It’s been about a year and a half since I’ve I assumed the role of becoming the, “Reluctant Teetotaler,” and also, “Uber Greta” (my nickname for myself) (for which I have mixed reviews from MANY an annoying backseat driver/passengers – hubby included). Last week an old friend asked me jokingly, when I joined the Taliban …
Another year, another spectacular Tales of the Toddy event! If y’all have been following along either on this blog or my FB page, you know what a huge fan I am of Tales of the Cocktail. Tales of the Toddy is no exception for my cheerleading. This year it took place at the beautiful Hyatt …
Well…I won’t even begin to tell you how overdue this post is – damn life. This summer, hubby and I walked on over to The Bombay Club to visit someone we are big fans of, Cheryl Charming aka Miss Charming. And what we got…was the “Miss Charming Experience.” First off, let’s talk about the Bombay …
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For 3 years in a row, my hubby and I have celebrated our July 27th anniversary in New Orleans for a weekend with Tales of the Cocktail. It has become a great local tradition for us. We can escape for 2 nights across the lake to the French Quarter and completely enjoy ourselves. This year …
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I do not recommend anything unless I truly feel strongly about it. Well..my dear friend Ann Tuennerman, who head up the entire Tales of The Cocktail empore, is one of the most fabulous people I know. She runs a first-class business and surrounds herself with the best and the brightest young staff and interns around. …
“Had the strangest dream that we were on a limo bus with tattooed, hairless cats and they were serving crappy vodka! Then I woke up with a killer headache……hmmm” ~My friend Jennifer on her Facebook wall this past Sunday~ I am so fortunate that: I met Ann Tuennerman (Mrs. Cocktail) when we had back to …
Kick Off Tales of the Cocktail TODAY January 21, 2009 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm And I hope to become Mayor of the Hotel Montelone. Ya – playing that stupid Four Square game! Hotel Monteleone Front Steps Free Admission Complimentary Herbsaint Original Frappé and Beemster Cheese will be Served With only six months to go …
Yours truly @kissmygumbo will be live tweeting from the Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans this Friday. You are invited to attend! Come on everyone – it will be fun~~~see you there!!! WHO: The Roosevelt New Orleans, a Waldorf Astoria hotel WHAT: Re-creation of the famous “Stormin’ of the Sazerac,” when women first were admitted to …
During Tales of the Cocktail, we were hanging out at Arnault’s French 75. Hubby and his friend found a nice bottle of cognac shoved in the corner by our table (I had no idea they were finishing it until we left & they were very drunk) and found this neat little typed list that I …
I’ll confess, until I started hanging with Mr. & Mrs. Cocktail (Ann & Paul Tuennerman) last year (we do back to back radio shows), my alcohol repertoire consisted of beer being “cold” or “really cold.” They have opened my eyes to a whole new world and I am embracing it…one drink at a time. I …
I’m so excited and honored to be a part of Tales of the Cocktail this year. Mr. and Mrs. Cocktail’s radio show (The Straight Pour) comes after mine and I consider them and the Cocktail Angels as part of the extended Perry family now. Last year I was unable to attend as it fell on …
I’ve (@kissmygumbo) been disciplining myself to write “big girl” posts each Monday and this week it is FAIL! Instead of this being some post worthy of publication, you get more of my useless drivel. You see, Monday has become a big traffic day on Kiss My Gumbo, because I launched this Twitter hashtag craze #Militarymon …
We tried the new Wine Loft Bar in Mandeville, LA on Saturday night. After visiting their website, now I realize it is a franchise. The beauty of this establishment is that it is in walking distance from our house – woot woot. But I had to wear my new stilettos – so walking was out. …