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DRINK PINK AT FLEMINGS!

10.06.11

By Sheryll Alexander

October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month is here and Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar is once again helping to raise funds with a 99-calorie cocktail, The Stiletto (recipe below), for just $6 with all proceeds benefiting The Avon Breast Cancer Crusade.

As part of this month’s signature cocktail during the daily 5 for $6 til 7 (with five appetizers, five cocktails and five wines for $6 until 7 PM), the rose-hued Stiletto highlights how Fleming’s and its guests can easily and deliciously support The Avon Breast Cancer Crusade.

Fleming’s has also added Cline Cashmere, a Napa Valley Rhône-style red, to the “5 for $6 ‘til 7” bar menu. Cashmere is a flavorful, smooth blend with big cherry, raspberry and chocolate notes, and hints of cracked black pepper and plum. The winery behind this generous red is the equally generous Cline Cellars. Each year, they donate $25,000 to Living Beyond Breast Cancer.

To learn more about Fleming’s The Stiletto Cocktail click below for Fleming’s October e-newsletter and online at: http://www.flemingssteakhouse.com/e-newsletter/2011/october/october.

Created by Maeve Pesquera, Fleming’s Director of Wine

Serves 1

Ingredients:
1.25 oz Hendrick’s Gin

5 Fresh Blackberries

1 oz. Monin Sugar Free Syrup

.5 oz. Lime Juice

As needed Top with Diet Ginger Ale

Directions:
Muddle blackberries with Monin Sugar Free. Add Hendrick’s. Shake. Strain and pour into martini glass. Top with Diet Ginger Ale. Garnish with two blackberries on a black cocktail pick.

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Wear to Where: Ask A Stylist!

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Question: I'm iffy on the ”bootie" look; I want them so bad, but I'm short and I feel they'll only make me look shorter. What's your advice on incorporating this trend into my wardrobe?

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Leslie Christen writes "Wear to Where" for pacific-creative.digital each week. She is the owner of Leslie Christen | LifeStyling a business that does personal shopping, fashion styling, closet edits and organization. For tips on What to Wear and Where to Buy view her website at www.LeslieChristen.com and contact her at Style@LeslieChristen.com.

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