>> IF YOU'RE PLANNING TO
CELEBRATE VALENTINE'S DAY THIS
WEEKEND, WE'VE GOT SOME
DELICIOUS DRINK IDEAS THAT ARE
PRETTY EASY TO MAKE, SO MAYBE I
CAN DO IT AS WELL.
JOINING US NOW IS BRANDON
HERNANDEZ.
HE'S MANAGER AT RADIO MILANO.
WELCOME, BRANDON.
HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M VERY WELL.
>> EVERYONE WAS SO EXCITED TO
SEE YOU AND YOUR WIFE BECAUSE
WE LOVE MIXING COCKTAILSHERE
AT "HOUSTON LIFE.
WE'RE GOING TO DO THREE
DIFFERENT MIXED DRINKS.
START WITH THE FIRST ONE, WHICH
ONE IS IT?
>> THAT'S GOING TO BE THE
CHERUB KIT.
>> THIS IS THE GIN-BASED DRINK.
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> TELL US ABOUT RADIO MILANO.
>> IT'S LOCATED AT CITY CENTER.
IT HAS MODERN ITALIAN CUISINE,
DELICIOUS COCKTAILS AS WELL AS
DELICIOUS FOOD, SO THERE'S A
DATE NIGHT OR JUST FINE TUNING
-- DINING WORKS OUT WELL.
>> TELL ME WHY YOU SELECTED
THESE THREE.
WHY ARE THESE APPROPRIATE FOR
VALENTINE'S DAY?
>> JUSTA COUPLE OF DELICIOUS
COCKTAILS THAT LOOK AND TASTE
DELICIOUS, REFRESH AND GO
BEAUTIFUL TO LOOK AT.
>>HOW CRITICAL IS IT THAT YOU
MEASURE OUT THE INGREDIENTS?
I NOTICED YOU STARTED WITH A
GIN AND NOW YOU'RE ADDING AN
ORANGE LIQUEUR.
>> ORANGE BRANDY LIQUEUR TO
GIVE IT A LITTLE BIT OF
ROUNDNESS.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE TAKE
PRIDE IN HERE IS ATTENTION TO
DETAIL.
AS OPPOSED TO THROWING IN JUST
A LARGE BATCH OF INGREDIENTS,
MIXING AND HOPING FOR THE BEST,
THE LITTLE OUNCES ACTUALLY DO
MATTER SO, THAT'S WHY WE LIKE
TO DO MEASUREMENTS AND ALSO YOU
CAN'T BEAT FRESHNESS AS WELL.
>> SO SOME FRESH LEMONS AND
LIMES.
MIXING COCKTAILS IS NOT ONE OF
MY STRONG SUITS, BUT IT'S NICE
TO SEE YOU MEASURING THINGS SO
PERFECTLY.
SO THIS GOES STRAIGHT IN?
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> YOU FEATURE A LATE NIGHT
CONCEPT AT THE RESTAURANT.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> PEOPLE GO OUT FOR DINNER,
CATCH A IN THIS CASE, --
FLICK, SO PEOPLE COME IN AND
CATCH A COCKTAIL.
NICE LITTLE DATE NIGHT.
>> SO ONCE YOU HAVE MIXED UP
ALL OF THE INGREDIENTS, GIVE IT
A NICE SHAKE?
>> EXACTLY.
>> AND THEN DOES IT GO IN THIS
ONE >> IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO
GO INTO THIS ONE.
>> YOUR GARNISH LOOKS SO NICE.
>> IT'S THE ATTENTION TO
DETAILS THAT REALLY MATTER.
>> SO COULD SOMEONE AT HOME USE
A TOOTHPICK OR SPECIALTY
COCKTAIL PICK?
>> THE IMPORTANT THING IS USE
YOUR CREATIVIT
>> WHICH IS THE CHERUB'S KIS
WITH ORANGE LIQUEUR WITH SOME
FRESH LEMON.
THIS IS DON GRAHAM, OUR
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, OUR
RESIDENT DRINK TASTER.
>> OOH.
>> AND THERE GOES THE FIRST
COCKTAIL.
>> WELL, I GUESS I DON'T GET TO
TRY IT.
DON, SAVE SOME FOR ME.
THE SECOND ONE ON THE LIST IS
THE EARHART.
>> IT'S PLAY ON AMELIA
EARHART.
>> THIS IS TEQUILA.
>> YES.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT
TO DO WITH TEQUILA BESIDES
MARGARITAS SO, WE'VE COME UP
WITH A DIFFERENT WAY TOP ENJOY
TEQUILA.
>> THAT'S A FANCY BOTTLE THERE.
>> WE ONLY USE BOTTLES THAT WE
STAND BEHIND.
>> WHAT'S THE BIGGEST MISTAKE
PEOPLE MAKE WHEN THEY MAKE
THEIR OWN COCKTAILS AT HOM
>> LACK OF BALANCE.
IT'EITHER TOO SWEET, TOO SOUR
>> AS LONG AS YOU HAVE BALANCE,
THE COCKTAIL IS GOING TO COME
OUT FINE.
>> SO IT'S COMMON TO DUMP IN
TOO MUCH OF THE BASE, LIKE
VODKA OR GIN.
>> YES, AND TOO MUCH BOOZE AS
WELL, ALTHOUGH THERE'S A TIME
AND PLACE FOR EVERYTHING.
>> A LITTLE LIME JUICE.
>> I NOTICEYOU'RE NOT USING
ANY ICE IN THIS.
DO YOU NORMALLY SHAKE IT WITH
ICE, USUALLY, OR NO?
>> YES, GO, BUT JUST ON THE
SHOW, TRYING TO STREAMLINE IT.
>> TO MOVE IT ALONG, COOL.
>> EXACTLY.
>> THE ROMANOW, I DON'T THINK
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TIME TO
MAKE, BUT WE'LL TRY AND PUT IT
ON THE WEB SITE LATER TODAY.
TELL US WHAT YOUR VALENTINE'S
DAY SPECIAL IS.
>> IT'S THE 13th AND 14th, SO
THE DAY BEFORE AND OF DAY OF.
FOR $70 PER PERSON, YOU GET A
3-COURSE MEAL AND HE COULD WITH
A PERFECT DESSERT.
THEN ALSO FOR $40, YOU CAN DO
SOME WINE PAIRINGS FOR THAT AS
WELL.
ALL OF THESE DELICIOUS
COCKTAILS WILL BE AVAILABLE AS
WELL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, BRANDON.
THIS IS THE EARHART.
DON, YOUR DRINK IS READY.
TAKE A SIP BEFORE HE GETS IT.
MMM.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IF YOU WANT TO STAY IN TOUCH