“North by Northwest”

Today good friends Raymond & Jeanne hosted us for Clare's birthday dinner. Since we saw the Hitchcock classic movie on the big screen with them earlier this month — http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2017-04-05 — this was an appropriate beverage to serve!

The text in the book: “This is Brian Miller's twist on the classic French 75. He was inspired by Cary Grant, who played Roger Thornhill in the classic Hitchcock film of the same name, and always wished he could've served him at the Oak Bar in the Plaza Hotel back in the day. If you'd like Brian to serve this drink to you, you can find him at Death + Company in New York City.”

Says Miller: “When developing this cocktail, I tried to imagine something Cary Grant would drink at the Plaza Hotel. The name comes from the title of the movie in which he fittingly says, ‘I’ve got a job, a secretary, a mother, two ex-wives, and several bartenders that depend on me ...’ —BM”

• The recipe » http://www.upneat.rocks/recipes/north-by-northwest
• Death + Company » http://www.deathandcompany.com/

1 year ago (“Step right up! It’s ‘baggage roulette’!”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2016-04-22
2 years ago (“Walnut twig”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2015-04-22
3 years ago (“Another visitor to the greenhouse”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2014-04-22
4 years ago (“Urn plant”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2013-04-22
5 years ago (“10 p.m. desperation”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-04-22
6 years ago (“Happy Easter in Beantown!”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-04-22

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