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Perfect Pairing #2

Following is the second installment of the Daily Candy and the Patrón Social Club Perfect Pairings event held recently in New York. Perfect Pairing #2: MICHELADA REPOSADA paired with CARAMELIZED RADICCHIO & BEEF ROULADE

Perfect Pairing #1

Daily Candy and the Patrón Social Club teamed up and recently held a Perfect Pairings event in New York. Three perfect pairings in all. I decided to run a three part series, sharing each perfect pairing recipe with YOU. Perfect Pairing #1: ENELDO Y PEPINO paired with GRILLED SHRIMP WITH SMOKED CORN PUREE

Bliss-ful (vodka)Bubbles.

This recipe is SO, so tasty. Dangerous tasty. These were served as the evening's signature cocktail at an event I was at the other night.

The Secret Ingredient is…Me.

I am the Iron Chef....at least in my mind. My Task: To make really, really tasty food. My Stadium: 1959 kitchen with a 1980's Jennair oven which works 60% of the time (being a kitchen warrior, I welcome the challenge!).

Next stop, Margaritaville.

Tequila is not normally on my list of approved beverages because it is known to make fun Victoria come out a little too much. But on hot summer days, there is nothing better than a really, really cold margarita. Follow this recipe to make the perfect summer's Margarita.

Truffle-Uffle-Shmuffle Oil

Cooking is something I don’t do. I can fake it sometimes, but I run out of material–and fast. I break out into a cold sweat when someone asks me to bring something other than wine to a dinner party, even if it’s something simple like a salad. I have massive performance anxiety in the kitchen. [...]