The main course were Alaskan king crab legs…. man, were they good! You almost have to eat them with metal gloves, but they’re worth it.

We were able to find and follow a recipe from the Foodnetwork.com.

Drunken Alaskan King Crab Legs

3 bottles premium ale
3 lemons, cut in 1/2
1 head garlic, split in 1/2
3 pounds Alaskan king crab legs, split
Drawn butter, for serving

To a large stockpot with a steamer insert, add beer, lemons and garlic and bring to a boil. Add crab legs and cover. Steam for 5 minutes or until crab is cooked through. Serve with drawn butter.

But to finish it just right, a nice Reisling wine.

Whew, enjoy!

Now, over at our colleagues blog at DrinkBoston.com, we hear that Hendrick’s Gin have chosen five finalists to compete in the Beantown Bartender Battle at Green Street, this past Tuesday.

We want to take the time to congratulate the finalists, who are:

Now what do you need exactly to make the perfect FROZEN margarita?? The perfect blender.

You cannot use just any type of blenders. Either the ice is crushed so much that it is practically liquefied, or not enough and the result is a chunky monkey margarita…. hmmm, nice drink name.

The blenders are what provide the perfect texture for the frozen margarita. After some research, we have found that a blender that will provide you with the consistency needed will be in the price range of $20 - $98. Broad range, we know, but we consider different budgets without losing much quality.

The one we found best was the Hamilton Beach 50754 WaveStation 10 Speed and at a reasonable of price of just $35.

A good comparison site to view the list of the top blenders for margaritas can be found here ->.

Hope this was informative…. keep tending!

I wasn’t sure if my hangover the next day was due to the alcohol or the sugar.

I asked where it was purchased from and the homeowner mentioned he bought in bulk online.

After some search I had to share a great online store, Oh Nuts!. Their bulk jelly beans prices has been the best I have found till date.

We wanted to share this, as this idea can be a great compliment to your bar. Or, you may even purchase bulk jelly beans and include it in your gift giving baskets.

Some ideas may even include packaging it together with a margarita mix and a bottle of tequila. the sour of the salt and lime in a margarita coupled with the sweetness of a Baja-Margarita Jelly bean, mmmmm. Give it a try, it’s just an idea we had here.

The bartender speaks up and says “Hey what the hell are you doing?”

The blind man says, “Just taking a look around..”

The man says, “Set me up with seven whiskey shots and make them doubles.” The bartender does this and watches the man slug one down, then the next, then the next, and so on until all seven are gone almost as quickly as they were served. Staring in disbelief, the bartender asks why he’s doing all this drinking.

“You’d drink them this fast too if you had what I have.”

The bartender hastily asks, “What do you have pal?”

The man quickly replies, “I have a dollar.”

“You should be ashamed of yourself young man! Drinking is a Sin! Alcohol is the blood of the devil!”

Now John gets pretty annoyed about this, and goes on the offensive.

“How do you know this, Sister?”

“My Mother Superior told me so.”

“But have you ever had a drink yourself? How can you be sure that what you are saying is right?”

“Don’t be ridiculous–of course I have never taken alcohol myself”

“Then let me buy you a drink - if you still believe afterwards that it is evil I will give up drink for life”

“How could I, a Nun, sit outside this public house drinking?!”

“I’ll get the barman to put it in a teacup for you, then no one will ever know.”

The Nun reluctantly agrees, so John goes inside to the bar.

“Another pint for me, and a triple vodka on the rocks”, then he lowers his voice and says to the barman “and could you put the vodka in a teacup?”

“Oh no! It’s not that Nun again is it?”

Then, the guy on the television closed his eyes and threw himself off the bridge. The second guy hands the first guy the money.

“I can’t take your money,” said the first guy. “I cheated you. The same story was on the five o’clock news.” “No, no. Take it,” said the second guy. “I saw the five o’clock news too. I just didn’t think the guy was dumb enough to jump again!”

• 1 mint green Maraschino cherry without stem
• 1/2 oz Jägermeister
• 1/2 oz Rumple Minze

Mixing instructions:
Use a large shot glass. Remove stem from one Mint Green Maraschino Cherry and drop in glass. Pour Jägermeister and Rumple Minze.

• 1/2 oz Malibu rum
• 1/2 oz Light rum (Bacardi)
• 1/2 oz Bacardi 151 proof rum
• 1 oz Dark Creme de Cacao
• 1 oz Cointreau
• 3 oz Milk
• 1 oz Coconut liqueur
• 1 cup Vanilla ice-cream

Mixing instructions:Combine all ingredients. Blend until smooth. Garnish with chocolate shavings if desired.