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Makes 1 Servings
Ingredients
1¾ ounces gin
1¼ ounces tepache (click here for recipe)
½ ounce Aperol
½ ounce fresh lime juice
¼ ounce simple syrup (click here for recipe)
Pineapple wedge, for garnish
Recipe Preparation
Combine gin, tepache, Aperol, lime juice, and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker and fill with ice. Shake until outside of shaker is frosty, about 30 seconds. Strain into a Collins glass filled with cinnamon ice. Garnish with pineapple.
Recipe by Scofflaw, Chicago
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The Veranda, for dinner
There was some recent discussion of the Veranda (Four Seasons) as a dinner option in another thread, but after last night’s experience perhaps it is better to start a new one. A place that has earned its reputation for breakfast/brunch over the years has been serving some of the most interesting Italian cuisine in Las Vegas since Antonio Minichiello took over the kitchen. Yet much of that cooking remains far off of the radar screens.
The menu is filled with “signature” dishes across the board. The latest visit (apologies for the photos being a little dark, but more on that in a moment) started with a Beet Carpaccio, with ricotta, citrus rainbow carrots, candied hazelnuts and a passion fruit vinaigrette. For the entrée Tortelloni Zucca e Manzo, stuffed with braised short rib, and topped with pumpkin, smoked brown butter, winter truffle and sage. And to finish, an apple tartlet with fresh figs and dulce de leche ice cream, which I was fortunately able to pair with the very last of their in-house apple brandy.
Both the creativity and the execution were spot-on throughout. Call it “refined rustic” – earthy flavors brought together with balance, and the service the usual Four Seasons standard. Alas, then comes the “but”…
In that other recent thread there was mention from LVI of how antiseptic the room is in the evening, and it really is a hindrance, on nights when it is not warm enough to sit outside. The restaurant was designed for breakfast/lunch, with the glass and high ceilings creating a bright environment for those times. At dinner it feels open and cavernous, lacking in any kind of intimacy. Not sure how they will work around it, but despite that the Veranda deserves to be on the short-list of anyone looking for genuine Italian options in Las Vegas.
How to Make a Natural Bird Repellent Spray
While there are many commercial bird deterrents on the market, many of them contain harsh chemicals that could be harmful to your family and that could further damage your garden, not to mention expensive. If you want to keep birds from destroying your garden, here are three non-toxic, cost-effective bird repellent recipes for keeping birds away.
Chili Peppers to Keep Birds Away
You can use chili peppers, apple cider vinegar, and water to make a homemade bird repellent spray to keep birds off your garden plants. To eliminate bird activity in your yard, spray this spray on your plants and other areas where birds tend to gather to keep them at bay.
Homemade Chili Pepper Bird Repellent Spray
- 2 dozen chili peppers
- ½ gallon of water
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
- Empty two-liter soda bottle or another container
- Spray bottle
In a small bowl, crush the chili peppers, making sure to mash them well. Fill the empty soda bottle with the water, then add the crushed red pepper to the container. Replace the lid and shake well. Place the container in the sun for five days to ferment. After five days, bring it inside.
Add the apple cider vinegar to the mixture. Pour the homemade bird repellent into the spray bottle, then spray the mixture on your plants and in the larger areas where birds regularly visit. The spray works great to repel birds, and the vinegar for plants is safe to use. Repeat the process every couple of days to ensure birds stay away from your plants.
Cayenne Pepper to Repel Birds
Just like with the chili pepper spray, you can mix cayenne pepper with water to keep birds and other animals away from your plants. Animals can’t stand the smell of cayenne pepper and will steer well clear of any areas that have been sprayed with this mixture. Cayenne pepper also works great as homemade skunk repellent.
DIY Cayenne Pepper Animal Repellent Recipe
- 2 tablespoons cayenne pepper
- 1 gallon of water
- Several drops of liquid dish soap
- Spray bottle
- Large bowl or container
Pour the water into a large bowl. Add the cayenne pepper and the liquid dish soap to the mix. Vigorously stir the solution to ensure the pepper is thoroughly mixed. Allow the mixture to sit overnight.
