lemon juice + ginger + ginger liqueur + vodka + ginger syrup [recipe included] + sparkling water = the most complicated ginger cocktail ever, Canton Ginger Kick from Street's Susan Feniger
Comice pear poached in Chambord and Pinot Noir, with little "quenelles" of dark and white chocolate mascarpone cream floating in the reduced poaching liquid. Delightful to the eyeballs and tongue!