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Thursday, December 15th, 2011
Written by Melissa Bailey special to The Pensacola News Journal
 Cocktails and appetizers are perfect for holiday parties. / Tony Giberson/tgiberson@pnj.com I must say Christmas is my favorite holiday, from the decorations to the smell of a fresh-cut Christmas tree being decorated by the family. To me, the house just feels warmer and more welcoming with the scent of baked cookies and the glow from the fireplace as it crackles during dinner.
The best part about this holiday is that you can celebrate all month long. Between office holiday gatherings and gift exchanges with friends over wine and old black-and-white Christmas movies, there are several ways to celebrate the season. This week I would like to offer you a few ideas on how to celebrate with friends and co-workers throughout the month.
As you may know, I am in charge of holiday celebrations at the Fish House and Jackson’s Steakhouse. With the variety of rooms we provide and the types of events that I have planned and executed over the years, I’m inspired to share some of my best ideas with you. Whether you work in an office of 10 or 100, there are lots of different ideas to make your co-workers feel special. (more…)
Tags: Fish House, Happy Hour, Melissa Bailey, Melissa Martin, party planning, Things to do
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Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
Halloween candy inspires sweet cocktail
 Trick-or-Treat Martini - photo by Katie King Written by Melissa Temsook-Boeker special to The Pensacola News Journal
Now that October is finally here, many people start thinking about the usual fall festivities — like football, leaves changing color, and cooler weather. But personally, I think of Halloween! At my house, the month of October is spent deciding the theme of this year’s haunted house, making the subsequent gory decorations and transforming the yard into a creepy scene of blood, guts and pretty much anything that will terrify the neighbors.
Also, one of the best parts of the holiday is seeing all the creative costumes, and, of course, throwing the perfect Halloween party so that all your friends have a place to show them off. So while everyone else is thinking of the perfect costume to wow their friends, I decided (more…)
Tags: Atlas Oyster House, Cocktails, Happy Hour, Melissa Temsook-Boeker, party planning, Pensacola News Journal, Recipes, Things to do, Vodka
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Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
Wednesday, October 26, 2011, at 5:00 p.m. is Ghouls’ Night Out on The Deck Bar at The Fish House.
It’s all the fun of Girls’ Night Out with a Halloween theme and one wickedly cool Halloween costume contest with two great prizes. Grand prize is $1000.00 in cold, hard cash. There will be a second prize for the crowd favorite, which is $500.00 in prizes.
The contest will be run by DJ Tony C. Entrants will register with the DJ until 10:00 p.m. in three separate rounds. The crowd and the judge will decide who moves on through to the final round. Judge for the evening will be Kate Peterson, a writer from the Independent Weekly. Kate will make the final decision of who will win the $1000.00 cash prize. Following the announcement, the crowd will then vote for their favorite costumed entrant. The crowd favorite will win $500.00 in prizes. The contest will be decided at midnight.
Rumor Mill will provide entertainment for the evening starting at 9:00 p.m.
There will be fun giveaways throughout the evening, as well as a (more…)
Tags: America, bacardi, Best Damn Photo Booth, costume contest, DJ Tony C, girls' night out, Halloween, Halloween contest, Halloween Party, Happy Hour, Holidays, Rumor Mill
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Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
Good Grits Girls bake for a good cause. 
Tuesday, October 25, 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Twelve Good Grits Girls, employees of the Great Southern Restaurant Group (The Fish House, Atlas Oyster House and Jackson’s Steakhouse), will join together on the Fish House Deck to submit over 1000 cupcakes to the public for judging. The winner will be crowned the Great Southern Cupcake Queen. Judges are our own Great Southern pastry chefs Trina Confusione (Fish House) and Miko Franklin (Jackson’s Steakhouse), and Partners/Owners Mrs. Collier (Cate) Merrill and Pensacola Celebrity Chef Jim Shirley.
People’s Choice: The public will pay 5 dollars for a chance to taste all of the cupcakes. Cupcake tasters will receive two voting tickets. After tasting cupcakes at each station, the guests will leave their tickets with their favorite baker. The baker who has the most cards will win people’s choice. Prizes for the winner will be donated by the restaurant.
100% of the tasting fees will be donated to the American Cancer Society.
Judges will announce their choice along with the crowd’s favorite at 6:30 p.m.
Door Prizes: Provided for attending guests by area boutiques and salons such as Style Downtown and Escape Wellness Spa.
Drink Specials: Pomegranate and ginger martinis and pink sparkling wine.
Entertainment: Provided by Lucas Crutchfield.
We are all very competitive when it comes to our baking skills. We frequently bring in a new baking recipe for each other to try. We thought that making it a fun event and tying it to such a cause as breast cancer, particularly during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, would be an ideal way to have fun doing what we love for a cause we believe in. We hope that people will come and enjoy the evening with us. “It’s just a few days before the breast cancer walk on Saturday, so in a way it’s our own little pep rally,” says Lindsey Voorhees, a Fish House manager.
