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Cooking from Life

Lessons in Mixology

Alice Slater on her quest to perfect her martini recipe, beginning with childhood instruction from her father

Apr 01, 2026
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Good morning and welcome to Vittles! Today’s piece by Alice Slater is the latest in our Cooking from Life series, a collection of essays that offer a window into how food and kitchen-life work for different people in different parts of the world. Alice writes about how she found her way back to the martini, a drink she first made as a child for her late…

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