Drinks- Art Director/ Stylist
- July 30, 2009
prop, food, wardrobe, and set styling. all production continuity and on-set styling for over 300 professional how-to videos.
44 videos
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- 10,801 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Make a Long Island Iced Tea
It may look like plain old iced tea, but this drink—invented near Long Island’s Jones Beach in the 1970s—is one potent potation and the East Coast's answer to the Zombie.
Mixed Drinks from Tamara
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- 7,233 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Make a Classic Martini
The days of the three-martini lunch may be over, but this sophisticated drink will never go out of style.
Mixed Drinks from Tamara
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- 1,704 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Store an Unopened Bottle Of Wine
Whether you buy your wine weeks in advance or the day you plan to drink it, there's a right way and a wrong way to store it. But if you're not up for building your own wine cellar just yet,…
Wine - General from jenfrank
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- 3,651 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Make a Bellini
Invented in 1948 at Harry's Bar in Venice, the Bellini's name honors the sheer pink shades in the work of Italian painter Giovanni Bellini. It's also a great drink to celebrate slightly lesser art forms—like, say, brunch.
Mixed Drinks from Tamara
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- 2,095 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Make a Kir Royale
A variant of a Kir, named for the French mayor who sweetened his white wine with a black currant liqueur, the Royale replaces wine with Champagne for a simple but elegant pleasure.
Mixed Drinks from Tamara
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- 24,383 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Make a Sex on the Beach
If ever a cocktail was destined for the spring break circuit, Sex on the Beach is it. This racy concoction is now more popular than ever served as a "shooter"—a mini-cocktail in a shot glass. Whether you're looking for a…
Mixed Drinks from Tamara
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- 6,661 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Make a Tequila Sunrise
This classic drink has inspired a #1 song, an Oscar-nominated movie, and countless bleary-eyed encounters with the real sunrise.
Mixed Drinks from Tamara
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- 1,327 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Make a Screwdriver
Legend has it that the very first Screwdriver was stirred with... You guessed it. A screwdriver. Sort of makes you wonder about a Rusty Nail, doesn't it?
Mixed Drinks from Tamara
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- 1,980 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Make a Fuzzy Navel
What is it about naming cocktails that brings out the punster in their creators? At least the name of this one, unlike a Sex on the Beach, has some relationship to one of its actual ingredients.
Mixed Drinks from Tamara
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- 6,366 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Make a Cosmopolitan
Yes, they slurped cosmos by the gallon on Sex & the City, launching this pretty-in-pink drink into the super-trend stratosphere. But those ladies had the right idea: this delicious cocktail lives up to the hype.
Mixed Drinks from Tamara
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- 14,802 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Make a Dirty Martini
There's nothing inappropriate about the dirty martini, despite its suggestive name—it's just the extra olive flavor that spices up this twist on an old standard.
Mixed Drinks from Tamara
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- 82,831 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Make a Mojito
Yes, it's a trendy drink. But on a hot summer evening while drinking with good friends, this cross between the Mint Julep and the Daquiri doesn't feel like a trend. It feels like destiny.
Mixed Drinks from Tamara
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- 2,449 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Make a Mint Julep
The Mint Julep became synonymous with the Kentucky Derby in 1938, but the drink's roots go all the way back to Arabia – it was adapted from a drink called the "julab" made with rose petals instead of mint leaves.
Mixed Drinks from Tamara
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- 3,001 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Make a Bloody Mary
According to one strain of cocktail lore, the Bloody Mary was named after Queen Mary I, who required this spicy combination of vodka and tomato juice to soothe her nerves after a hard day of signing death sentences. Enjoy!
Mixed Drinks from Tamara
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- 1,545 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Make a Mimosa
When it comes to classic brunch drinks, the Mimosa is as "brunchy" as they come—2 parts this morning's fresh start to 1 part last night's decadence.
Mixed Drinks from Tamara
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- 15,790 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Make a Frozen Margarita
Thanks to those pre-mixed drinks pumped out of machines at Mexican restaurant chains, the frozen margarita has gained a reputation as the Slurpee of cocktails. But the real thing will have you singing along with the mariachi band in no…
Blender Drinks from Tamara
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- 4,343 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Make a Manhattan
While most of cocktail society seems to agree that the martini reigns as the ultimate cocktail, the manhattan runs a close second.
Mixed Drinks from Tamara
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- 3,013 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Make a Vodka and Tonic
Ah, the V&T! A warhorse of cocktail culture: simple, sturdy, effective. You've probably known how to make this from the moment you left college, but just in case, here's a refresher course for a refreshing drink.
Mixed Drinks from Tamara
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- 4,770 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Make a White Russian
Sweet and creamy, the White Russian is not actually a Russian drink at all--it was so named because of its main ingredient, vodka.
Mixed Drinks from Tamara
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- 10,856 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Make a Whiskey Sour
Sours are a whole genre of cocktails unto themselves—built on a liquor, a lemon or lime component, and a sweetener. Which makes the whiskey sour “kissing cousins” with the margarita, daiquiri, and kamikaze.
Mixed Drinks from Tamara
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- 6,206 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Make an Irish Coffee
After dinner, after hours, or even after a long St. Patrick's Day, Irish coffee is the one delicious pick-me-up you won't find at your local coffeehouse.
Mixed Drinks from Tamara
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- 3,715 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Make a Kamikaze
The Kamikaze is the ultimate collegiate drink -- at least it used to be, back when college students were considered old enough to drink. Nowadays, it's more like the ultimate college reunion drink.
Mixed Drinks from Tamara
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- 4,998 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Make a Mai Tai
California bar-owner Trader Vic handed this concoction to a Tahitian friend in 1944 who took one sip and proclaimed, "Mai tai, roa ae," or, in English, "Out of this world, the best!"
