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Beat the heat, drink sangria!
It seems everyone is talking about, and drinking, sangria these days. The Latin punch made with wine, rum and fruit, usually citrus and apples, has taken on various incarnations from way fruitier versions to frozen and even the Italians are having a say. Why not make sangria one of the ways to beat the heat this weekend and see what all the buzz is about. The Martha Stewart inclined can make their own (1 bottle of red wine, a half cup of rum, half cup of sugar and what ever fruit you like should do the trick. Oh and ice. Lots of ice). But we have a feeling most of you will be out and about in search of it. We'll make it easy for you to find:
The East Village's Brazil-meets-Italy restaurant Samba Le has a half dozen jugs of home made sangria available nightly in flavors like strawberry, melon and even banana.
Gaucho Steak Co. in Hell's Kitchen makes a frosty sangria slushie that suddenly puts new emphasis on the phrase "brain freeze".
Dani at 333 Hudson makes an Italian version using Italian brandy, house made limoncello and syrup soaked red grapes.
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