Food & Drink

Walk into Virtú at Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi, and you can feel an aura of hospitality emanating from the room before you even sit down. Certainly before you take your first sip of a cocktail. Staff quickly assess incoming guests and where they might best fit into the space, whether it’s an adventurous

The debate about additives in agave spirits has been going on for a while. Additives are legaly used in the tequila industry, but brands do not have to disclose if their product contains them or not. Many brands claim to be additive-free, but consumers didn’t have a way to confirm it. Now, there is an

While the title of CEO comes with its perks, it also comes with massive responsibility and pressure that can challenge even the most experienced executive’s mental health. As a company grows, so do the stakes, spotlight, and expectations. Starbucks is a prime example. Unfortunately, Starbucks has recently struggled domestically and internationally. The days of Howard

We spend a lot of time talking about the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. And for good reason. Since it was founded in 2000, the annual judging has grown in stature and prominence to become one of the premiere industry events of the calendar year. The producers and brands that collect “Best In Show” hardware

Two of the world’s largest snack food companies are going to make Big Food even bigger. Privately-held Mars, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Kellogg’s snack spinoff Kellanova for almost $36 billion, or over a 16X EBIDTA multiple. But while shareholders are surely salivating at such a profitable deal, consumers will be

Sixty human volunteer taste-testers found that yoghurt and ice cream made from mare’s milk to be creamy and visually appealing with a good taste and texture. The ice creams that most people are familiar with are made by adding cow’s milk to cow’s cream, along with a variety of other ingredients. But can a person

Make sure you wash your cucumbers thoroughly. And cook them if possible. An outbreak of Salmonella Africana and Salmonella Braenderup has so far left at least 449 people ill in 31 states and the District of Columbia, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And Salmonella ill in many cases is not just

If you are a whisky lover, plan your next vacation to Australia, not Scotland or Japan. That’s because Starward, a whisky-focused distillery out of Melbourne, Australia, has received the Most Awarded International Distillery Award from the San Francisco World Spirit Competition (SFWSC) for the second time in three years. Yes, you read that correctly. Unlike

Although World Rum Day is traditionally observed on the second Saturday of July every year, National Rum Day is celebrated in the United States on August 16. Most of us associate rum with Caribbean countries, but the sugarcane-based spirit is now produced in many places, from Scotland to Africa and Hawai’i. Rum is the base

When you’re living at a Buddhist temple, you don’t have a choice what you eat. The surrounding earth dictates what you grow. And what you grow, you eat. For Chef Junya Yamasaki, the Head Chef at Downtown Los Angeles’ YESS, Japanese cooking is about technique, philosophy and history, not ingredients. When he arrived in LA

Chicken Cock Whiskey traces its history to 1856, when James A. Miller built a distillery in Paris, Kentucky. Despite surviving several challenges, including changes in ownership, a distillery fire and prohibition, the brand eventually faded and was lost in the 1950s. Fast forward to 2011 when the Chicken Cock Whiskey brand was acquired by Grain

Margot Robbie’s star power could easily overshadow any project she’s involved in–and she knows it. Despite soft-launching a gin brand, Papa Salt Coastal Gin, in Australia last year, the Oscar-nominated Barbie star has taken little credit. In fact, when asked if I wanted to talk to her about the brand’s recent UK launch, I was

Amazon’s chief engineer used to have a dog named Rufus who ran up and down the halls fetching tennis balls. That doesn’t seem like a big deal for a multi-billion-dollar business. But recently, Amazon brought Rufus back to the office in a big way as the name of its AI-powered digital shopping assistant, complete with

A bar in the center of Copenhagen is the only one in Europe to have three living pieces of bar history, all in working order, on the counter. Two hand-cranked Coles shakers, a Minneapolis Brass & Iron Mfg Co. Ferris Wheel drink mixer, and a hand-cranked Alaska ice crusher are the prized possessions of Humberto

Sports and spirits may not be the most obvious pairing, but many athletes have proved it to be a match made in heaven. With extensive networks and competitive spirits, naturally suited to the high-stakes and fanbase-driven world of wine and spirits. Of course, they’re not the only celebrities to do so. In recent months we’ve

Wines that can (almost) compete with the drama of the Olympic Games The Paris edition of Summer Olympic games has had its share of drama: gender eligibility in boxing, Seine River water quality for swimmers, score changes in the women’s gymnastics floor final, Simone Biles’ amazing comeback and that French pole vaulter’s battle of the

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The food industry’s financial markets are experiencing their own heat wave. Even as major stock indexes struggled early this week, shares of chicken companies including Tyson and Pilgrim’s Pride bucked the trend and rose on strong earnings news. Then, rumors started swirling that Kellanova, the Kellogg

The culinary world is abuzz with excitement as Bravo’s hit TV series Top Chef announces its 2025 season destination: Canada. Season 22 will explore the diverse and rich food scene across the Great White North. In an Instagram post on June 25th, the show revealed the location of season 22: “Time to turn your taste

In a liquor landscape flooded with limited-edition bourbon releases, it can be hard to get genuinely excited this day. Unlike the olden days, I am only looking back about a decade or so, when distillers guarded their premium juice the way Willie Wonka locked down his Everlasting Gobstoppers; these days, they revel in throwing their

What happens behind the hedges at private homes across the Hamptons every summer may feel mysterious, but now we have a little data to peek into what’s going on behind closed doors. DoorDash shared the most ordered items and trendiest purchases out in the Hamptons so far this summer, and while some deliveries are predictable,