Blake Lively launched Betty Buzz in 2021.Photo: Betty Buzz
Blake Livelyhad a pinch-me moment as an entrepreneur.
On Monday, theGossip Girlalum, 36, shared a post to herInstagram Storyrevealing that her favorite New York City Italian restaurant,Scalinatella, has started servingBetty Buzz— her very ownsparkling mixersbrand.
“@scalinatellanyhas the best Italian food, not just in NY, but the best I’ve had anywhere in the world,” Lively wrote alongside a photo from the restaurant’s Instagram. “I cannot believe I made something tasty enough to be served there. My god. What an honor.”
The photo showed several bottles of Betty Buzz at the high-end restaurant, which is in New York’s Upper East Side. Lively chose Dean Martin’s “Mambo Italiano” to play on her Story.
“Everyone who knows me knows that this meal is my last supper,” the actress added.
Inside Scalinatella in New York City, Blake Lively’s favorite restaurant.Scalinatella Restaurant/Instagram
Scalinatella Restaurant/Instagram
In response, Scalinatella’s Instagram wrote back to Lively, stating that they were “humbled” to serve the drinks from her company.
Lively first launched hernon-alcoholic drink companyin 2021 with elegant glass-bottle branding and flavors including lemon lime, grapefruit, ginger beer and tonic water. Lively has starred in numerous commercials for the company since then — includingA Simple Favor-inspired video, which saw her feeding a shirtless man one of the drinks in a martini glass.
Blake Lively’s Betty Buzz bottles sitting on a counter at Scalinatella.Scalinatella Restaurant/Instagram
In June, Lively also announced that she was launching a sister brand of alcoholic canned cocktails calledBetty Booze.
“These are the recipes I’ve been making for loved ones for years. But I have 4 kids now. And I’m tired. So here they are in a can. Enjoy. Responsibly…ish," said Lively, who shares four children with husband,Ryan Reynolds.
The Betty Booze lineup features sparkling tequila with lime shiso, sparkling tequila with oak smoked lemonade, and sparkling bourbon with apple ginger sour cherry.
“Drinking isn’t my thing. But for f— sake, flavor is,” Lively wrote onInstagramat the time of the launch. “Homemade recipes. Real fruit. Real ingredients. Quality booze. No crap. Also a real-time saver. Which is why I really did it.“
source: people.com
