What your choice of drink says about you
No matter what you drink, someone is watching and drawing conclusions
Food & Drink
Tuesday
The wait is worth it at Le Veau d’Or
It is all very, very French but somehow also very, very New York
Tuesday
I tried the world’s worst drink
What, exactly, are the worst ones in the world?
Wine highlights from a weekend shooting party
The establishment which hosted boasts a stupendous list
Tuesday
Beaujolais is the ideal summer wine
It is light, flowery, full of pleasing acidity and fruitiness, satisfying by itself and notably food friendly
Friday
Activist-academics push to Make America Teetotal Again
New temperance movement wants alcohol to be treated like tobacco
Wednesday
The Sazerac: an old favorite… from New Orleans
Mixed with rye or cognac – or both – the Sazerac cocktail remains a classic
Is Alsatian wine primarily French or German?
It is said that Alsace is the sunniest spot in all of winemaking Europe
Friday
Why I am confident the Champagne tariff will not last long
My glass of Pol Roger, expensive though it is now, will not be getting more expensive any time soon
Thursday
The excellent wine of Mount Ventoux
Fortunately for us wine drinkers, the Benedictine monks who have been planting grapes on the slopes for centuries were not sissies
Monday
The fine wines of Meursault
The feast was all about some of the finer things the French have to offer — wine, food and fashion
Wine highlights from Inauguration Day
For us deplorables, it was a celebratory occasion
Friday
How beer cracked France
This trend is, in part, due to the increasingly positive perception of anglophone culture
The Bloody Mary deserves more than brunch
With the right tweaks, and the right ingredients, it can be an amazing drink, not just for a brunch, but for a great night too
The best winter wines
Probably the fanciest wine I had over the holiday season was a 2021 Échezeaux Grand Cru from Marchand-Tawse
Thursday
My thoughts on Malört
Chicago’s legendary liqueur… isn’t as bad as people say
Strong stuff for a Dry January
There are some great mocktails to fuel you through the doldrums
The master Kyè
The wine is eminently drinkable, by which I mean two people can get outside of a bottle before they can say ‘antipasto’
Tuesday
Where Trump’s Washington will actually be hanging out
The Washingtonian offered some guesses. Cockburn fills in the gaps
Thursday
Cocktails for a merry, tipsy Christmas
Yule regret it in the morning
