Food & Drink

From a brand new Snow Lodge and a sexy new speakeasy to slope-side sips in an Alps style ski-chalet, here’s where to après with the best them all season long. Après-ski — whose literal translation from French means after-ski — has long been as a time-honored tradition in ski destinations around the world. Believed to

In November 2018 California voters passed Proposition 12 by a 2 to 1 ratio that required breeding pigs, egg-laying chickens and veal calves be given enough space to stand and turn around in their pens. In the case of pigs – that means 24 square feet – or approximately a 5 x 5-foot space. The

São Jorge is a tiny island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. It is also home to one of the richest and most elaborate cheeses on Earth: São Jorge cheese. The volcanic geology of the island means that its soil is rich and fertile. Its location in the middle of the ocean guarantees a

Many years ago, I decided to create a better candied pecan—or at least one that checked all the boxes for me. They were a common homemade Christmas gift in North Carolina, but most of them were too sticky or greasy for my liking. I longed for a crisp, crunchy, sweet and slightly spicy nut that

Growing up in Appalachia, Jonathan Webb watched the slow decline of the coal industry firsthand. Webb is from Kentucky, where 16% of residents are below the poverty line, and when the coal jobs dried up, nothing came in to replace them. Webb left for college, eventually pursuing a career in renewables at the DOE, a

Back in the day, oxtail was specifically the tail of an ox. Today, it can be the tail of any cattle. What used to be considered a throwaway cut of meat is now one of the most expensive, ranging from $4 to $10 per pound. Chef and food blogger Leigh-Ann Martin introduces producer Doyinsola Oladipo

The era of disrupters is here. From mattresses to plants, a new generation of entrepreneurs have imbued fresh design, sustainability, internet marketing, and technological innovation into age-old industries. The latest to get a revamp: kitchenware. From matte colors to metal finishes, the new breed of direct-to-consumer brands not only speak to millennial cooks buying Dutch

Chef Hillary Sterling of Ci Siamo with her cast-iron focaccia T he best thing for the future of Big Apple restaurants is the city’s new mayor, Eric Adams, who actually likes the industry and delights in dining out. He’s the happy antithesis of his lazy, nasty, utterly inept, chip-on-the-shoulder predecessor, Bill de Blasio, who took

“Ta ta ta TAM, ta ta ta TAM!” sang the Master. It sounded like a percussion class, but instead of banging on drums, Raúl Garrido, 35, slicked back black hair and tweed vest over his white button down, was stroking a pig haunch with his knife. Each beat produced a perfect petal of Jamón 100%

The announcement of the release of Lay’s Potato Vodka this week (it sold out in one day) is yet another example of the further blurring of the lines that once separated the alcohol industry from the rest of the consumer-packaged goods market. Available online only, the limited-edition bottle is sure to sell out quickly, creating

Plenty of women, myself included, enjoy the gift of fine whiskey or whisky. So do some men. Here’s a roundup of some great whiskeys and whiskies made by some amazing women: Paul Sutton Bourbon, $69.99 Myra Barginear spent more than a decade to get her bourbon on the shelf. “Paul Sutton Bourbon is the epitome

Simple recipes for 11 festive drinks—and one punch that packs a punch—from award-winning bartenders around the world. Chestnuts roasting on an open fire may sound lovely but what do you pair with it? To add some actual spirits to the holiday spirit—or to give Jack Frost a different kind of nip—here are 12 easy cocktail recipes

In the US it’s known as ‘Swiss cheese’. Emmentaler has iconic holes in it, and it’s also the world’s largest cheese. We visited the Emmentaler Shaukaeserei in town of Affoltern in Emmental, east of Bern, to see how it’s made. Eighty percent of the production of all Emmentaler AOP comes from this region, with 150

Canned cocktails are here to stay. Whether or not you’ve been paying close attention to the ready-to-drink revolution over the past few years is irrelevant. It is now impossible to ignore. RTDs are on shelves everywhere—in all shapes, sizes and flavor profiles. With such a crowded market, consumers are keen on finding labels that best

In Wisconsin, giving brandy is a much loved holiday tradition. But you don’t have to live in America’s Dairyland to partake of this splendid custom and deliciously drinkable custom. Here’s a round-up of some great American brandies to gift this year. Toppling Goliath Barrel-Aged, $25.99 Part of Central Standard craft distillery’s Brewmasters Series, this brandy

A man looks at his phone as a volcano continues to spew out lava on the island of La Palma part of … [+] the Canary islands in Spain ASSOCIATED PRESS Just like there is no other color on Earth like the electric saffron hue of an erupting volcano, there are no other sounds exactly

The holidays are taking on a bit of a bitter taste for more than half a dozen independent American breweries getting threatened with lawsuits and demands for exorbitant payments from the company that gives the self-proclaimed “sweetest place on Earth” its name: The Hershey HSY Company. Over the past year, the world’s fifth largest chocolate

Los Angeles is certainly no stranger to world-class Thai cuisine. The city is home to the only officially recognized “Thai Town” in the entire country. Indeed, it could be reasonably argued that LA boasts the best Thai food anywhere outside of Southeast Asia. But it wasn’t always this way. When Chao Krung opened here in

The Great Resignation is in full swing and the quick-service restaurant segment is smack dab in the middle of the movement. For major chains, that’s creating quite a predicament. Consumers are spending more and sales are up, but money continues to be left on the table as operators trim hours or turn off digital ordering

Why would a wine person be interested in a conference about global health? There are a number of ways to answer that question, and they are each touch points that reflect some of the most salient and challenging themes currently facing the wine and spirits industry. In today’s post I consider four such themes that