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Article: Getting oriented: P.F. Chang's updates its beverage program with user-friendly wine menus and classic cocktails with an Asian spin.(LIQUID MEASURE)(Company overview)
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- May 1, 2008
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You can get a classic Tom Collins at any quality bar. But for a Plum Collins--plum vodka, plum wine and fresh lemon juice, with a splash of cranberry juice and soda--you'll have to find the nearest P.F. Chang's China Bistro. Same goes for the Yuzu Old Fashioned and the Chinese 88, P.F. Chang's spin on the classic French 75.
Come June, 12 new Asian riffs on classic cocktails will roll throughout P.F. Chang's 178-unit system. They're all part of a new beverage push that includes revamped wine menus, expanded non-alcoholic specialty drinks and ramped-up training.
Mary Melton, beverage director for the Scottsdale, Ariz.-based, ...