City Guides: Detroit: An update to our favorite places for food, drink, art and fun in the ever-evolving and inspiring Motor City

City Guides: Detroit


Since overhauling our City Guides last fall, we’ve had many an opportunity to make our way back to Detroit and delve further into one of the most culturally rich cities in the country. While there, various team members found that…

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Foolproof Sangria Recipe with Lillet Rouge : An alternative version of the perfect summer drink using the traditional wine aperitif

Foolproof Sangria Recipe with Lillet Rouge


No matter which bar or restaurant you find yourself at around the world, chances are you could spy a bottle of Lillet on the bar shelves. Such has been the case since the brand’s inception in…

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Six Hangar 1 Vodka Drinks from the Manhattan Cocktail Classic: Inventive bartenders offer recipes that are subtle, sophisticated and not too sweet

Six Hangar 1 Vodka Drinks from the Manhattan Cocktail Classic


by Jennifer Miller Last weekend, the New York Public Library opened its doors for one of the city’s most egalitarian black tie events: the Manhattan Cocktail Classic opening gala. Thousands of guests entered the library’s mood-lit…

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The Pisco Sour and Beyond: Three cocktails placing Peru’s most cherished spirit at the forefront

The Pisco Sour and Beyond


The historic grape-based white spirit, Pisco, is the basis for the national drink of both Peru and Chile. With production commencing at the turn of the 17th century, the tipple is as historic as it is representative of the cocktail cultures within its…

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Word of Mouth Melbourne: Late-Night : Five of the best spots for supper and nightcaps in the early hours

Word of Mouth Melbourne: Late-Night


Melbourne is a city that prides itself on culture. From concerts to plays, club events and public exhibitions, there’s no shortage of entertainment into the very early hours. But when the clock clicks over to a new day, the perfect place for supper and a cocktail can be tricky to…

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Seasonal Cocktails at Henry, A Liquor Bar: Famed UK bartender Ryan Chetiyawardana delivers experimental drinks to NYC

Seasonal Cocktails at Henry, A Liquor Bar


In June 2013, world-renowned bartender Ryan Chetiyawardana (twice named “UK Bartender of the Year”) was brought in as the Creative Director for NYC’s Henry, A Liquor Bar, which is just above the escalators at the Hudson…

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Mead of Poetry Cocktail: Reyka Vodka meets mead and spice in this rich, textured cocktail

Mead of Poetry Cocktail


While indulging in the taste of Iceland, as part of Scandinavian pop-up restaurant Aska’s last serving at Brooklyn’s Kinfolk Studios, we were fortunate to try the Mead of Poetry…

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Fuego Blanco: A made-for-CH Dobel tequila cocktail incorporating eggs for a winter froth

Fuego Blanco


Tequila often gets a bad rap for its association with shots, excessive partying and the resulting hangover. Dobel Tequila, multi-aged and distilled from 100% blue agave, is changing that. It’s a premium sipper and the dynamics…

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Link About It: This Week’s Picks : Gerrit Rietveld reissued, a virtual reality gender swap, NASA in art and more in our weekly look at the web

Link About It: This Week's Picks


1. Paper Planes Designer Luca Iaconi-Stewart has crafted a stunning 1:60 scale replica airplane model of an Air India 777-300ER from bits of manila folders. Over five years he measured, cut and glued tiny pieces…

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NoMad Drinking Cards: The boutique hotel’s new drinking “game” is a choose-your-own-adventure that results in a mysterious concoction

NoMad Drinking Cards


The cocktail menu at the boutique NoMad Hotel bar changes roughly every six weeks; usually as the season changes, or based on head bartender Leo Robitschek’s mood. The NoMad, however, has made one sort of secret addition that makes the going out…

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