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Category Archives: cocktail

WHY DON’T YOU? #221

March 9, 2020by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you turn into somebody you never dreamed you’d become and start doing meal prep? I can barely work up the energy to get up in the morning […]

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cocktail, cooking, death, Diana Vreeland, fashion, glasses, inspiration, suggestion, Why Don't You?

WHY DON’T YOU #181

September 10, 2018by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you realize that you were born at exactly the right time and nothing in the past was as glamorous as it appears? Last night, for reasons I’m […]

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advice, beauty, cocktail, Diana Vreeland, fashion, inspiration, life, music, suggestion, Why Don't You?

THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #134

February 20, 2016by Benjamin Phillips 1 Comment

LOVE: Bar Keepers Friend Cleaner & Polish (and bleach): I have had a Le Creuset dutch oven since I graduated from high school. When I moved to Paris to study […]

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alcohol, breakfast, cleaning, cocktail, cooking, gin, me, Paris, spring, weather

THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #123

November 21, 2015by Benjamin Phillips 1 Comment

LOVE: Martinis: I don’t often get the chance to partake of a good martini…or three. I never order them. Don’t rightly know why since I adore them whenever I do. I […]

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beauty, cocktail, food, NYC, restaurant, Tabatha Coffey, travel, vacation, vegetable

Why Don’t You? #82

October 19, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you find the caloric value of all your favorite drinks so that you won’t feel guilty when sipping on a vodka tonic? I enjoy a hearty cocktail, but […]

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advice, cocktail, Diana Vreeland, diet, elegance, fashion, interior design, psychic, suggestion, Why Don't You?

Why Don’t You? #80

October 5, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you host another dinner party, since you can’t possibly invite all of your dream guests to one and hope to have good conversational flow? Invite five more! […]

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advice, cocktail, Diana Vreeland, food, New York CIty, suggestion, travel, Why Don't You?

Jamba the Hut Finds Old Hollywood:

July 18, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I had great intentions of rising early, dressing in my finest mourning attire, and heading out to the Grammy Museum to weep at the Joan Rivers exhibit. I was going […]

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California, cocktail, food, Hollywood, Los Angeles

Why Don’t You? #78

June 1, 2015by Benjamin Phillips 1 Comment

Monday: Why don’t you plant an entire garden, a big garden, mind you, with all varieties of salad greens? I did this yesterday, and I simply cannot wait to harvest […]

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advice, art, cocktail, Diana Vreeland, food, garden, inspiration, interior design, suggestion, Why Don't You?

THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #86

November 7, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Spectacular Spectacular Cocktail: Every Halloween, my sister, my father, and I get together for something that has come to be known as the “¡¡¡Shitty Phillips Halloween Spectacular Spectacular!!!” It’s our […]

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cocktail, coffee, cooking, donut, Halloween, Ina Garten, Paris, recipe

THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #80

September 27, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I’ve been in an irrationally good mood this week, so I didn’t hate anything. I don’t get it either. LOVE: Angela Lansbury on TOUR! Angela Lansbury is one of my […]

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Amy Sedaris, Angela Lansbury, cleaning, cocktail, credit cards, Des Moines, film, font, Iowa, movie, music, passion fruit, sleep

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