'Sweeney Todd' gets bloody

Gyu Kaku, the Japanese barbecue restaurant, has a bloody mary that features shochu:

• 1/2 glass hot and spicy V8 juice
• 1/2 glass Clamato juice
• 1 pinch Horseradish
• 1 dash Worcestershire sauce
• 1 dash Tabasco sauce
• 1 tsp Olive juice
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch Black pepper
• 1 shot Shochu

Instructions: Add together in a glass, and stir. Garnish with a lemon or lime wedge, chunk of cheese and an olive.

At Lucille's, bartenders are serving the drink Cajun style:

• 1 ½ oz Absolut Peppar
• 1 ½ oz Lucille's Signature Bloody Mary Seasoning Mix
• 4 oz Tomato juice
• 1 squeeze of lime
• 1 squeeze of lemon
• Served in a 16 oz salt rimmed chimney glass
• Garnished with a celery stick & two olives

And for teetotalers, there's a version at Johnny Rockets that's actually a strawberry banana shake. I hear they go a little berserk on the strawberry syrup and the shake is garnished with a gummi eyeball.

"Sweeney Todd" opens 7:30 Friday night at the Lewis Family Playhouse.