I wonder how different my life would be today if I hadn’t gotten Playboy’s New Host & Bar Book in 1979. This book never led me to a Bunny suit but it sure did make entertaining look inviting. I quickly fled my office job and began a 30-year career in the hospitality business.

What's pink, creamy, and tastes like chocolate and nuts? It's the Pink Squirrel cocktail! Light on booze but big on flavor, this liqueur-based frozen drink has been a big hit with the ladies for decades. It's even made with ice cream!!

Mother’s Day is just days away. Blend up this frothy, festive Perfect Lady cocktail to show Mom what a peach she is! Gin, peach brandy, fresh peaches, sugar-frosted rims - it’s all right here, in the Perfect Lady cocktail recipe for Mother’s Day. Perfect!

Find at least one reason to party every month and get some ideas for customizing your cocktails menu

When professionals from the liquor industry want to come together to discuss, share, and otherwise celebrate all things booze, where do they go? Well, this year, they’re going to VEGAS! The Nightclub & Bar 2011 Convention and Trade Show, in Las Vegas this year, is on March 7, 8, and 9.

Here are more Celtic cocktail recipes that are perfect for a Celtic wedding theme and an Irish toast or two! They're even pretty tasty if your not getting married any time soon.

In little more than two weeks, the most famous horse race in the United States will get underway - the Kentucky Derby! Enjoy this trifecta of Mint Julep cocktail recipes to sip at your own Run for the Roses soiree.

Biggest news in booze these days is how the maker of Maker’s Mark whiskey waffles between its 90-proof hooch and its poorly planned effort to stretch production of a good thing by lowering the proof to a mere 84. One day, it's 90 proof, the next it’s 84, and then 90 again. Why all the waffling?

The story of Tita, her family, and their tempestuous life on a ranch near the US/Mexico border is as captivating for its tales of forbidden love and dysfunctional family as it is for its magic and mysticism - Like Water for Chocolate is a timeless read I always look forward to!

What better way to celebrate the one day of the year that comes around only once in every four years than with a cocktail created especially for the occasion - Leap Year! Chill those cocktail glasses, fill the cocktail shaker with ice, and party like it’s February 29!