LCBO Food & Drink Early Summer 2024

DRESSED TO IMPRESS

Raiding the Garden The garden is full of gorgeous things to garnish a cocktail, but the credit is yours in exchange for the tending. 1 . Shaved Radishes & Baby Beets Newly harvested radishes and small beets are soaked in ice water to create this fascinator for cocktails. It’s particularly great on savoury cocktails. Think anything with a salted rim, but especially cocktails and mocktails made with carrot, celery or cold-pressed veggie juice. 2. Cherry Tomato and Basil Cluster Cherry tomatoes are one of the first kinds to ripen. They love to hang out with basil, so it only makes sense to bring them together with any tomato- or Clamato-based cocktail. The vine is a must, because the only thing that smells more like a tomato is the plant on which it grows.

See p. 114 for instructions

TRY WITH

Matt & Steve’s Caesar Sippers LCBO 36642, 4 pk, $10.10

Cutwater Caesar LCBO 36596, 355 mL, $3.95

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