Oysters are wonderful bites (or slurps!) of buttery, salty, briny bits and ones that are synonymous with decadence. But, even the most avid bivalve lover may sometimes be at a loss when it comes to picking out oysters at a restaurant or to bring home for an upscale night in. […]
Pairings
Your Complete Guide To Pairing Wine With Holiday Cookies
What’s better than a giant plate of holiday cookies? A giant plate of holiday cookies and a glass of wine, of course! With this universal truth in mind, we have gone ahead and created the ultimate guide to pairing wine with holiday cookies. Yes, tasting through all of those baked […]
Fennel Is The Fragrant Ingredient You Need To Embrace This Season
You may have spotted fennel in the produce aisle next to bunches of leeks or kohlrabi, its flattened white bulbs topped with celery-like stalks and wispy green leaves. But maybe you hesitated to bring it home to your own kitchen because you just didn’t know how to prep it or […]
There’s A Drink For That: Thanksgiving Dinner (Tofurkey Included!)
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 […]
Individual Grazing Boards Are The 2020 Holiday Appetizer We Can Get Behind
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 […]
Surprise Your Holiday Guests With This Cool Twist On Bubbly Cocktails
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, […]
Maker’s Mark, Le Creuset Are Teaming Up For This Unique Dining Experience
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 […]
These Are The Cocktails You’ll Want To Drink With Thanksgiving Dinner
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 […]
Pairing Beer With Asian-Style Food Is Easier Than You Think
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 […]
There’s A Drink For That: Bratwurst
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 […]