There's Only One Right Way to ... Make a Bloody Mary

Enough with the over-the-top meals in a glass. It's about time that we all go back to basics with this classic cocktail.

- By Kurt Maitland

1 STICK WITH SIMPLE

Hold the celery-and while you're at it, the bacon, shrimp, and cheeseburger sliders, too. Under the ruse of brunch, some restaurants junk up the drink to jack up the cost. The original, post-Prohibition recipe uses just tomato juice, vodka, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, and Tabasco. Yes, that's all.

2 BUT THEN UPGRADE