We All Float On Again

With Memorial Day coming up this weekend, one of my favorite all-American treats is the Root Beer Float. It’s a very simple recipe – root beer and a scoop of vanilla ice cream, but lately I’ve seen two adorable variations I just had to share. One mimics the standard recipe created in Colorado back in 1893, while the other one is a chocolately twist. I just die over anything miniature and the mini...

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Birthday Crown

Here at Shot of Brandi, we recognize people’s favorite drinks if their birthday falls on a Thirsty Thursday. Well pops – this one’s for you! Let’s all do a shot of Crown in honor of the King of the Bonkowski family – my dad, Joe! Over the last five years, my dad has developed a love affair with Crown Royal. His go-to drink is a double crown with ginger ale. Until today, I didn’t know why this...

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Stashe Bash

(source) Tom Selleck. Wilford Brimley. Cap’n Crunch. Brady Smith. Hitler. Albert Einstein.What do these men have in common? Famous mustaches. Mustaches have become some what of a pop culture fad. Like the mullet, people are sporting mustaches for party photo opps and even hosting mustache-themed parties (great 30th b-day idea?!). While I’ve been seeing a number of mustache-related pictures,...

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Search Story

(source) Sometimes I see things, and I think “wow – that’s cool…” I then make a mental note of this cool thing, knowing that one day I’ll be able to use it. The YouTube / Google Search Story is one of those “that’s cool” things. Basically, you enter in a few words and Search Stories makes you…well, a Search Story – a small video of your search results set to some fancy music of your choice. Here’s...

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So Glad I MET Ya

Like your average fashion-obsessed nerd, I get so excited each May for the Costume Institute’s annual Benefit Gala. This year's event took place tonight in New York. It’s like the Academy Awards of charity events (some call it the east coast Oscars). Co-chaired by Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, the biggest celebrities in the fashion world dress some of the biggest celebrities in Hollywood...

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