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Peter Havens in Brattleboro, excellent! / Chelsea Royal diner, great!
Neill’s to drink anyway! The waitstaff and host were exceedingly pleasant, friendly and sincerely confident in the quality of this fine restaurant, we will definitely be back! On our way home the next morning we ate at the...
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Crème of the Crop Cocktails
Libations that feature crème de cassis.
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Ribena, beloved black currant syrup
It can be used anywhere Creme de Cassis or Sirop de Cassis would be used. I love blackcurrant — it’s one of my favorite flavors. In wine or champagne you have essentially a kir or a kir royal. Last weekend, I made a...
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Wine for Virgins
Wines from Alsace are good recommendations. Beaujolais varies a lot across the different villages – I suggest you try “Fleurie” which is one of the lighter more fruit driven ones. Also good to try "Kir Maison" or...
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La Galere des Rois - Paris - France
greetings all round from the Patron, Bernard, the Chef Jean-Marie and the waitress Sylvie. We started with Kir Royales at the bar. I noted they were very cheap and that they also offered a wide range of flavours other than the...
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Bastille Day
Yes, kir! (or kir royale
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Dining hour in Paris and ordering aperitifs
? Some of the more common ones include a kir (dry white wine typically with creme de cassis (blackcurrant), some also do it with peach (peche), strawberry (fraise), or blackberry (mur) — these are sweet, and taste like the...
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Bars that serve champagne cocktails?
Edendale Grill definitely has champagne tails — they make a very nice kir royale. I also like the champagne tails at Vermont Restaurant (on Vermont near Hollywood in Los Feliz). They have a champagne tail made with...
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Brewster Fish House in May
for their anniversary in June. I had the raspberry kir royale while my husband had his usual tail, a rusty nail. For first courses we had the tuna tartare and the Crispy Calamari. Both were good but I didn’t really get a...
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Post-opera late-night
Cafe Des Artistes can be nice for this...I usually go to their bar post Lincoln Center for the perfect Kir Royale.
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Bramble?
in NYC, ROYAL OAK offers blackberry brambles. They are delicious when made with care using a blackberry brandy & muddled berries & gin! royal oak is on union b/n mccarren park & the BQE
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Cocktails in Penn Qtr
I’d suggest Poste (in the old post office.) fabulous bartender, and a great Pom Royale (think Kir royale with pomegranate juice) and a lovely infused bourbon. they have agood happy hour until 7pm (I think) that includes...
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crème de cassis
The one made with white wine is Kir. If it is made with sparkling wine/champagne, it is a Kir Royale. You can get creme de assis at the LCBO. A small bottle of 250mL should be around $13.
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Dinner At Minstrals
So, my wife and I head out to dinner debating between Ruth Cris, Brandywine, or to my dismay Minstals.... we walked in, pretty busy for a tuesday night, sat down.... my wifes kir royale was to sweet,.... but!!! the starter we...
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champagne
I really like Kir Royales and they make a really excellent one (and also have peach, which is uncommon)@les zygomates. I like to order a kir and sit and listen to the jazz—definately relaxing and chill...
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