Alcohol
Chef's Night Out: Kebabs, Sake Bombs, and Space Rock in Hackney with Rita's
The crew from Rita's takes us on a meat- and alcohol-heavy tour of Hackney, London, and introduces us to a few of their regular haunts, finishing the night at everyone's favourite dive bar: The Alibi.
Hitler's Booze Stash Was Just Found Under a German Restaurant
During recent renovations, Silvio Stelzer was astounded when he found several bottles of Hitler's Cognac and Champagne from World War II in underground cellars under his restaurant.
The Sober Bartender That Is Making One of New York's Most Inventive Cocktail Menus
How exactly does Sam Anderson, the talented beverage director at Mission Chinese Food, spend half his year abstaining from boozing while redefining the parameters of the traditional cocktail list?
This Cannabis Supper Club Wants You to Roll Rice Paper Joints
A London chef is hosting a supper club with a hemp-focused menu of weed” tea with oxtail ravioli, sharing platters of kebabs, and rice paper “joints.”
Whale Balls Don't Belong in Beer
In early March, I flew into Reykjavík with my friends from Connecticut's Two Roads Brewing Co. to make an Icelandic beer. I quickly learned that fermented shark meat does not belong in beer, and that hot springs should be avoided altogether.
There's Blood and Bladders in Your Wine
Fining—the process of purifying wine of unwanted tannins, sediment, and colors—is often done with the help of some pretty freaky animal products, like blood, fish bladders, and crustacean exoskeletons. Vegetarians, drink up.
Bacardi Presents: The Guide to the Competitive Cocktail Circuit – Part 3
Tensions are high as each of the eight finalist bartenders present their signature cocktail to a panel of top-notch judges including Steve Schneider, Tom Walker, and Bacardi's master blender Jose Sanchez Gavito.
This Is What It’s Like to Make the World’s Most Sought-After Beer
If you haven't heard of Heady Topper—the Vermont-brewed IPA that has achieved near-mythic status—then you don't know cult beer. The brew is so popular, in fact, that visitors would secretly hand-bottle it in the brewpub's bathroom and sell it on the...
The Beer Scientists
Professional sensory analysts undergo years of training that never really ends—and can cost the ability to just kick back and enjoy a brew.
An Indonesian City Wants a Curfew, but Only for Teenage Girls
In a quest for morality, Banda Aceh is discussing night curfews for girls to prevent "bad behavior."
Animal Rights Activists Aren’t Happy with a Pub Called ‘Ye Olde Fighting Cocks’
PETA has sent an open letter to one of the UK’s oldest pubs, requesting that it rename itself as Ye Olde Clever Cocks to “grant [chickens] the respect and kindness that they deserve.”