Episodes
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
Nora Ephron
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
Lesley tells Madeline about screenwriter and journalist Nora Ephron! We talk about falling in love with yourself, being able to laugh at yourself, and wanting we could throw amazing dinner parties like Nora.
We're doing a twist on a Manhattan called, I'll Have What She's Having cocktail-- 1.5 oz whiskey, a dash of orange bitters, a splash of dry vermouth and triple sec, topped with brownie bites as a garnish, because why not?
Monday May 17, 2021
Upton Sinclair
Monday May 17, 2021
Monday May 17, 2021
Madeline tells Lesley about Upton Sinclair! The writer of The Jungle and Oil! (which There Will Be Blood is based off). We're making Bloody Marys because, it's a little too fitting.
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Vladimir Nabokov
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Lesley tells Madeline about Lolita author and entomologist, Vladimir Nabokov!
We're drinking LedroNabokov cocktails! Which is 3 oz. vodka, .75oz blackberry brandy and .75oz St. Germain all shaken together before served.
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
John Keats
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
Madeline tells Lesley about the romantic and Romantic poet John Keats! We're drinking the original, Ode to a Cocktail, a perfect springtime tea-based beverage.
Thursday Mar 18, 2021
Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette
Thursday Mar 18, 2021
Thursday Mar 18, 2021
Lesley tells Madeline about early 1900s French author and actress Colette! She lived a badass life that you've maybe never heard of, but will wish you knew.
The cocktail we're drinking is 1 part Empress 1908 gin (chilled), and a splash of lemoncello, topped with sparkling water (if you wish) and garnished with flower petals.
Monday Mar 01, 2021
Herman Melville
Monday Mar 01, 2021
Monday Mar 01, 2021
Madeline tells Lesley about the whale of a life of Herman Melville. So sit back on your boat, grab that whale burger, and a Moby Drink cocktail (created by Tim Federle) and enjoy!
Wednesday Feb 17, 2021
Ayn Rand: The Objectivism Years
Wednesday Feb 17, 2021
Wednesday Feb 17, 2021
Lesley finishes up the story of Ayn Rand to Madeline, talking about Atlas Shrugged, her Objectivist beliefs, and her Collective group. The drink is still The Shrugged Off, although we personally took a break from that.
Tuesday Feb 09, 2021
Ayn Rand: The younger years
Tuesday Feb 09, 2021
Tuesday Feb 09, 2021
Lesley tells Madeline about Ayn Rand's childhood and her early days in Hollywood. We're drinking a Shrugged Off Cocktail which is vodka, rosemary, lemon juice and St. Germain. This is the first in a two part series.
Monday Jan 18, 2021
Monday Jan 04, 2021
Jonathan Swift
Monday Jan 04, 2021
Monday Jan 04, 2021
Lesley tells Madeline about famed satirist Jonathan Swift! We're making a Flat White with coffee: 1 part coffee, 1 part Baileys, and 1 part vodka, shaken in a glass.