Tags: America, Atlas Oyster House, Chef Jim Shirley, Cocktails, contest, cupcakes, Fish House, Good Grits for a Good Cause, Happy Hour, Jackson's Steak House, Shelley Yates, Things to do, Trina Confusione
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Tuesday, September 20th, 2011
Cocktail Hour special to The Pensacola News Journal
 Premium Sake is a favorite on Tuesday's famous 1/2 price sushi night at The Atlas Oyster House Written by, William Morse
OK. We’re all well aware of sake and when we usually drink it. It’s when we go out to our favorite restaurant every so often just for sushi! We already have it in our mind that we’re going Asian style—so we want raw fish and rice; although not all sushi has raw fish (The American versions, as well as Asian-style, are very diverse). When else do you really think about having sake? I mean honestly, when was the last time you were at your favorite restaurant or local bar and whimsically ordered sake? It’s when you already had the mindset that you will be ordering sushi for dinner; that’s when the idea of sake pokes into your head.
Now I’m sure we’re all used to having a nice carafe of warm sake every now and then, and although it may warm your belly, and diminish one’s inhibitions, it was actually meant to be consumed chilled. The reason why Americans warm it relates back to World War II. The tradition is simply due to the quality of the rice that was being used and the rice shortages and rations that ensued from it. Heating sake helps to rid it of the impurities caused by the lower-quality rice that was used during the (more…)
Tags: Atlas Oyster House, Happy Hour, Recipes, Vodka
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Thursday, August 25th, 2011
 The Greenhorn, by Melissa Temsook-Boeker - Photo by Tony Giberson/tgiberson@pnj.com By Melissa Temsook-Boeker special to The Pensacola News Journal
The service industry is, by nature, ever-changing — from trends to menus to locations and so on. So, it follows that those of us in the service industry grow and change with it. As a bartender, sometimes you hit your stride, find a place where you feel comfortable, and get so used to the bar where you work that you could probably mix drinks blind-folded if you had to; you might even stay there for years before, inevitably, it’s time for a change.
This past month, it was that time for my change. I left a job after two years and started training at Atlas Oyster Bar. No matter how much experience you have, it’s always humbling to be the new girl again, having to ask where everything is, learning a new menu, getting lost a couple of times — and, inevitably, as soon as someone is standing behind you, forgetting how to work the computer. But I really do believe that change is good, and I like to think of this newest change as a fresh start. So, this month I am combining fresh ingredients to create a green drink for my days as the greenhorn.
Greenhorn
1 ounce Stoli Strasberi (or Blueberi) Vodka
½ ounce cucumber vodka
½ ounce ginger liqueur
4-5 ounces herbal lemonade (recipe follows)
Combine all ingredients and pour over ice. Garnish with a sprig of mint.
Herbal Lemonade (2 quarts)
6 ounces basil 6 ounces mint 2 ounces sage 2 quarts lemonade of your choice
Wash herbs and leave whole. Combine with lemonade in a large sauce pot and bring just to a boil. Remove from heat and chill overnight. The longer it steeps, the better it will be. Once the mixture gets good and green, strain and serve.
Atlas Oyster House, 600 S. Barracks St., Pensacola. 437-1961, or visit atlas.goodgrits.com.
Tags: Atlas Oyster House, Cocktails, Florida, Happy Hour, local restaurants, Melissa Temsook-Boeker, Pensacola, Recipes, Southern Cooking, Vodka
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Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
Written by William Morse – special to The Pensacola News Journal.
 Chocolate raspberry truffle martini from William Morse at the Fish House. (Tony Giberson/GoPensacola.com) With the vast array of liqueurs and flavor-infused liquors available today, one can create an unlimited assortment of savory cocktails. Long gone are the days of the simple gin and tonic, bourbon and water and Scotch and soda.
If you can think of a flavor, then I can almost guarantee there is a liquor or liqueur produced that portrays that same profile.
It is with this limitless range of products that your favorite bartender can so effectively combine two, three, even four or more ingredients to ultimately offer you a drink that tastes like a peppermint patty, a pineapple upside down cake or even a caramel-coated apple.
Here at The Fish House, we have taken advantage of this assortment of ingredients to create a tempting dessert drink menu (among others). On this menu you’ll find drinks such as a tiramisu martini, a white chocolate-blueberry martini and my favorite, the chocolate raspberry truffle, which combines a coffee and chocolate liqueur and a black raspberry liqueur as the main flavor-imparting ingredients.
CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY TRUFFLE
Tall glass of ice
1 ounce Stolichnaya vodka
.75 ounce Kahlua
.75 ounce Chambord
Cream or whole milk, to fill glass
Combine all ingredients and shake to thoroughly mix. Top off with a bit of whipped cream.
If you are inclined to try a cocktail with some more exotic and truly unique liqueurs, come down to The Fish House or Atlas Oyster House and ask for our full drink menu. I’m sure you’ll find something to suit your taste.
The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003, or visit www.goodgrits.com.
Tags: chocolate drinks, Chocolate martini, Cocktail recipes, Happy Hour, local restaurants, Pensacola, Raspberry martini, Recipes, The pensacola Fish House
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