Mixed Drinks from Tamara
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- 4,215 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Make Traditional Sangria
When it comes to powerful punches, sangria—which takes its name from the Spanish word for "blood"—packs a truly wicked wallop. But don't take our word for it; mix up a batch and let the fiesta begin.
Wine - General from Tamara
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- 7,117 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Make a Frozen Fruit Daiquiri
Whether enjoyed by the beach or pool, bar or barbeque, the frozen fruit daiquiri is as essential to summer as sunscreen and swimwear. Choose your fruit and plug in that blender.
Blender Drinks from Tamara
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- 9,439 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Make Electric Lemonade
With its psychedelic name and shocking color, an Electric Lemonade might be a mind-blowing potion dreamed up by some mad hippie scientist—but who cares? It's a great drink to light up your summer night.
Blender Drinks from Tamara
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- 8,662 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Make a Piña Colada
Do you like Piña Coladas and getting caught in the rain? Making love at midnight and cheesy love song refrains? Here's how to satisfy your tropical thirst -- for the other stuff, check a dating service.
Blender Drinks from Tamara
- + 17
- 15,790 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Make a Frozen Margarita
Thanks to those pre-mixed drinks pumped out of machines at Mexican restaurant chains, the frozen margarita has gained a reputation as the Slurpee of cocktails. But the real thing will have you singing along with the mariachi band in no…
Blender Drinks from Tamara
- + 14
- 6,206 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Make an Irish Coffee
After dinner, after hours, or even after a long St. Patrick's Day, Irish coffee is the one delicious pick-me-up you won't find at your local coffeehouse.
Mixed Drinks from Tamara
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- 3,715 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Make a Kamikaze
The Kamikaze is the ultimate collegiate drink -- at least it used to be, back when college students were considered old enough to drink. Nowadays, it's more like the ultimate college reunion drink.
Mixed Drinks from Tamara
- + 3
- 4,998 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Make a Mai Tai
California bar-owner Trader Vic handed this concoction to a Tahitian friend in 1944 who took one sip and proclaimed, "Mai tai, roa ae," or, in English, "Out of this world, the best!"
Mixed Drinks from Tamara
- + 8
- 4,215 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Make Traditional Sangria
When it comes to powerful punches, sangria—which takes its name from the Spanish word for "blood"—packs a truly wicked wallop. But don't take our word for it; mix up a batch and let the fiesta begin.
Wine - General from Tamara
- + 16
- 7,117 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Make a Frozen Fruit Daiquiri
Whether enjoyed by the beach or pool, bar or barbeque, the frozen fruit daiquiri is as essential to summer as sunscreen and swimwear. Choose your fruit and plug in that blender.
Blender Drinks from Tamara
- + 16
- 9,439 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Make Electric Lemonade
With its psychedelic name and shocking color, an Electric Lemonade might be a mind-blowing potion dreamed up by some mad hippie scientist—but who cares? It's a great drink to light up your summer night.
Blender Drinks from Tamara
- + 15
- 8,662 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Make a Piña Colada
Do you like Piña Coladas and getting caught in the rain? Making love at midnight and cheesy love song refrains? Here's how to satisfy your tropical thirst -- for the other stuff, check a dating service.
Blender Drinks from Tamara
- + 17
- 15,790 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Make a Frozen Margarita
Thanks to those pre-mixed drinks pumped out of machines at Mexican restaurant chains, the frozen margarita has gained a reputation as the Slurpee of cocktails. But the real thing will have you singing along with the mariachi band in no…
Blender Drinks from Tamara
- + 5
- 2,397 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Make an Old Fashioned
This drink was called an Old Fashioned even when it was new in the 1800s. Over 150 years later, it will still have you feeling young at heart.
Mixed Drinks from Tamara
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- 1,612 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Make a Harvey Wallbanger
Depending on whom you ask, the Harvey Wallbanger was invented either in sunny Southern California in the '50s or in windy Chicago in the '60s. But it was unquestionably popular in the wild '70s, so it's no wonder the details…
Mixed Drinks from Tamara
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- 1,672 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Make a Campari and Soda
Campari – that quintessentially Italian bitters – was created in 1860 as a medicinal pre-dinner treat to aid digestion, which helped keep it on U.S. shelves even during Prohibition. So drink up, to your health!
Mixed Drinks from Tamara
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- 603 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Make a Champito
Thanks to the whims of drinkers and the innovations of bartenders everywhere, drinks are constantly evolving. A perfect example is the Champito—a direct descendant of the classic Mojito.
Mixed Drinks from Tamara
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- 7,327 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Make a B-52
Layered drinks – now commonly known as "shooters" — are both potent and pretty to look at. The B-52, when properly poured, is a medley of rich browns and mahoganies as inviting as a mocha cappuccino.
Mixed Drinks from Tamara
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- 8,602 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Make a Cuba Libre
Created during the 1898 Spanish-American War to liberate Cuba, the Cuba Libre was originally mixed at a bar by an off-duty U.S. soldier. It has since become the liberating libation of choice for freedom-loving drinkers around the world.
Mixed Drinks from Tamara
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- 3,176 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Decant a Bottle Of Wine
Why do wine lovers pour wine from one container (the bottle) into another container (the decanter) into yet another container (your glass)? Basically, it helps remove sediment and allows the wine to breathe. And it makes for a great show.
Wine - General from jenfrank
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- 5,229 views
- Added over 4 years ago
How To Pour a Bottle Of Wine
Learning to properly pour a bottle of wine can help you impress your dinner guests, or, more likely, land a restaurant job waiting tables. Either way, it never hurts to have exquisite manners.
Wine - General from jenfrank
