Gallery: The Cocktail Handbook Launch Party

by Alex on March 10, 2011
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This past Tuesday, we attended the launch party for the new Watermark Publishing book The Cocktail Handbook: Cool Drinks from Hawaii’s Hottest Bartenders at Duke’s Restaurant & Barefoot Bar.  With the $20 entrance fee you received a copy of the book, two tickets for drinks, and free pupus.  This seemed to be a winning recipe […]

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Book Review: The Cocktail Handbook

by Alex on March 7, 2011
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The fact is, many drinks associated with Hawaiʻi aren’t even originally from the Aloha State.  The piña colada, chi-chi, mai tai, zombie, hurricane and rum runner, for instance, carry bloodlines from all over the world! “Rest assured,” say authors of The Cocktail Handbook, “this book represents a truly Hawaiian cocktail collection.” Jesse Greenleaf and Amie […]

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Book End: Weekend of February 11, 2011

by Alex on February 11, 2011
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It’s time…it’s time…it’s Book End Time!  Welcome to this week’s Book End, highlighting the weekend’s literary and library events here in Hawaii. I have to admit, it’s been another slow week!  This coming week, however, should provide a nice change of pace.  We may have up to three book reviews coming out and hopefully one book […]

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