Need somewhere to watch the Super Bowl? Don’t feel like having a bunch of friends (and strangers) up in your house eating all of your food? Sounds like you need to be at the Stewper Bowl hosted by 790 The Zone’s 2 Live Stews, going down at Mansion Elan in Atlanta.

Instead of watching on your flat screen you can see the New York Giants and New England Patriots go to battle on projectors with a crowd so hyped, you’d think you were at the game.

$5 drink specials on Coors Light, Blue Moon, Perone and Berry Weiss all night long, and get this…it’s just $5 to get in. And if you get tired of looking at sweaty dudes run up and down the field, there will be a Coors Light bikini contest to distract you from the action.

Toasts & Tastes has some free passes for you if you want to be at the livest Super Bowl party in Atlanta. We have 10 tickets for the first 10 people to leave their Super Bowl prediction in the comments section. If you plan on bringing a buddy, make sure you say “plus 1″ with your comment.

If you miss out on the contest, you can still BUY TICKETS NOW for $5.

Tickets will be $10 at the door.

Nutty Irishman

Coffee mug
- 1oz Bailey’s
- 1 oz Frangelico liqueur
- Fill w/ coffee
- Garnish w/ whipped cream and nutmeg

Irish Coffee

Coffee mug
- 1 oz Bailey’s
- 1 oz Irish whiskey
- Fill w/ hot coffee
- Garnish w/ whipped cream

Mexican Coffee

Coffee mug
- 1 oz Tequila
- 1 oz Kahlua
- Fill w/ hot coffee
- Garnish w/ whipped cream

Jamaican Coffee

Coffee mug
- 1 oz Light rum
- 1 oz Tia Maria or kahlua
- Fill w/ hot coffee
- Garnish w/ whipped cream

Neyo is known for his hit “Champagne Life” but now he is singing a different tune…

Malibu announced a long-term partnership with chart-topping R&B singer and songwriter, film and television actor, Ne-Yo, to unveil Malibu Red, a groundbreaking new product innovation to appear on shelves in early 2012. A blend of smooth coconut rum and fiery silver tequila, Malibu Red will inspire taste buds worldwide and allow consumers, bartenders and the spirits industry at large to rethink the rum category – and brand partnerships.

As the creative force of Malibu Red, Ne-Yo has been working closely with the brand to create an experience that weaves a narrative around the smooth taste of Malibu fused together with the fiery spark of tequila. The story of Malibu Red will unfold through exclusive music, performances, video and digital conversations. To wit, Ne-Yo has been instrumental in how Malibu Red will be introduced to the world, and his unique imprint will be evident once the story unfolds.

“From music to film and everything in between, Malibu and I have been working behind-the-scenes to create a rich experience for Malibu Red that allows me to naturally bring my story telling, acting, singing and dancing to the table,” Ne-Yo said. “Beginning with its smooth and fiery flavor fusion, through branded content, we will bring Malibu Red to life in a way that invites consumers to be creatively inspired by what is possible when you’re out with friends, ready for that night you’ll never forget.”

All summer long, when Malibu wasn’t infusing its laid back vibe into beaches and pool parties around the globe, the world’s favorite Caribbean rum with natural coconut flavor was with Ne-Yo working on Malibu Red. What resulted was a 70-proof blend of smooth Caribbean coconut rum and fiery silver tequila that will continue to expand Malibu usage year-round and into new occasions. The silver and red bottle, while still remaining loyal to its hero product, has a sophisticated, premium look – designed in conjunction with “The Gentleman” himself.

“Malibu Red is not just another celebrity-endorsed product,” Ian Crystal, Global Marketing Director, Malibu, said. “Turning the term partnership on its head, Ne-Yo has really served as the Creative Director of Malibu Red from beginning to end – lending his ‘smooth’ talents and creative vision to create a product experience — from flavor to film — that will push boundaries in the spirits category.”

