The Turner’s Martini is made with butter-washed vodka.
Turner's
Turner's
Turner’s takes a three-martini lunch to a whole new level. The Turner’s Martini ($18) is made with butter-washed vodka. The washing process involves letting butter sit in vodka at room temperature before freezing it and skimming the butter off. It’s as rich as Turner’s environment, and topped with blue cheese olives stuffed in house.
March
March
The secret to the martini at Montrose’s March ($24) is the vermouth: It’s crafted seasonally by the talented mixologists that work in the lounge. Sometimes it’s infused with Texas melon, and sometimes it’s an herbal combination of thyme, mint and sage. It’s added to three different gins, plus black lemon bitters, and served with a side of a fried olive.
Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse
Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse (photo by Lindsey Cooper Trevino)
This Wash Ave cocktail bar and pizza joint — which is opening a second location on Montrose near Richmond this fall — doesn’t just serve cheese on its pizza. The Parmesan Espresso Martini ($11) is topped with parmesan foam for a creamy and decadent texture.
Little's Oyster Bar
Little's Oyster Bar
At this seafood-savvy Pappas family hotpsot on Shepherd, grapefruit bitters and chamomile licorice stock join Aviation gin and Dolin Blanc vermouth in the Golden Martini ($18). It’s served on a silver platter with a chilled second serving, because why not?
Julep
Julep (photo by Julie Soefer)
Alba Huerta adds a special wine to the Vesper Martini ($15) at Julep. Gin, vodka and lemon oil are shaken with Cocchi Americano — an aromatized wine created in 1891 and has been produced since according to the original recipe.
PS-21
PS-21 (photo by John D. on Yelp)
Can’t decide? Head over to still-new PS-21 on Richmond, which offers a martini flight for $30. The flight includes a Gibson Botanist martini topped with the traditional pickled onion, a Citadelle martini with a twist and a dirty Tanqueray martini. Cheers!
Aimee Snoots, Elizabeth Williams, Rosanna Blalock and Elizabeth Galtney
The first was a cocktail reception hosted at a private ranch owned by longtime hospital supporters. More than 150 guests listened to the sounds of a string quartet of students from the Aspen Music Festival and remarks from the foundation's VP and CEO Anne Neeson, as well as Memorial Hermann's president and CEO David Callender. They both highlighted the importance of Life Flight, the Red Duke Trauma Institute, TIRR Memorial Hermann and the John S. Dunn Burn Center.
The next morning, a crowd gathered for brunch at The Garden at Hotel Jerome, which was decorated by Indigenous Design with beautiful, organic floral arrangements. The daytime event, featuring a soundtrack courtesy of Aspen's DJ Savy, was hosted by Melissa Juneau and Leticia Trauber, whose daughter Lexi Trauber attended on her behalf.
The weekend festivities concluded with the distribution of a parting gift in the form of a gilded Aspen-leaf ornament, representing the donation of Aspen trees by the Memorial Hermann Foundation to the Aspen School District, whose campus has suffered many tree losses.
Kim Padgett, Leigh Smith, Patti Murphy, Cheryl Byington
Will and Elizabeth Galtney
Anne Neeson and Craig Janies (photo by Cathy Miller)
Valerie and Sam Golden
Charlie Lusk, Suzie Johnson
Tony Bradfield, Jennifer Allison, Rachel Regan
Felicia and Rafael Stone
Steve Trauber and Lexi Trauber
Geraldina Interino, Geraldina and Scott Wise
Sherry and Jim Smith, Erin Asprec
Lorraine Wegmann, Jen Savery
Roslyn Mitchell, Anne Neeson, Leigh Smith, Melissa Juneau, Tony Bradfield
Mary and Will Williams, Kathy and Charles Lusk
Myron Blalock, Tonya and Dr. David Callender
Melissa Juneau, Amalia Stanton, Laurie Krohn
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