The espresso martini is the best cocktail template
How to customize a classic
Food & Drink
Tuesday
The blessing of a good wine shop
There is a world of wine out there
Sunday
The classic charm of Exiles
There’s always a friendly smile and a big hello from behind the bar
A French symposium
Just as night watchmen are constrained by duty to make their rounds, so are writers about wine
Thursday
The Long Room, a reliable Chicago bar with all the essentials
It provided everything a human being requires — and it was a two-minute walk from my house
How to do St. Patrick’s Day like an Irish American
You needn’t travel to Ireland to celebrate its saint’s day
Truffle shuffle
Some enterprising chaps organized a dinner revolving around the delectable fungus and one of the very best wines from St. Émilion
Tuesday
The rise of English wine
The fairytale moment for English wine is here
New Buffalo’s Bentwood Tavern is an unapologetically tasteful beach town bar
If you’re looking for the grit and flavor of a smalltown dive, you won’t find it here
A Champagne winter
I write at the absolute nadir of daylight
Wednesday
A craft beer revolution in Grand Cru Country
France is not known for its pints. And yet, much to the concern of its vineyards and winemakers, that could be changing
Orwells, a place to get away from it all
On the edge of Glasgow’s West End, the posh bar scene melts away for just a moment at Elderslie Street
Madeira, our onetime national drink
John Adams remarked that a few glasses made anyone feel capable of being president
Friday
Breakfast wine is where it’s at
Bloody Marys and mimosas are passé
Tuesday
The mistakes of Prohibition still haunt us
Alcohol prohibition only lasted thirteen years, while the war on drugs has raged longer than a century
Wednesday
Do hangover pills work?
I added them to my Saturday night plans to find out
Tuesday
Cigars, steak and (alleged) corruption at Morton’s
I can think of worse places to spend a gold bar or two
A very Sherry Christmas
It is the perfect mid-afternoon tipple: clean, light, delicate
Thursday
The Oaxaca old fashioned, America’s spirited new classic
A drink that blends seasons, cultures, flavors with the same seamlessness as summer memories fade into autumn anticipation
Friday
The understated perfection of Long Island Bar
Is it the best bar in Brooklyn? Certainly
