Top Chef: Just Desserts host and Top Chef judge, Gail Simmons joins Eric Ripert to chat and cook up some Welsh Rarebit on episode 4 of On The Table. This egg and Guinness based recipe is great for hangovers, especially when paired with a tequila based Bloody Maria.

The tangy cranberry syrup takes the place of bitters in this holiday version of a Champagne cocktail. If you make extra syrup, save it. It is wonderful over vanilla ice cream or fruit.

Ginger, lemon and Bourbon are a great combination. The Bourbon is smoky and mellow, the ginger is spicy and the lemon is tangy. This drink will certainly make your guests' mouth water.

A classic staple at holiday cocktail parties, this spiked spiced apple cider is warming and inviting. Perfect for warming up after a below freezing day.

There are so many recipes for margaritas; from the most basic to those with ten ingredients. I prefer to let the tequila be the prominent flavor but this one gets a little touch of ginger from a French, ginger liqueur called Domaine de Canton.

Tropical fruit juices and nectars are easily found in bodegas and the international sections of most grocery stores and agave nectar is a natural sweetener that is easy to find in natural foods markets. It is made from the Agave plant—the same plant that tequila is made from.

This refreshing cocktail is made with Amaro, which is an Italian herbal liqueur. The slightly bitter quality that the liqueur possesses blends with smooth vodka, rose water and blood orange perfectly. All of these flavors remind me of Tuscany—citrus, floral and herbal all at the same time.

This is a honey-based cocktail and the “sting” comes from the chili pepper that is infused into the syrup. The addition of citrus adds some acid and of course the vodka finishes it off.