Malibu Red is set to launch in March 2012, and will be supported by one of the brand’s largest global marketing initiatives – featuring TV, print, online and OOH advertising, digital and exclusive multi-media content, public relations, events, on- and off-premise sampling, point-of-sale merchandise and more. Available both in the on-premise and off-premise, Malibu Red will retail at a premium to Malibu, as it is designated to take the Malibu drinking occasion into nightclubs and high energy accounts.

Among the content to look forward to, Malibu and Ne-Yo completed a commercial shoot in Spain that will provide a variety of brand assets – from videos and short films to behind-the-scenes images. The shoot charts Ne-Yo’s creative interpretation of the product and its development. To round out the entertainment element of the campaign, Malibu Red will also be sponsoring Ne-Yo’s concert tour in 2012.

Shared from HuffPo:

Hungry on your next layover? Not to worry, Ludacris has got you covered.

The rapper, actor and entrepreneur made an announcement on Twitter that he will be opening a restaurant in the Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson airport and naming it “Chicken & Beer,” based off of his nine year old album that featured hits like “Stand Up” and “Act a Fool.”

Chicken & Beer will be the second restaurant Ludacris will have opened. But he’s closing the first, a pan-Asian eatery in Midtown Atlanta called Straits, to focus on the second.

According to further tweets, the restaurant will be located in the D terminal and will launch sometime this year. Bridges chose the right airport to launch his eatery. According to the Airports Council International, Hartsfield-Jackson is the busiest airport in the world with the largest number of passengers annually. In 2007, it set the world’s record for most aircraft movements in one year with 994,346.

The hip-hop star also isn’t the first to try his hand in the chicken business. In 2011, Rapper and reality show star Flava Flav opened a fried chicken restaurant in Iowa, and Rick Ross also launched a wing stop in Memphis,Tenn.

But the poultry popularity doesn’t seem to be deterring the artist. Perhaps he’ll tell other rappers to just “get out the way.”

Shared from Tasting Panel

There was a time in New Jersey when you’d have to drive into NYC for an interesting cocktail. No longer. New Jersey mixologists are creating a national following with their flavor-driven creations. Even small-town cocktail lounges are emulating a big city intellect as mixology ideas flow from behind the bar.

We visited with a two local mixologists who are creating fall-centric cocktails in the Garden State.

Chakra Restaurant, Paramus

Paramus is a bedroom community to NYC. This area of Bergen County is one of the most affluent in all of New Jersey, if not the country. The young, moneyed resident base demands some very sophisticated drinks for their (formerly) big city thirsts.

Chakra mixologist/sommelier/owner Evelyn Ciszak is uncompromising with the handmade elements she uses in her internationally-inspired cocktails. She believes that filtered water ensures a great ice cube, as does freshly squeezed juices to add spark and acidity.

Her signature fall drink-the Cherry Blossom cocktail-features handcrafted flavors such as opulent brandied cherries, freshly squeezed lime juice, fresh mint and small-production Brazilian cachaça to add new depth in this intensely flavorful cocktail reminiscent of a Caipirinha.

Evelyn takes muddled hunks of lime and sugar, and then goes further by the addition of brandied cherries and more citrus juice and sugar. These sweet and tangy flavors act as an anchor to the sharply delineated aromatics of the artisan cachaça. The drink doesn’t taste hot from the alcohol; all the flavors are tied to the spark of the citrus fruit. This is the perfect cocktail for the type of cuisine that Chakra cooks-a world regional menu with Asian overtones.

www.chakrarestaurant.com

Watermark: Asbury Park

Asbury Park is suddenly hot! [Somebody phone The Boss. -Ed.] This extremely diverse town with many year-round residents features an eclectic mix of ex-pats from NYC and an exciting, affluent crowd from surrounding towns.

These customers demand a certain level of flavor in adventuresome cocktails that seek to blow the lid off the myth that “you cannot get a great cocktail in New Jersey.” Asbury Park has awakened from the bad old days (that would be the ’60s through ’90s) to a rediscovery of fashion, styles and creativity. New restaurants and cocktail lounges have popped up overnight in this still mostly undeveloped beach town just an hour from Manhattan.

