Score the Winning Point with Official US Open Tennis Cocktail

Whether you’re a fan of Rafa Nadal, Novak Djokovic or Roger Federer, everything is better at the US Open if you’re enjoying a great cocktail while the masters of tennis play. This year there is an official cocktail at the US Open and it’s the Honey Deuce, created with Grey Goose Vodka.

The cocktail is a perfect blend of vodka, lemonade and raspberry liqueur. Without a doubt, it’s the ideal antidote for the humid weather that always seems to plague the players at the US Open. First created in 2007 by Nick Mautone, who serves as brand ambassador for Grey Goose Vodka, to date over 100,000 Honey Deuce Cocktails have been enjoyed by cheering tennis fans.

So score with guests and friends as you serve up the most popular beverage at the US Open:

THE HONEY DEUCE

• 1 ¼ oz Grey Goose Vodka
• Honeydew Melon Balls, Small
• Fresh Lemonade
• ½ oz Chambord Raspberry Liqueur

Fill a chilled highball glass with crushed ice and Grey Goose Vodka. Add honeydew melon balls. Fill with lemonade to just below rim, then add Chambord Raspberry Liqueur.

It’s simply fantastic – just like the US Open.  Enjoy the matches!

Your Culinary World copyright Ana Kinkaid/Peter Schlagel 2011

Pasta y Gambas is Nadal’s Secret Recipe for Tennis Success at Wimbledon

Last weekend Rafa Nadal won set after set against Roger Federer at this year’s French Open.  Surely no one watching from center court at the esteemed Roland Garros sport complex could doubt that they were seeing a master play the game.

The question now being asked by many is how far can Nadal go? Will history rank him as the greatest tennis player ever? At 25, he has age on his side. But if he is to surpass Federer’s standing record of 16 Grand Slam Titles (Nadal has 10 Grand Slams to date), he will need nearly endless energy and stamina to enter the record books. But take heart Nadal fans... 

Now we know the secret recipe for Nadal’s number one energy source and all-time favorite meal before his strength draining afternoon championship matches: Pasta y Gambas (Pasta and Shrimp) - just be sure to use only Spanish paprika and olive oil, Nadal cautions.  They are, according to this tennis legend, the ingredients that make this dish a winner with top players - on and off the court:

Your Culinary World copyright Ana Kinkaid/Peter Schlagel 2011