MARTIN: So what's so terrible if you just like it as opposed to trying to like something 'cause it's cool?ĬURTIS: It's not that terrible. MARTIN: Can I just ask this - I thought that writers like yourself kind of are part of this anti-snob movement where you're trying to teach people to like what they like as opposed to what they're told to like. And if you gave them something a little more interesting, maybe they'd expand their interest and their tastes. So it seems to me you're training generations of kids to associate the sort of sophistication and a big-event drink with something that's just sweet. And then you add an artificial cherry, which has been sitting in also high-fructose corn syrup. You add the grenadine, which tends to be just high-fructose corn syrup with some flavoring and coloring. You start with the ginger ale, which is sweet. ![]() You have these different elements in there, and getting that balance right is sort of a trick and an art.Īnd with the Shirley Temple, what you have is you have sweet plus sweet and then garnished with sweet. A good cocktail's all about, you know, balancing flavors. I think that the problem I have with the Shirley Temple is that it's the antithesis of what makes a good drink, at least a good cocktail. ![]() I just think they should be exposed to a little bit better drinks. WAYNE CURTIS: Well, I want to make it clear that I'm not related to Agatha Trunchbull, the child-hating headmistress in "Matilda." I like kids. He joined us from New Orleans, and I asked him to explain why he's such a hater. And he says in a piece he just posted in The Daily Beast that Shirley Temples are destroying America's youth. He's a travel writer, cocktail enthusiast. Well, writer Wayne Curtis says don't do it. It's named for the awesome child-actress-turned-ambassador. You know, it's got the ginger ale, the grenadine, the maraschino cherry. ![]() And if you have kids, you might be tempted to order a Shirley Temple for them. So hot you may be looking for a refreshing cold drink, especially if you and the family are going out to eat tonight. Like I said earlier, just about anywhere in the U.S.
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