Food & Drink

American drinkers will consume an estimated 360 million glasses of champagne on New Year’s Eve. It is, of course, the number one night of the year for popping bottles of bubbly. But let’s forget about quantity for a moment and focus instead on quality. Because what’s the point of celebrating with something mediocre? Especially when

If you’re of Italian descent or an Italophile, Christmas Eve means not waiting for Santa, but for the Feast of the Fishes. Though a popular tradition in the United States, it’s actually not an Italian ritual, though it may have roots in the history of Italian cuisine, particularly for those abstaining from eating meat for

Jared Howard is a 45-year-old African-American man, who has worked as an IT project manager and lives in Hoboken, N.J., and like the Rev. Martin Luther King, he, too, has a dream. His dream is to open a restaurant, based on the three years he spend developing recipes. And he has partnered with a non-profit

After a decade-plus of writing about food and drink, I’ve noticed a seismic shift in the art of mixology throughout 2023. While, yes, the boundaries of bartending have always been pushed by those talented enough to earn themselves the mixologist moniker, those boundaries have been all but binned over the last twelve months. With a

Over the last decade since their first location in Lisbon opened, the Time Out Markets have become a gourmands’ playground, each showcasing the best of a city’s culinary soul. On November 17, the company ushered in a significant next step in its journey by opening its location in Cape Town, South Africa. With its first

According to the numbers, younger generations are ditching wine for spirits, with tequila leading the charge. According to SevenFifty Daily, agave spirits are now drunk more than American whiskey in the U.S, with off-premise sales of tequila nearly doubled from $1.49 billion to $2.9 billion from February 2020 to February 2023. Mezcal sales have also

If you reach for a bag of chips before lunch or grab a candy bar between meals, you are among the millions of Americans who snack throughout the day. It is estimated that more than 90% of all Americans eat one to three daily snacks. Now, a new study reveals the large number of calories

Imagine walking into a fast food restaurant and placing an order for a burger and fries… The Wagyu beef for your burger is immediately fresh-ground, formed into a patty, cooked to the perfect internal temperature. At the same time, a fresh basket of fries is dropped into a fryer and, at the precise second when

As long as I can remember, I have been a fan of eggnog. I love homemade eggnog as well as store-bought eggnog. And my love of eggnog was the gateway to that New Orleans favorite, milk punch. I think it is the luxurious texture of the milk and the excuse to drink a cocktail spiced

Edgar Román is serious about food; and serious about Los Cabos, where he’s been living for the last 20 years, fusing his gastronomic knowledge with his region’s local ingredients. Román’s restaurant Don Sanchez was born in the adversity of the pandemic. He built a large, new alfresco restaurant around a palapa, aiming to reproduce the

What’s trending on land eventually makes it to the skies. While drinking a glass of wine to nod off on an overseas flight is a tried and true pastime by many jetsetters, not everyone wants a sip or refill of alcohol with the loom of jetlag ahead. Just like plenty of beverage menus at bars

As we’re in the throes of the holiday season, now is the perfect time to refresh your kitchen gear or find the perfect gift for the chef in your life. Whether for seasoned cooks or culinary novices, these must-have kitchen additions make for thoughtful and practical gifts. These selections infuse excitement and joy into any

It’s hard not to think that we are witnessing the golden age of alcohol. Everywhere you turn, fantastic new bottles, beverages, bars, and brews keep popping up, but keeping up with them all can be a full-time job. Trust me, I know I do this for a living, and I can only imagine how daunting

Drones have a growing range of useful applications, but there has been a lot of attention given to their increasing role in modern warfare. We can hope that individual military conflicts will come to an end, but there is one form of warfare that will probably never cease – the “war on weeds.” Drone-based technology

Here are two words that you don’t want to hear together: norovirus and sushi. Actually, there are very few things that you want to hear along with norovirus. But a norovirus outbreak has been linked to the Sushi Nine restaurant in Raleigh, North Carolina, according Shelle Jackon reporting for WRAL News. And way more than

Here’s one thing that doesn’t go with a granola lifestyle: Salmonella. That’s why the Quaker Oats Company has issued a voluntary recall of some of its granola bar and granola cereal products, according to a company announcement posted December 15 on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) web site. There is the chance that

Earlier this year a panel of expert judges convened in a nondescript hotel convention hall in Brooklyn to assess merit across all major categories of spirit. It was part of the annual New York World Wine & Spirits Competition, which in just several iterations has already grown into one of the city’s premiere tasting events.

Greek yogurt pioneer Chobani has acquired La Colombe for $900 million just a few months after Keurig Dr Pepper’s (KDP) announced its $300 million sales and distribution deal with the ready-to-drink coffee company. The transaction included the combination of a newly issued $550 million term loan, cash on hand, the exchange of KDP’s minority equity

Most Saturdays in Charleston, South Carolina, locals, and visitors intent on picking up a box of pastries from Welton’s Tiny Bake Shop know to arrive early and join the queue. Limited by its cozy space, the bakery often sees lines stretch out front during busy times, but owners Zachary and Hannah Welton make sure customers

If you are a bourbon aficionado, times have never been better. Global demand for the spirit that for decades was deemed inferior on the world whiskey stage has never been higher. This has led to an explosion of new distillers; there are over 800 in the United States nowadays, producing exceptional bottlings that continually redefine