Building the Perfect Bloody Mary

There are few drinks that can boast such history and mystique or incite such heated debate like a Bloody Mary does. We asked some of the area’s finest bartenders and bartendees what it takes to concoct the perfect Sunday morning staple. The results, well, varied.

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Spoon

Austin, Texas, indie rockers Spoon have twice cracked the Billboard Top 10. They’ve served as musical guests on Saturday Night Live. And they regularly sell out venues worldwide as the champions of literate, live-wire college rock. Yet the band members frequently need badges to get into their own after-parties. Bassist Rob Pope discusses faceless fame in this month’s Interview.

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Terry Fator

When ventriloquist Terry Fator stepped on stage at the 2007 auditions for NBC’s America’s Got Talent, judge David Hasselhoff scoffed at the sight of him. Months later, Fator won the entire competition. Today, he holds a residency worth $100 million at Vegas’ Mirage Resort and Casino. We caught up with the talented Mr. Fator to find out how a middle-aged dude from Texas made it cool to be a dummy.

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