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WALTER CHALLENGE WINNER Walter reader Eric Lamb won our Walter Challenge! He ate all 12 sandwiches featured in our Sandwiches with swagger article by Dean McCord (August, pg. 84), and won a year’s subscription to Walter. “This sandwich challenge was really enjoyable, as it made me try things at familiar places where I already had other favorites on their menus,” says Lamb. “It also led me to places that weren’t on my radar at all, and discovering locations like Lunchbox Deli and Anvil’s was great fun. Sometimes I think I’ve explored almost every nook and cranny in Raleigh, and I’m always happy to fi nd new places that expand my palate.”
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SAFEchild Young Ambassadors hosted its kick-off event August 19 at 18 Seaboard. The ambassadors are a group of young professionals working to help eliminate child abuse and neglect in Wake County. Jason and Lauren Smith of 18 Restaurant Group hosted the event, where guests mingled over drinks and hors d’oeuvres.
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A NIGHT BY THE POOL WITH SILENT AUCTION More than 50 guests gathered by the pool at a private home August 23 to raise money for the Joel Lane Museum House’s general fund. The 18th-century-historic site was home to Joel Lane, who is credited as “The Father of Raleigh.” Supporters enjoyed beverages and mingled while a silent auction rounded out the evening, which was hosted by John Lyon and Dolly Smith.
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BUILDING A STRONGER RALEIGH VIP AFFAIR On September 3, guests gathered at Wine & Design for an inaugural kick-off event supporting the Building a Stronger Raleigh Together movement. Funds from the event went to help eliminate cyclical poverty in Raleigh, and will benefi t Passage Home, the J.D. Lewis Center, and The B.A.G.S Foundation. Attendees sampled food from Empire Eats while musician Brad Corrigan of the band Dispatch performed.
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September 9, Raleighites gathered at CAM Raleigh for the Sir Walter Raleigh Awards for Community Appearance. The awards are annually granted to new contributors who enhance the character, environment, and appearance of our city. Before the awards ceremony, guests mingled and enjoyed cocktails and appetizers.
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W” from the above-mentioned film), I stumbled on what I honestly believe is the best Old Fashioned I’ve ever utilized to augment a Pacific Ocean sunset. Seriously.
Kingsley Amis famously wrote: “The Old Fashioned is a sweet drink and that just has to be faced… the only cocktail to rival the Dry Martini at the other end of the taste spectrum.”
My variation includes chocolate chili bitters and orange bitters along with homemade simple syrup. Defiant’s grown-up, smokysweet character puts a cultivated curl on the classic cocktail… Good.
There are a couple of months remaining in the year. I am guessing I shall find myself wandering down a few more strange trails and facing a few more strange moments. I am also guessing that I shall have a bottle of something from the Old North State at hand to remind me of where I came from (Cardinal Gin would work nicely in London I'm thinking…. Perhaps Raleigh Rum in Kyoto?). Anyway, at some point, I’m hoping to get in a nap. Good.
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DEFIANT OLD FASHIONED
2 ounces Defiant American Single Malt Whisky or other craft whiskey 1 dash Miracle Mile Chocolate Chili Bitters 1 dash Fee Brothers Orange Bitters 1/4 ounce demerara simple syrup* 1 Luxardo maraschino cherry (Or try a Trader Joe’s dark morello cherry – makes it a tad more tart. Regular old maraschino cherries will do in a pinch.) 1 orange peel (With the orange bitters, I find that the orange peel is a bit superfluous, but still nice to zest the rim.) Tools: bar spoon, shaker (or pint glass) In a shaker (or a chilled pint glass), add the syrup, bitters, and whiskey. Stir (do not shake, peasant). Add ice cubes and stir again. Before pouring, fill an Old Fashioned glass with ice and zest the rim with orange peel. Add cherry. *Make the syrup yourself. It’s easy. ½ cup of water, ½ cup of Trader Joe’s Turbinado Raw Cane Sugar, ½ ounce vodka (the vodka will not affect the flavor and will keep it from going off) – heat and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Easy, peezy, lemon squeezy.
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