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Happy New Year! I have good feeling about 2012! Despite reports of doom/gloom. I think 2012 is going to set the steps for our future. Let’s kick this off by celebrating what we learned from the past by something new and exciting to clang our glasses too.

These deliciously looking cocktails are created and inspired by Julien Pieras [The Twinkle] at Le Caprice and master mixologist Isaac Elbhar [Silver Fireworks] at Bryant Park Hotel Cellar Bar.

Try them out:
The Twinkle

1 Part Kanon Organic Vodka
1/2 Part Elderflower Liquor
Champagne

Add vodka and liquor to a champagne flute, top with champagne.
Created by Julien Pieras at Le Caprice.

Silver Fireworks

2 oz of Absolut Vanilla
1 oz of Midori
1 oz of Pineapple
1 fresh squeeze of Lemon
Sambucca Dash

Shake all ingredients except Sambucca, then strain into martini glass. Flame the Sambucca into a dfferent glass and pour it over the concoction and garnish with silver flake.

I am a fan of delicious cupcakes. I could not resist these, Holiday specialty cupcakes by Richard Ruskell, executive pastry chef at
Montage Beverly Hills. These cupcakes are beautifully gift wrapped in deliciousness. Richard Ruskell is celebrity chef and most recent winner of Food Network’s Last Cake Standing, started offering specialty cupcakes which use seasonal flavors and ingredients.

These special holiday cupcakes make a perfect gift that can be delivered to homes and residences located in the greater Los Angeles area. Be the life of the office party with these cupcakes! Fourteen cupcakes come packaged in a beautiful holiday-themed box, about $60 per box. What an impressively beautiful, dessert option for Californians to “wow” their guests this holiday.