“If I read a book, and it makes my whole body so cold no fire can ever warm me I know that is poetry. If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry.” – Emily Dickinson
As I am still in Oklahoma visiting family (where beef is the one culinary stand-out), it means I’m taking a break and had just one week of local eating so it’s a shorter issue this time around. I still have quite a few Top Tastes to share – best new places, dishes, drinks and bites from my culinary explorations – and those tastes carry on in the drink realm in Imbiber.
Many a happy hour spent at Bourbon & Branch
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Virginia
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**Unless otherwise noted, all photos by Virginia Miller**