cocktails
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Father’s Day gift ideas for the discerning dad
Father’s Day is the next special date in the family calendar, and with the bank holiday is over, we can now firmly concentrate on finding the right gift for that special man in your life, whether he be your own father, or your baby daddy. All the usual suspects are available – beer, socks, unispiring toiletries, but if you want to find something a little different, more thoughtful or unusual, then step this way as I show you a few things I have my eye on. Football Crazy – these may be the answer. Toffs is a fabulous company that makes reproduction football shirts from bygone days. They have a…
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End January with a Cocktail Hour
cocktail hour noun 1. the interval before the evening meal during which cocktails and other alcoholic beverages are often served. I think we need to bring back cocktail hour this January. As a month, it is always miserable, containing the most miserable day of the year. This particular January has been cold, cold enough to want to stay in and hibernate until at least mid March. So what better way to brighten up the month than by bringing back the most glamorous hour of the day, one which tastes delicious, and can, if you so wish, be attended in your pjs. Let’s bring back cocktail hour. I have only…
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Arthur Price How To Lay The Perfect Christmas Table Event at Wolverhampton Grand
On Monday I was invited to a rather wonderful event at Arthur’s of the Grand. Arthur’s is a new cocktail bar and pre-theatre area sponsored by Arthur Price, the cutlery experts, at the newly refurbished Grand Theatre in Wolverhampton, and is a beautiful Art Deco space. Monday’s event was the perfect way to start the Christmas season, with advice on all things Christmas. From laying the perfect Christmas table, making exquisite Christmas cocktails, seasonal touches for the home and food treats in the form of Christmas cake and quick dishes. It was a sparkly festive event and started Christmas with a seasonal bang. The evening started with some festive Cocktails…
