Title: Cheese & Beer Author: Janet Fletcher She teaches cheese appreciation classes around the country. She has also written 25 books on food, wine, and beer. Janet is also the San Francisco Chronicle’s weekly cheese columnist. This woman is a gold star authority on the issue at hand. Review Those …
Synopsis The introduction to Mark Sexauer’s cocktail recipe book (what a name!) offers a level-headed disclaimer: alcohol “is a very powerful substance, but does not move the dial on your sex drive” – so really, the theme of romance throughout the recipes is more poetic than chemical. Although, if sexy …
These days your rocks could be made from ice that was hand cut from a purified block of Icelandic spring runoff or crafted by purified filtration. But in all likelihood the ice you put in your cocktail was an afterthought pulled from the depths of a plastic bucket or freezer …
Author Amy Stewart Originally a botanist, Amy followed her heart to two things she loves: drinks and the plants that make them. She’s been widely published in magazines and newspapers; The Drunken Botanist is Amy’s sixth book. Synopsis Amy marches through the alphabet explaining every single ingredient crucial to beers, …
We’ve come a long way since the cellars of yore. No longer are our pantries rife with creepy crawlies. Never again will we brave a rickety ladder with a tallow candle in hand just to plunder the stores for a midnight snack or a bottle of wine. From iceboxes to …
Whiskey is a drink for swashbuckling fellows and musty gents. Distillers wear their beards thick and well-kept. A man who drinks whiskey is a man with a capital M. From its birth, whiskey has always been a manly drink and only recently has it begun toeing across the gender line …
Some questions are impossible to answer. How often do you loose sleep over this one: hot tub party or beach bash? Questions like these are like ping-pong – the debate is entirely unsolvable. On the one hand you’re in warm water, on the other hand you’re in cool. Here you’re …
Gather ye kin and brethren round for a jolly feast of haggis, neeps, and tatties. Then salute the poet extraordinaire in true Scottish fashion: get the creative juices flowing with a celebratory Cutty Sark cocktail. Here’s a simple, seasonal recipe to make for a proper Burns Supper with the new Cutty …
To those who aspire to aging their own spirits, I salute you. And so does Deep South Barrels who will furnish you with your very own, custom branded, American White Oak barrel. The folks at DSB based out of Pearland, Texas take personalization to the next level: not only can …
This tale of travel, sex, and perfectly made cocktails charts the debauched first year of a young bartender’s career in the jäger-fuelled world of late-night bars and clubs. Written by award-winning bartender-turned-journalist Dan Miles, Filthy Still has become a cult bestseller among hospitality workers around the globe. With each chapter …
New Orleans summons such strong associations. And for anyone who has visited personally, they’re generally overwhelmingly positive. The culture, the music, the dance, the food, the drink: Only in NoLa could such specific examples in each of these categories exist. Thankfully, they also all travel well. Sit down to a …
Momotaro, a multi-level mecca of Japanese food and design, offers myriad dining experiences: The first floor, devoted to izakaya—a cocktail, whiskey, and sake bar with elevated bar snacks— was designed to evoke wandering the back alleys full of street vendors during mealtime in Tokyo. Venture to the main level and you …