I had the most refreshing and delicious cocktail, a Sakura Smash, at District M and would like to make it at home. Can you please get the recipe? — Jamila Jones, Stone Mountain

District M's assistant bar manager Alfonsina Olivera created the Sakura Smash to celebrate spring and the arrival of cherry blossom season. ("Sakura" is the name for the blossom of the Japanese cherry tree.) Strawberries are the perfect fruit to reproduce the pale pink color of the blossoms. The berries marry deliciously with basil and lemon in this vodka cocktail.

From the menu of … District M, 6125 Roswell Road, Sandy Springs. 678-974-2820. districtmatl.com/

Is there a recipe from a metro Atlanta restaurant you’d like to make at home? Tell us and we’ll try to get it. We’ll also test it and adapt it for the home kitchen. Because of volume, we can’t answer all inquiries. Send your request, your address and phone number to fromthemenu@gmail.com and put “From the menu of” and the name of restaurant in the subject line.

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