Moon Brine Pickles

Presenting Moon Brine all natural pickles! Previously handcrafted and sold in Boston for seven years before owner and pickle fanatic Stew Golomb transplanted the company headquarters to Portland, Oregon. I scored a jar of the Pretty Hot! (they also make a Super Dill!) variety thanks to my friend DeMane who is a good friend of Stews. There is no turning back now. Once you taste pickles this good - delightfully crisp, bright and crunchy, amazingly spicy and sour at the same time, you will only want to eat these pickles forever more. Moonbrine Pickles are fermented and brewed in small batches with no preservatives and are gluten free and fat free.The Pretty Hots pack a kick that's bold yet bearable and balance it out with all natural briny goodness. So good is the brine in fact that its highly encouraged to prepare anything from cocktails to salad dressing, short of drinking it straight from the jar. I personally prefer to add a little vodka to mine for The Pickletini. Simply combine one parts Moon Brine with two parts vodka. Shake over ice and serve straight up garnished with a pickle slice.

 I spent my weekend celebrating a birth announcement with friends at Delux. We're a tight knit group with interesting senses of humor....

I spent the latter half with some of my favorite extended family as this weekend marks the annual trip my sister and I make to Granby, Connecticut. My cousin Meg owns a Dance and Theater Company and the performance this year featured choreographed dances and musical theater inspired by cities across the world! I didn't take pictures to do our time there justice but let's just say I still wish I was sipping mimosas on this lawn in the sunshine.

P.S. Don't forget the pickles.

P.P.S Happy National Hamburger Month! The Daisy Burger graces the menu at The Four Seasons today - for one day only. Looking forward to seeing some of you there tonight!