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Article: DeVito's 'Limoncello' makes splash at festival
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- New Haven Register
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- July 12, 2009
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NEW ORLEANS -- Actor Danny DeVito served up his own premium
"Limoncello" liqueur flavored with zesty Italian lemons and gave a
cry of "Salut!" to a drink-sipping crowd at Tales of the Cocktail, a
New Orleans cocktail and culinary festival. Wife and actress Rhea
Perlman accompanied DeVito as he shared stories Friday about his New
Jersey upbringing and spoke of his passion for Sorrento, Italy,
where his liqueur is produced. The occasion: a "Drink Italy" event
at the Hotel Monteleone in the French Quarter.
"It's a magnificent place," DeVito said as dozens of cocktail
fans sat at tables sipping Limoncello while video footage of Italy
flashed on a jumbo screen.
DeVito said his premium brand is ...