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Peach-Gingersnap Crisp, Easy Cocktails, Quick Arugula, and Tomato Pasta

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It's a thrilling chilled cocktail, the New York Sour, all velvety in the mouth… try a fast and dreamy pasta of fresh tomatoes, garlic, parmesan, and chopped fresh arugula… don't give away the zucchini until you try our recipe for it stuffed with shrimp, feta, and fennel… or grill it using Alex Province's recipe for zucchini slathered with mayo to make it brown and gorgeous…

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GUESTS:

  • Chris Prosperi – chef/owner, Métro Bis in Simsbury, Conn.
  • Alex Province – wine expert

MUSIC:

  • “Gne Gne,” Montefiori Cocktail
  • “Captain’s Coffee,” String Theorie
  • “Beans and Cornbread,” Louis Jordan and The Tympany Five
  • “Brown Sugar,” The Rolling Stones
  • “Fried Neckbones and Some Home Fries (Dan the Automator Remix),” Willie Bobo
  • “Everybody Eats When They Come to My House,” Cab Calloway 

Lori Mack and Jonathan McNicol contributed to this show.

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