The following day, stir the repellent again, then use a funnel to add the liquid to a spray bottle. Spray the tops and bottoms of your plant leaves to protect them and steer away birds that are looking for a snack.
Reapply the spray every week and after it’s rained. If you are having problems with cats using your yard as their private litter box, you can also use this spray to keep cats out of the sandbox and garden.
Garlic Oil Spray for Bird Control
A surprisingly easy pest control solution for getting rid of birds is garlic oil. The strong odor of garlic is exceptionally unpleasant to pigeons and other birds. As a bird-repeller, garlic oil is an extremely affordable, non-toxic, and environmentally friendly alternative bird control method.
An added benefit of garlic oil is that it will also repel squirrels, providing your garden an extra layer of protection from these pests. You can either buy some garlic oil at the store or make your own homemade pigeon repellent with garlic oil at home.
Homemade Garlic Oil Bird Repellent
Remove the garlic peel from the cloves. Using the back of a knife, crush the garlic cloves, then place them in the glass jar. Pour the olive oil over the crushed garlic. Replace the lid to the jar and shake to mix the garlic and oil.
Store the jar in the refrigerator for five days to allow the flavors to blend. Place the garlic oil in containers around your garden or add it to a spray bottle and spray your plants and other areas around your home like your windowsills. The pungent aroma of this homemade pigeon repellent will drive birds from your yard.
HOW TO BREW COFFEE AT HOME
From studying brewing basics to perfecting your finesse, learn how to become an at-home barista.
How to Use a Coffee Brewer
Drip coffee is a convenient way to make great coffee. With the right grind and pure water, you can brew a fantastic cup in a coffee brewer.
Step-By-Step
STEP ONE – CHOOSE THE RIGHT GRIND
For a flat bottom filter, use a medium grind that resembles sea salt. Cone filters use a finer grind that resembles granulated sugar.
STEP TWO – MEASURE
Use 2 tablespoons of freshly ground coffee for every 6 ounces of water.
STEP THREE – BREW AND ENJOY
Brewed coffee is always best fresh, so make as much as you’ll enjoy in a sitting. Reheating coffee can dull the flavor.
The Itinerary
Day 1
– Arrivals at leisure to Hotel du Louvre
– Welcome reception and dinner
– Included Meals: Dinner
Day 2
– Private tour of the Hôtel Drouot, the world’s oldest public sales auction room and museum
– Exclusive visit to Pierre Frey’s archives
– Evening at leisure
– Included Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Day 3
– Guided tour of the covered passages of Paris
– Private visit to the home of a Parisian interior decorator
– Included Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Day 4
– Guided tour of Nissim de Camondo Museum, a private mansion built in 1911 by the Comte Moïse de Camondo in the style of the Trianon Palace
– Backstage access at the Palais Garnier opera house which will include a behind-the-scenes look at spaces not open to the public
– Included Meals: Breakfast
Day 5
– Travel to Poissy for a guided tour of Le Corbusier’s Villa Savoye, a distinct modernist villa which is also a registered UNESCO World Heritage Site
– Behind-the-scenes tour of the prestigious Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, which has preserved ancient techniques for designing porcelain artworks since 1740
– Intimate visit to the home of a local gallery owner
– Included Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Day 6
– Spend the day surrounded by opulence at the Palace of Versailles:
- Guided tour of the Palace including temporary exhibitions
- Trianon Palace
- The Gardens
- Access to areas of Versailles Palace not open to the public
– Lunch at Alain Ducasse's Ore
– Explore the town of Versailles, including boutiques and open-air market, at your leisure
– Included Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Day 7
– Stroll through Saint-Ouen, home to the world’s largest flea market (a local expert will guide you through the 70,000 sq. ft. labyrinth filled with furnishings, fashions, and curiosities!)
