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    Perfecting a summer gin and tonic

    Dave Arnold, founder and president of the Museum of Food and Drink and the man behind the stick at the famed Booker and Dax, has spent an inordinate amount of time attempting to master the gin and tonic.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Jul 2, 2021 • 7m Listen

    Dave Arnold, founder and president of the Museum of Food and Drink and the man behind the stick at the famed Booker and Dax, has spent an inordinate amount of time attempting to master the gin and tonic. He joins Evan Kleiman with his tips in concocting her favorite summer cocktail.

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      Evan Kleiman

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      Gillian Ferguson

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    The full episode

    5 of 6
    Smorgasburg returns, cold noodles, Micheladas, ice cream
    1. 0:00Parking once for a taco crawl and more at the reopened Smorgasburg
    2. 14:50Slurping our way through Los Angeles
    3. 24:07How squeezing limes and sun exposure can lead to a nasty case of Margarita dermatitis
    4. 30:02Micheladas: Giving us life this summer
    5. 40:51Perfecting a summer gin and tonicYou’re reading this
    6. 48:11Chasing down the ice cream truck over the years
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