Watermark, the four-year-old lounge/tapas bar is located right on the Asbury Park boardwalk. They mix it up nightly in the form of creative, handcrafted cocktails. Lindsey Diana, formerly of NYC, is the mixologist behind the broad, modern bar. She is passionate and pragmatic about her “mostly made from scratch” ingredients.

“We’re enthusiastic about juices and scratch-prepared ingredients here,” she says. “We make our own syrups and infusions-everything that we can possibly do by hand we will. Our cocktails are different from other places’ because we take that extra step necessary in regard to flavor!”

Russell Lewis, owner of Watermark, describes the tangy acidity of Watermark’s freshly extracted juices as the key to setting his lounge ahead of “typical” cocktail bars that might not have such a high standards for flavor. He stresses the flavor characteristics of the cocktails as “essential” and “mandatory” to “achieve our goal of offering the best for our customers’ experience.”

The multi-page cocktail list is testament to their commitment. Each drink speaks clearly of the bar’s engagement with the customer. They offer a series of infused liquors and prepare tea-infused spirits in house. Every flavor is true thanks to the provenance to the high-quality ingredients.

Lindsey states that rum is her favorite ingredient. “It’s so versatile! Dark, light, aged, even spiced-each has its own unique terroir and flavor. “Rum is like an instant vacation in a glass,” says Lindsey with a smile.

Her Red Harvest, a tip of the hat to author Dashiell Hammett, is clearly one of her favorites. She combines 12-year-old Flor de Caña Centenario rum from Nicaragua and freshly pressed apple and lemon juices with her house-made spicy ginger beer, Petit Canne (sugarcane syrup from Martinique) and a splash of intensely aromatic allspice liquor. Shaken in a cocktail shaker until frothy, the cocktail is served on the rocks in a tall, narrow glass that focuses the perfumed blast of freshly squeezed lemon juice directly into the imbiber’s memory.

www.watermarkap.com

1 part Grey Goose
1 part Mountain Blast Powerade
1 part Sprite

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a glass filled with ice
Garnish with a Lemon slice

Tip: Boston Food Rules

1 cup sugar syrup
2 cups fresh pineapple
5-6 springs of fresh mint
2 cups of club soda
1 cup of white rum
Juice of 1-2 limes

Pour the sugar syrup into a tall jar. Crush the fresh pineapple and pour it into the jar with its juices. Tear the fresh mint leaves gently and add it to the jar. Squeeze the lime juice into it. Add the rum and top it with the club soda. Refrigerate it for about an hour and enjoy it with some ice cubes and a spring of fresh mint.

Tip: LoveFoodEat

Liquid Apple Pie (makes 1)

2 ounces Zubrowka
3 ounces apple juice
slices of apple for garnish

Make sure ingredients are well chilled. Vodka should freeze overnight and apple juice can be placed in the freezer for 20 minutes before mixing.

Mix ingredients, add ice and apple garnish & serve!

Tip: At The Table

In commemoration of the National Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday, Miller Lite and The Gidewon Foundation proudly presented the “Goodness to Greatness” Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration sponsored by Gentleman Jack.

Miller Lite and The Gidewon Foundation recognized businesses, organizations and individuals in the City of Atlanta that take strides in enhancing the African American experience by inducting them into the Miller Lite “Goodness to Greatness” Hall of Fame. A $1000.00 Financial contribution was made to this years charitable partner the I Choose Education Project (Hope 4 My World Foundation).

Guests were taken on a trip down memory lane through the struggle and strife of the Civil Rights Movement into the promise and progression of today’s emerging leaders & young professionals hosted by Ryan Cameron (V103 Radio Personality) .

The event featured live performances by house band, Eric Thomas with Elevate the Quest, ASCAP Recording Artist, Kyron Leslie and Emmy Award Winning Poet, Hank Stewart. This invitation-only affair took place on Monday January 16, 2012 at Vanquish Lounge.

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