– Visit the impressive Frank Gehry-designed Fondation Louis Vuitton
– Farewell dinner at a local art nouveau restaurant
– Included Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Day 8
– Departures at leisure
– Included Meals: Breakfast
Veranda: Turkish on Coney Island Avenue
A couple of times when I've overshot Taci's Beyti on Coney Island at Ave P, I've passed another place on the opposite side of the street, Veranda between Aves U and V. On Saturday night, a friend and I gave it a shot.
It's a freestanding building with a smal parking lot and the titular veranda overlooking same. It was too cold to eat outside, so we headed into the spacious dining room. Functional and clean, with a counter that at first glance appears to be a sushi bar but is really a charcoal grill over which various kebabs are cooked.
We started with a bunch of salads, all terrific: coban salatasi, the chopped shepherd's salad, patlican salatasi, the eggplant puree that is essentially a tahini-less babaganoush, and a strained yogurt with roasted peppers. As per usual in a Turkish restaurant, very good flat bread sprinkled with nigella seeds. I ordered a fava bean salad thinking it might be made with fresh ones, but it was made from dried and was essentially foul--not that there's anything wrong with that. (Foul, the Egyptian bean dish, not foul the bird or foul the icky.)
I ordered the beyti kebab, ground lamb with parsley and spices and grilled in a long sausage shape. This version was wrapped in thin flatbread (like a flour tortilla almost) before being cut into sections--kind of like a cooked lamb maki--and was delicious. Friend had something I love at Turkish restaurants: grilled chicken thighs that have been partially boned so that the bone is attached at one end and the other end is free so you can use it as a handle. These had, I think, been marinated in yogurt and spices before being grilled and were just delicious.
They didn't for some reason carry Efes beer, but we had glasses of white Turkish wine that were fine. I saw some French fries go by that looked improbably fine. We skipped dessert, which I now kind of regret, but I had good Turkish coffee and friend had apple tea.
Our waitress was particularly sweet. With tip the bill came to about $63.
If anyone can tell me why Turkish restaurants always seem to attract Russian crowds, I'd appreciate it. I'm beginning to think that Turkish is to Russian as Chinese is to Jewish.
Insert a Miletta #4 filter with the folded sides lining up with the Bee House's handle and rinse it with hot water. Discard the rinse water, returning the kettle to your heat source, and add coffee. When the water reaches a boil, take the kettle off the heat and let it cool for 30 seconds. Pour only enough water to cover the grounds—this is the "bloom" pour. It ensures your coffee won't be too weak or too bitter.
Once the water from the bloom pour drains completely, slowly fill the brewer to the top by adding water in a slow, circular motion.
Restaurant Insider with Anne Lee: The Veranda
RB: This place has held wonderful memories for me. I used to come here when I was younger — listening to Danny Kaleikini sing on the beach, to taking my kids here when they were little for Fruit Loops and to watch the dolphins. Through the years, there have been countless dinners and meaningful celebrations that I have attended here at The Kahala.
AL: Where did you grow up and how did you get to Hawaii?
RB: I was born and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts. When I was 18, I was attending a prep school at a naval academy, and my father was a machinist working at Watertown Arsenal in Boston. This location was closing and had an option to be transferred to either Newport News, Virginia or Pearl Harbor. My mother wanted to come to Hawaii, but not without her oldest son — me! That changed my destiny.
I attended University of Hawaii and played football for a couple of years. I had to go back to the East Coast due to family circumstances. Coach Larry Price, who I played for at the time, understood my need to leave. I had a successful career playing football and continued on that path. I graduated from Springfield College, and started coaching at University of Connecticut in my 20s. We stayed in touch through the years. In 1971, he asked me to come back to Hawaii to coach football with him and I did. Hawaii is my home — all three of my children were born here.
AL: You also had a stint in sales, and that’s how you became affiliated with the television stations. Tell me about this journey. RB: I coached alongside coach Price for five seasons, and my wife and I found out that we had a baby on the way. Knowing the salary, coaching wasn’t the greatest, and I took the opportunity to do sales at KGMB in 1978.
