Bruno Mars and Selva Ray Owner’s Reserve Selva Ray SelvaRey, the Panama rum brand co-owner by superstar Bruno Mars, launched a new “Owners Reserve” bottle this month. The run is a single-estate rum hand-selected from the cellars of SelvaRay’s Master Distiller, Don “Pancho” Francisco Fernandez. In terms of the name, Bruno is considered the “owner”
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I tasted the wine blind, just before dinner was served. I tasted dark berries and some spices; the wine was powerful, fresh and lively. My guess was a 2016, maybe from the Rhône Valley. It turned out to be a Priorat from Spain, vintage 1998. I wasn’t disheartened; more amazed that the wine felt so
KIND Snacks founder Daniel Lubetzky has invested in egg white protein snacks company Quevos. ABC.com KIND Snacks founder Daniel Lubetzky has announced on Shark Tank that he’s investing in egg white protein snacks company Quevos through his own family office Equilibra. The billionaire businessman, who sold his nutrition bar company to the confectionery market incumbent
It’s one of the biggest growth markets in the world for wine, and we’re getting it completely wrong. That was the title of an article I wrote in this column two and a half years ago about the potential of wine in the African marketplace. Is that statement still true today? Is Africa still one
The poster for this year’s NYC Restaurant Week To Go iteration. NYC & Company As the restaurant industry struggles through another season under the gloom of Covid-19 related issues that have forced many operators to close their doors, the organizers of the oldest Restaurant Week program in the nation are debuting a revamped formula in
Photo Illustration: Kristin Tablang It pains me to admit this but I am not the kind of person who busts out the good china on say, a regular Tuesday night—not for a slapdash meal I haphazardly put together in thirty-ish minutes, after a particularly harried day. The same instinct often kicks in when I (prudently
Bart Watson, Chief Economist at the Brewers Association. Brewers Association Last year saw the craft brewing industry weather the biggest disruption to the alcohol industry since Prohibition took effect in 1920. To make sense of it all, I reached out to Bart Watson, the Chief Economist of the Brewer’s Association, the largest brewing trade association
Industrial Hemp being grown in Queenstown, MD getty In 2018, the hemp got a boost from that year’s Farm Bill when Congress legalized the cultivation of the crop. Now it is getting more good news after the USDA issued a new ruling raising the restricted ceiling of it’s Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) — the principal psychoactive constituent
Snacklins now come in 4 flavors: Nacho, Chesapeake Bay, Barbeque, and Teriyaki (new). It also now … [+] comes in 3 oz. packs in addition to its .9 ounce package. Snacklins The snack market and bakery market in the United States accounts for a whopping $65 billion in annual sales. Yet, it is intensely competitive
Building on the popularity of plant-based meat alternatives like Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods, … [+] more and more investors are backing vegan products. AFP via Getty Images The plant-based food sector has been thriving in recent years, with exciting product launches every month. In 2019, Burger King teamed up with Impossible Foods to bring
Fredi is among a growing number of supplement brands that use plant-based ingredients to boost … [+] energy, cognitive function, and the overall brain health. Fredi Supplements offering health benefits that aren’t typically available through functional foods are poised for massive growth as the sector gains further interest among consumer investors. Products delivering substances, particularly
Cauliflower is moving from side-dish to main course in this roasted whole cauliflower recipe. It is … [+] seasoned liberally with za’atar spices and roasted for 90 minutes. When it is done, it is fork tender all the way through with a crispy, roasty toasty crust. It’s the Meatless Monday meal that you will look
The USDA is making a push as the regulating agency for genetically engineered hots. getty Red meat allergy suffers rejoiced on December 14 when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first genetically-engineered (GE) pig for human consumption. Known as GalSafe pigs, the animals are free of alpha-gal sugars which can cause mild to
Double Chicken Please, New York City For years I always thought of rum as a warm-weather drink. Distilled from sugarcane or molasses, a rum cocktail (or a neat pour) just feels tropical, even if there isn’t a palm tree in sight. But those same caramel and spice flavors also work beautifully in winter drinks. Whether you want
Weis Markets is recalling 10,869 containers of Weis Quality Cookies and Cream Ice Cream. (Photo: … [+] Getty) getty The ice cream flavor is cookies and cream. Not cookies and metal pieces. Or metal pieces and cream. Nonetheless, a piece of metal equipment is what one customer reportedly found in a container of Weis Quality
SAN ANSELMO, CA – FEBRUARY 13: Bottles of Pepsi are displayed on a shelf at a convenience store on … [+] February 13, 2018 in San Anselmo, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Getty Images PepsiC PEP o pledged to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its value chain by more than 40% before 2030
Laws Whiskey House I’m always amazed when people tell me they love bourbon but never drink rye. After all, these two cocktail cousins are so closely related that it can be difficult to tell them apart, depending on the mashbill. A quick math lesson: If a whiskey is made up of 51% corn and 49%
One of the best new food brand launches is Roots Kitchen, who create plant-based, freshly made meals … [+] for home delivery Tim Emmerton Many food producers launch new plant-based products to tie in with Veganuary, when consumers pledge to eat animal free for January. Thousands of new vegan food products are launched every year
Topline Dollar General, Instacart and Trader Joe’s will offer their frontline employees financial incentives to get the Covid-19 vaccine, they announced this week, the first major companies to do so. Clark resident Jen Valencia shops for a customer as she supplements her income working for Instacart … [+] at Acme Market on April 27, 2020
The cover of Good Drinks: Alcohol-Free Recipes for When You’re Not Drinking for Whatever Reason by … [+] Julia Bainbridge. Published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House. ©2020. Photograph by Alex Lau There is no need to stop drinking even if you are doing dry January—or if you are living a