ON WEDNESDAYS WE WEAR PINK

From champagne sabering in the wine cellar to smoking-cold nitro ice cream churned tableside, the Bearfoot Bistro knows how to put the fun in fine dining. Head Bartender Scott Barber’s always-inventive cocktails are no exception. “On Wednesdays We Wear Pink” is a classic line from Mean Girls, Tina Fey’s 2004 cult-favourite comedy. You don’t have to know the film to appreciate this devilishly good cocktail, which looks like a fruity Cosmopolitan, but packs some serious heat thanks to the herbal complexity of Ancho Reyes Verde, a Mexican liqueur made from poblano chilies. Shaken over ice with smoky mezcal, fresh cranberry juice and rhubarb-ginger syrup, it’s sweet, spicy and slightly vegetal. “You have to be able to laugh at your own drinks,” says Barber (this is his third cocktail inspired by Mean Girls). “The guys don’t always get it, but the ladies love it.”