In 2008, the recession hit very hard for our stations — all media for that matter suffered as a result of businesses closing, layoffs, etc. Out of that situation came the opportunity to merge the three stations (KGMB, KHNL and K5) and create something for Hawaii that it had never seen before.
Foie Gras Musubi ($28), Caviar Fries ($50), Truffled Deviled Eggs ($10), Salmon Flat Bread ($26) and Buckwheat Waffle ($10)
We were on life support, and with the resources we had, we built the largest television newsroom in the state.
We understood mobile technology to the extent we could in 2009, and we never looked back. I am fond of the memories, not just the awards that we won, but serving the people of Hawaii. We couldn’t have done it without the great men and women that were on the team. I am proud of all of them and always will be.
This was my last year in broadcasting and something I’m really proud of. I spent 43 years from those humble beginnings at what is now called Hawaii News Now.
AL: You come from an Italian background. I also grew up on the East Coast, surrounded by Italian friends. It’s very similar to the aloha spirit here, where families gather for food and celebrations. Where were some of your favorite eateries here in Hawaii?
RB: My parents are Italian, and I grew up bilingual in a large Italian household. Although my parents didn’t have a lot of money, we always had clean clothes and lots of great food! I remember food being the center of everything. When I moved to Hawaii, I thought it was going to be different and exotic. It was, yet also so similar because of the gatherings, celebrations and aloha. My assimilation to Hawaii was very natural. My children were born here and although this wasn’t my birthplace, I always felt like I’m from here and am blessed to make Hawaii my home. I always felt that I was invited as a special guest to a very special party to be able to do the incredible things with incredible people.
There were not that many Italian restaurants here back in the day, but when Stan Sheriff was still alive, we spent a lot of time at Paesanos in Manoa Marketplace.
The Kahala is where I chose to do this interview, as I have spent a lot of time here over the years and have many special memories. I can tell you the whole Stan Sheriff Center was designed on a napkin at the bar right here at this hotel.
Over the years, there have been restaurants that have come and gone. One in particular that I loved was Like Like Drive Inn, and even before then, Kuhio Grille in Moiliili. Back when I was coaching, to me that was like dining out. If you could have a tuna fish sandwich and crackers, that was a big deal. Part of the lifestyle here in Hawaii is about food, how food is served, the things that take place while having a meal that defines our relationships and who we are. I feel that some of the best food I have had was at peoples’ homes, in their backyards. I have some fond memories of eating, sharing and developing friendships here.
AL: The pandemic impacted our restaurants. What do you see for the future for the industry in Hawaii?
R B : Let’s frame the restaurant industry statewide. It’s a sophisticated business that brings in $6.5 billion a year to our economy, about 19%. This industry employs more than 103,000 people. Forty percent of our restaurants have closed. Some intend to reopen, some may not, and perhaps new restaurants will be opening. It’s such an important part of our experiences and quality of life for the local community and visitors. We are hoping to see this restored.
The standpoint, at least what’s in my power, is on how we evolve here on the tiers. We are at capacity in restaurants, bars are reopen, we can serve alcohol until midnight, weddings are back with 100 people outside. These businesses need to come back for us. Working with the state Department of Health, we are doing what we can to move forward and ensure their success, and to get back to a place where we once were.
AL: I need to ask you this question: Why did you want to be mayor?
RB: What it really came down to was a sense, a love of place, a sense of responsibility, looking at the landscape — and this was all before the pandemic. Through my work in the community, my work at HNN and the “lens,” if you will, of a newsroom, stories that we covered, I was very aware of what we were facing. I was 73, didn’t want to stay at the dance too long at HNN, and I really wanted to do something after that would matter. I made the decision on what would have been the date of my mother’s 100th birthday out of respect for her. If she was alive and I was able to ask her what should I do next, she would have told me to do this. In her spirit and in her name, she was the reason why I came to Hawaii and why I decided to go for it!
