Highlights from Umami's 2016

    Umami’s Best Stories and Recipes from 2016

    Here’s a quick rundown of the most delicious food we ate and interesting places we went during this past year at Umami.

    Rusty Nail

    Rusty Nail

    With just three ingredients: scotch, Drambuie, and ice, the Rusty Nail is a great example of how the simplest cocktails can be the most interesting.

    Blueberry Lemonade

    Blueberry Lemonade

    This Blueberry Lemonade recipe makes a lemonade that is sweet and tart with refreshing summer flavors and a beautiful violet color.
    Cucumber Lemonade

    Going Beyond the Stick to Find Food Worth Eating at the Minnesota State Fair

    There’s a lot worth eating at the Minnesota State Fair that doesn’t come on-a-stick. Check out all of Umami’s recommendations for finding everything worth eating and drinking at the Great Minnesota Get-Together.

    Grapefruit Jasmine Aperiti

    7 Cocktails Perfect for Summer

    Here are seven great cocktail recipes full of interesting flavors to quench your thirst this summer!

    Grapefruit Jasmine Aperitif

    Grapefruit Jasmine Aperitif

    A Grapefruit Jasmine Aperitif is a light, refreshing cocktail that’s perfect for a summertime aperitif.
    Aperol Negroni Recipe

    Aperol Negroni

    An Aperol Negroni is a light, refreshing take on a classic negroni that uses Aperol, instead of Campari, to add bright summer flavors and a luscious orange color.
    Old Fashioned Cuba Libre

    Old Fashioned Cuba Libre

    The Old Fashioned Cuba Libre is the result of a tawdry little affair between a classic Cuba Libre and a much younger mid-century Old Fashioned. Like all good affairs, this one has some nice muddling, a little rum, and a touch of Mexican Coke thrown in for good times.
    Strawberry Habanero Margarita

    Strawberry Habanero Margarita

    The strawberry habanero margarita is a sweet-spicy take on a traditional margarita made with strawberries, habaneros, and agave nectar. This margarita recipe utilizes agave to highlight the fresh, clean flavors of the tequila.
    Margarita

    The Mysterious History of the Margarita

    When you think of tequila cocktails, one thing comes to mind – the margarita. Despite how well-known the margarita is, its history is a mysterious thing. Who invented it? Why? And most importantly, how do you make a margarita that tastes great?

    Jacquie Berglund CEO of Finnegans

    At the Table with Jacquie Berglund CEO of Finnegans

    In this, At the Table, we talk with Jacquie Berglund who is the CEO of Finnegans beer and Finnegans Community Fund. A dynamic public speaker and self-proclaimed rambunctious social-entrepreneur.

    Blood Orange Aperol Collins

    Blood Orange Aperol Collins

    The Blood Orange Aperol Collins is a light, refreshing take on a classic Tom Collins cocktail that uses Solerno blood orange liqueur and Aperol to create a unique combination of flavors. This is a great summer cocktail.
    Fernet-Branca Hot Fudge

    Fernet-Branca Hot Fudge

    For this hot fudge recipe, the intense bitterness of the Fernet-Branca is mellowed by chocolate and cream but still provides enough bite to make a truly unusual and delicious hot fudge that is great over ice cream or just straight from the jar.
    Taste Along with Cube Libre and Rum and Coke

    Why the Cuba Libre Hates Being Called a Rum and Coke

    The Cuba Libre is a bright, delicious island drink with a great origin story that more than likely was completely made up, but still hasn’t been enough to get the Cuba Libre out from under the shadows of its simple-minded cousin the Rum and Coke.

    Cuba Libre

    Cuba Libre

    The Cuba Libre gets its bright tropical flavors from fresh squeezed lime juice that is nicely complimented by the Coca-Cola and some good rum.
    Rum & Coke

    How to Make a Great Rum and Coke

    What makes the rum and coke so popular is how the smooth, slightly sweet flavors come together to create a simple, refreshing cocktail you can drink all night.
    Blood Orange Negroni

    Blood Orange Negroni

    A Blood Orange Negroni is a unique way to feature blood oranges when they are in season. The bitter sweetness of the fresh squeezed blood orange juice is the perfect accruement to the bitter floral notes in a Negroni.

    Negroni

    Negroni

    Our classic Negroni recipe uses equal portions of gin, Campari, and sweet vermouth to create an unforgettable cocktail that has distinctive spice notes that will transport you to Italy.