There’s an art and science to making fresh-tasting, icy cocktails for a crowd from a pitcher or a punch bowl. Learn to make perfect batch cocktails so you can back away from the shaker or bar cart and actually enjoy the food, friends, and family at your own party. Cocktail writer Maggie Hoffman shares tips and tricks from the best bartenders in the country, along with recipes for nuanced, perfectly scaled-up cocktails specifically meant to fill pitchers and punch bowls. Also this week, since summer is right around the corner, Faith and the gang dream about all the classic summer foods they can’t wait to dig in to: lobster rolls, tomato sandwiches, hamburgers, hot dogs, potato salad, berries and more.   

<p>There&rsquo;s an art <em>and</em> science to making fresh-tasting, icy cocktails for a crowd from a pitcher or a punch bowl. Learn to make perfect batch cocktails so you can back away from the shaker or bar cart and actually enjoy the food, friends, and family at your own party. Cocktail writer Maggie Hoffman shares tips and tricks from the best bartenders in the country, along with recipes for nuanced, perfectly scaled-up cocktails specifically meant to fill pitchers and punch bowls. Also this week, since summer is right around the corner, Faith and the gang dream about all the classic summer foods they can&rsquo;t wait to dig in to: lobster rolls, tomato sandwiches, hamburgers, hot dogs, potato salad, berries and more.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p>

Listen to the Faith Middleton Food Schmooze on WNPR radio Thursdays at 3pm and 9pm, and Saturdays at noon.

Faith Middleton Food Schmooze

Cocktail writer Maggie Hoffman shares tips and tricks from the best bartenders in the country, along with recipes for fresh-tasting, nuanced, perfectly scaled-up cocktails crafted to fill pitchers and punch bowls for a party.

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