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Jonathan Reynolds · NYT Cooking

Jonathan Reynolds

Jonathan Reynolds · NYT Cooking

Jonathan Reynolds

Jonathan Reynolds · NYT Cooking

Jonathan Reynolds · NYT Cooking

Jonathan Reynolds · NYT Cooking

Jonathan Reynolds

Jonathan Reynolds · NYT Cooking

Jonathan Reynolds · NYT Cooking

Jean Halberstam, who was married to the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Halberstam until his death in 2007, is a well-known, accomplished cook. To make this dessert for a 2005 dinner party at their home on Nantucket, she plunged skinless peach halves into a batter, then sizzled them in a bath of boiling Crisco — yes, Crisco; “Nothing else makes them as crisp,” she said — until lightly browned, and rolled them in sugar. Her dinner guests could not believe how good these were.

Jonathan Reynolds · NYT Cooking

Jonathan Reynolds · NYT Cooking

Jonathan Reynolds · NYT Cooking

Jonathan Miles · NYT Cooking

Jonathan Miles

Jonathan Miles · NYT Cooking

Jonathan Miles

Jonathan Miles · NYT Cooking

Jonathan Miles

Jonathan Miles · NYT Cooking

Jonathan Miles · NYT Cooking

Jonathan Miles

Jonathan Miles · NYT Cooking

Jonathan Miles · NYT Cooking

Jonathan Miles

Jonathan Miles · NYT Cooking

The Out of State pairs tequila with carrot purée, sweetened by agave syrup that has been infused with makrut lime leaf. Jonathan Miles

Jonathan Miles · NYT Cooking

The Murricane is the nickname the actor Dan Aykroyd supposedly gave to his frequent (and frequently moody) co-star Bill Murray. In this drink, named for the actor, bourbon is shaken with a high-minded mixture of basil, watermelon juice and elderflower liqueur, then flecked with black pepper. Mr. Murray may be funny, but his drink is downright serious. Jonathan Miles

Jonathan Miles · NYT Cooking

The Madame Almack's is a cocktail from 67 Orange Street in Harlem. The bar's address was also the final address of Almack’s Dance Hall, an African-American-owned bar that flourished in the early 1800s. Kali Irwin, the bar's general manager, created this old-school cocktail with a baroque twist. In the Madame Almack's, Bison Grass vodka meets Cynar, an artichoke-flavored aperitif, along with fresh mint and Champagne. Jonathan Miles

Jonathan Miles · NYT Cooking

Jonathan Miles

Jonathan Miles · NYT Cooking

The obvious starting point for a proper St. Patrick’s Day cocktail is Irish whiskey. But that is where it gets difficult. Ask a bartender for a classic Irish whiskey cocktail, and you’re likely to get a long, pained pause. That’s because Irish whiskey has kept its distance from the cocktail set. Like its peatier cousin, Scotch, it tends to be a curmudgeonly loner, preferring the company of just ice and a bit of water. This recipe was created in 2009 by Anthony Malone, the Dublin-born general manager and bartender at Puck Fair, as part of a challenge to create a cocktail based on the traditional Irish breakfast — eggs, bacon, black and white pudding, and toast. Malone's drink combines Bushmills with cherry liqueur and orange juice, as in the Scotch-based Blood and Sand, along with a whole egg, “for that creamy consistency.” Jonathan Miles

Jonathan Miles · NYT Cooking

Jonathan Miles

Jonathan Miles · NYT Cooking

To add some funk to Manischewitz, the notoriously sweet kosher wine that’s used as often for a punchline as, say, a punch ingredient, Jill Schulster, the co-owner of JoeDoe, mixed it with Old Pogue bourbon along with a splash of lemon juice and some mellowing fizz from club soda. “To remind you that it’s Passover,” Ms. Schulster said, she added a chunky and slightly chewy rim of crushed matzo, tempered with confectioner’s sugar, to the glass the drink is served in. While the Manischewitz’s cloying sweetness comes through (one suspects it would take a full gallon of bourbon to subdue that candied Concord grapiness), the drink is determinedly balanced, and rather festive to boot. Jonathan Miles