Spatula Diaries by Maggie Heyn Richardson – Old-school cocktails for the year of innovation

Road-tested cocktails this New Year’s Eve are a delicious counterpoint to 2010’s abounding newness and innovation. I love a Manhattan or a Sidecar, but for this particular night, the top of the list is the French 75, a Champagne-based aperitif believed to have been created in the thirties and named for a 75-millimeter French canon. More…