vote for Gastronomista:

-- CLICK HERE TO VOTE FOR GASTRONOMISTA --

Voting ends 4/9/2014

Please support Glass Backwards (Best Video), and The Year in Food (Best Cooking Blog)!

Millions of thanks for all of your support, and of course, your votes (wink wink). 

xxemily

The Brow Burner

photo by Anna Stockwell

We're pleased to announce our first piece for Saveur magazine, part of their Friday Cocktails series, featuring The Brow Burner created by Steve Wood of John J. Jeffries restaurant in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.  This is a cocktail that we love dearly, one that utterly surprised and impressed.  A grown-up Scotch and Ginger with a little bit of Rusty Nail mixed in - this cocktail is sure to be a favorite as the leaves change to brilliant hues and the temperature drops. 

So you're ready for one, you say.  Lucky for you, we have the recipe as well! Cocktail hour is upon us and it's time to start mixing.

Enjoy!

xxG