The Kahala Hotel executive chef Jonathan Mizukami prepared amazing dishes for this feature:
• Foie Gras Musubi: “We are one of maybe four other people that have been able to try this dish. It’s going to be on the menu soon and it’s similar to the popular Ahi Katsu Musubi,” says Anne Lee.
• Caviar Fries ($50) with Regiis Ova Caviar that’s co-founded by Thomas Keller of French Laundry, ikura, tobiko, crème fraiche and chives.
• Buckwheat Waffle ($10), a type of smoresboard (open-face sandwich), and the waffle is topped with ikura, herb salad and crème fraiche.
• Truffled Deviled Eggs ($10), a perfect start before your entrée.
• Salmon Flat Bread ($24) with crème fraiche, local herbs, ikura and salmon.
Veranda Way - Recipes
This Lemony Fettuccine Alfredo recipe is one of my favorites. You can make this creamy pasta quickly and easily from store cupboard staples, and the flavour is so bright and cheerful!
A day spent making Rhubarb Syrups. My idea of the perfect day! I made three different kinds. Simple rhubarb, rhubarb & star anise, and rhubarb & rosewater.
A day spent making Rhubarb Syrups. My idea of the perfect day! I made three different kinds. Simple rhubarb, rhubarb & star anise, and rhubarb & rosewater.
A classic summer bake, this lemon and elderflower cake makes a beautiful birthday centrepiece or dinner party dessert.
It’s one of my favourite traditions to do at the beginning of each summer. The elderflowers grow wild in woods and hedgerows, so something really fun to do over a weekend!
I love the flavours of rosemary and lemon blended together and this recipe is light, refreshing, and perfect for any occasion. The combination of aromas are zingy, fresh, and remind me of Italy!
Cardamom panna cotta with rhubarb is an elegant, yet simple, dessert that makes use of seasonal rhubarb or even strawberries. A creamy base is infused with cardamom, making it as irresistible as it is easy.
love the combinations in this dish – crispy hash browns, silky rich eggs and smoky, spicy harissa. It’s super simple to make, takes about 20 minutes and the ingredients are ones that most of us will always have in our cupboards. I cook this a lot when I am on my own at home, as it’s my TV supper catch-up special. I fry my egg here, but you can poach the egg too.
You can also use chicken, beef, prawns or hearty vegetables such as aubergines, courgettes or tofu. It freezes well, so I double the recipe and freeze half for when I want a day off cooking.
Rhubarb and Ginger Cheesecake. This is a recipe you can come back to throughout the year, using different fruits
Rhubarb & Ginger Jam is made with crystallised stem ginger which adds a delicious mellowing warmth to the sharpness of the rhubarb. This is a jam you’ll be begged to make again & again!
My version of the classic American Key Lime Pie, which traditionally uses limes from the Florida Keys and has a crumbly biscuit base! Yum!
Amalfi lemon chicken is an easy weeknight supper that makes you feel fancy!
Panzanella or panmolle is a Tuscan chopped salad of soaked stale bread, onions and tomatoes that is popular in the summer
Imagine yourself on a veranda in Tuscany, eating al fresco, surrounded by good food and good friends. This tasty Italian-inspired rice salad is perfect to be shared.
The blue cheese will melt into the steaks and the pecans add a sweet and nutty flavour. If you’re not a fan of blue cheese use shavings of aged Parmesan — add a balsamic dressing and roasted tomatoes, leave out the pecans and you have a traditional Italian tagliata steak.
The first time I had these barbecued peaches was at a wedding in Tuscany, under a line of olive trees. They were sensational! I add a crumble of amaretti biscuits on top as a finishing touch.
Here is a twist on a classic barbecue side in preparation for all the summer cookouts coming up.
These crispy sweetcorn fritters pack a fiery punch and take seconds to make and are loved by kids and grown-ups.
The classic combination of crab and corn unlike any way you've had it before.
Veranda Way - Recipes
| Swedish Recipes from Grand Veranda and Swedish Institute |
| Written by Debra C. Argen | |
Laxpudding (Salmon Pudding) 
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