SUPPLEMENTED SIPS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY
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MIAWASILEVICH;COURTESYDR.GREUNER; TABLE301
HappyHour
HealthKick
Anapple(cocktail)aday
keeps thedoctoraway, according
to thisboozy trend
IS ITACLEANSE?
Acocktail?Both?Apparently,now
youcanhaveyourshotsandgeta littlehealthier too.
While itmaynotbeentirelyaccurate tocallanysortof
alcoholicbeverage“healthy,” freshproduceandantiox-
idantshave found theirplacesbehind thebar.Whiskey,
meetwheatgrass.
LosAngelesbarkeepMatthewBiancaniellopioneered
the trendsevenyearsago,whenhesetuphisbarat the
HollywoodRooseveltHotel tomimic the local farmers
marketshehaunted insearchof fresh,organic ingredi-
ents. “Withall theproduce linedup,peoplewouldask, ‘Is
thisabarorabuffet?’Itwas thebestcomplimentever.”
Wordspreadquicklyof themad-scientistpersona
whippingupwonderfullyweirddrinksusingeverything
fromokra toarugula, andcurious tipplerscame indroves
for this“eatyourdrink”phenomenon.Biancaniello’s
passion fordelicious, good-for-youdrinks led tohisnew
book,
EatYourDrink:CulinaryCocktails
, featuringmore
than50recipes that follow thestructureofameal.
Fromhiphaunts inNewYorkCity toneighborhood
bars in theSouth, thesuperfood-and-shot trend is
strongbutnot too intoxicating.Biancaniellosaysyou’re
less likely toexperienceahangover imbibingculinary
cocktails.
“Withreal-food ingredients, yourdrinkbecomes
[packedwithantioxidants] toprotectyourcellsand
makesalcohol lessharshonyourbody,”agreesDr.David
Greuner, acardiovascularsurgeonandcreatorofhisown
cleansingcocktail.
—
LANEE LEE
THE LAZYGOAT
GREENVILLE, SOUTHCAROLINA
Thelazygoat.com
Cocktail:
KaleRawktail
Ingredients:
Cucumber, celery,
lime, lemon, kale, gingerbeer,
AbsolutOrientApplevodka
Benefits:
Featuring three
green superfoods (yes,
cucumbersareconsidered
superfoods), it’snutrient-rich
anddeemedpurifying.
LA CUEVITA BAR
LOS ANGELES
Lacuevitabar.com
Cocktail:
MyOwnMaster
Ingredients:
Vodka, organichoney
(ormaple syrup), fresh lemon juice,
cayennepepper, sparklingwater
Benefits:
It’saboozyversionof the
10-dayMasterCleansedrink.The
propertiesof thisdrinkare said to
detoxify,whilealsoboosting
metabolismvia thecayennepepper.
THE KITCHEN
DENVER
Thekitchen.com/the-kitchen-denver
Cocktail:
ThePatSageAct
Ingredients:
CapRockGin,
StrongwaterPeach&RoseShrub,
lime juiceandmuddled sage leaves
Benefits:
Peach&Rose sipping
vinegar is said tobeahealth
tonic thatmay increasevitalityby
clearing toxinsand inflammation
from thebody.
MatthewBiancaniello’sBreeders’ Cup
TheLazy
Goat’s
KaleRawktail
