How to make the perfect margarita

Sixty-four bottles of tequila. Forty bottles of triple sec. Sixty-four bottles of lemon juice. A vat of pineapple juice adds sweetness and multiple pitchers of Sprite lend just the right amount of fizz. El Coyote employee Angel Martinez stands...

The house is decorated. The music is on. And the hors d’oeuvres are in the oven. The doorbell rings and your guests go straight to the kitchen for a drink. Cocktail party season is back, and the goal in the kitchen is to keep it simple: roughly...

The Place: Cucina Alessa, 520 Main St., Huntington Beach, (714) 969-2148; www.cucinaalessa.com. The Hours: Mon.-Thurs., 3-6 p.m. N 9-10 p.m.; Fri., 3-6 p.m. N 9-11 p.m.; Sat., 9-11 p.m.; Sun., 9-10 p.m. The Deal: $4 antipasti. $6 pizza marghertia...

Dry January has been canceled. We’ll try again next year. For now, it’s margaritas for everyone! Correct me if I’m wrong, but margaritas to-go might be the greatest innovation of the pandemic. I’ve taste-tested a lot of restaurant margaritas at...

Research for my annual guide to the best places to eat in Orange County involves a lot of eating. It also involves some good drinking. These are the seven drinks from this year’s 75 Best Places to Eat that I can’t stop thinking about. The Vaca...