Recipe: I’m Not Your Baby

Recipe and photography by Gabriel Cabrera

Makes 1

Remember that life-changing experience called The Devil Wears Prada? There’s a scene in the movie toward the end when Anne Hathaway’s character, Andy, drops the iconic line “I’m not your baby” to tell her shady lover that she’s not impressed with his behaviour. This scene is part of the aftermath of a night out fuelled by lots of red wine.

I want us to feel a bit of Andy’s fantasy life at home, with a glass in hand full of delicious-tasting tannins but none of the shadiness or hangover. Feel free to play around with the ratios and make it your own, because just like Andy said to Miranda Priestly, we are all learning about “this stuff.”

Ingredients

• Ice
• ⅓ cup non-alcoholic aperitivo-style mixer (see note*), chilled
• ¼ cup blackberry juice, chilled
• 1 dash aromatic bitters
• Burnt dried orange slice,  to garnish (optional)

Method

In a mixing glass with ice, stir the non-alcoholic mixer and blackberry juice until the glass is frosty.   Strain into a fancy glass, add the dash of aromatic bitters and garnish with burnt orange.

To burn the dried orange slice, carefully torch it until it smokes a little.

*Note: Look for a non-alcoholic Italian aperitivo-inspired beverage to use here. The flavour profile should be bitter, lightly sweet and spice-forward, rather than fruity. Think of it like a non-alcoholic Campari or Aperol.

This recipe originally appeared in the July/August 2025 issue of Western Living magazine. Subscribe now and get the print edition delivered FREE to your door.