Every year for Thanksgiving, I’m in charge of bringing the wine. For the last few years, I brought both orange wines and rosé to the table. Orange wines just hit the high notes sipped alongside the main attraction (the Thanksgiving bird!). Plus, I like to flex a little and bringing […]
Spooning food onto plates at self-serve buffets and sticking your hands into bowls of salty snacks are big no-no’s at the immediate-family-only, socially-distanced gatherings recommended this season. And that goes for putting out overflowing communal platters of cheese and charcuterie. So what’s a host to serve during a cocktail soirée […]
Between fretting about who to keep off the guest list to allow for social distancing and figuring out how to swap out the buffet for more, um, contactless dining, the last thing you need to be worrying about this year is sourcing umpteen ingredients for drinks. Enter the two-ingredient cocktail, […]
The leaves are turning brown — and so are the brews in our pint glasses. But don’t let your eyes deceive you: All dark beers are not created equally. While you might think that the porters, stouts and brown ales so ubiquitous right now on brewery taps, restaurant menus and […]
While travel and dining experiences have been hard to come by this year, Maker’s Mark and Le Creuset aren’t letting a pandemic stop them from putting together a totally unique (and socially-distant!) dining event. The duo is teaming up for a food and beverage pairing inside a Hobbit House in […]
Thanksgiving will look different this year for most of us, especially with large family gatherings more or less off the proverbial table. Yet for all of the sadness we’ll feel at not being able to share the big day with our extended families, there is one notable up-side to the […]
Ever notice that when you go to your favorite sushi bar, ramen shop or Thai restaurant, the brew options are often limited to whatever fill-in-the-blank-brand of light beer that country produces, from Sapporo to Singha? Quaffable and easy-drinking as these beers may be, they are more designed not to clash […]
During September and October, German food definitely is top of mind as Oktoberfest celebrations take place across the world. While almost everyone is all about pairing sauerbraten, oversized pretzels, schnitzel and other German delights with beer (especially as there are some great Oktoberfest choices available), there are also other beverages […]
Ask me what to drink with my lo mein or pad Thai and I will give you my favorite complement — a good dry/off-dry Riesling. The fruity flavor notes in the Riesling help to taper extra spice, while bringing additional brightness to my palate. But, the Vietnamese sandwich, Bánh Mì, […]