East London Microbreweries: Four of the Hackney’s best new brews for craft beer enthusiasts

East London Microbreweries


by Andrea DiCenzo Sweeping through cities in the United States, Australia, Italy, France and more recently, the United Kingdom, the craft beer revolution is now on a worldwide stage. And in keeping with the creative and entrepreneurial…

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Anchor Brewing Fort Ross Farmhouse Ale: San Francisco’s storied brewery introduces an herby Belgian-style beer for summer

Anchor Brewing Fort Ross Farmhouse Ale


As a visit to NYC’s CultureFix taught us last spring, saison-style beers are incredibly refreshing when the mercury rises. While many are hard to come by, San Francisco’s storied …

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Moët & Chandon’s 2004 Grand Vintage Rosé: A private tasting of the prolific French domaine’s newest vintage with oenologist Elise Losfelt

Moët & Chandon's 2004 Grand Vintage Rosé


With summer underway, kicking back with a chilled glass of rosé is a great way to beat the heat. As much as we enjoy imbibing sparkling wines of the Champagne region, we’re equally interested in the scientific and gastronomic process behind their…

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Cecil & Merl Cherry Bitters: Juicy bitters destined to elevate summer cocktail-making adventures

Cecil & Merl Cherry Bitters


Launched in 2012, the company name Cecil & Merl honors the two “sweet-tooth” patriarchs of the founders’—Deborah Williamson and Bryan Calvert—families. Together, Williamson and Calvert began their business with rustic cheesecakes—lemon ricotta, mango, dulce de leche and…

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Our Perfect Vesper, In the Gloaming: Our twist on the martini’s bigger, bolder cousin

Our Perfect Vesper, In the Gloaming


Sponsored content: For the summer season, a Vesper cocktail—kin to the classic martini—provides enough potent refreshment to keep the dog days away. Born of the imagination that brought James Bond into the world, the Vesper pairs vodka with gin. Both…

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Five Non-Alcoholic Drinks for Summer: Keep cool and refreshed without booze with these festive, craft drinks

Five Non-Alcoholic Drinks for Summer


Kicking back with a cool beverage in the warmer months is one of life’s simple pleasures. With the rise in popularity of craft cocktails, a similar rise in quality non-acoholic drinks has followed suit. Our round-up of summer’s chillest booze-free libations offers tastes to keep everyone enjoying the party.Continue Reading…

Reinventing the Bottle: Three specially packaged white wines for warm-weather drinking

Reinventing the Bottle


Sometimes a simple tweak to the classic wine bottle is all it takes to turn a chilled glass of white into an all-out warm weather celebration. Dressing up all kinds of leisure activities—from watching the playoffs on TV to attending baby or wedding showers—elements like fluid shapes, storied inspiration, and…

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Culinary Cocktails: Hickory-smoking and sous-vide infusing, just a few methods Gabriella Mlynarczyk is using to make new drinks

Culinary Cocktails

by Paul Cantagallo As the dubious figure of the “mixologist” continues to get promoted on shows like Portlandia and in music video spoofs, a new generation of bartenders are looking for inspiration in, of all places, the kitchen. Among them is Gabriella Mlynarczyk of the restaurant ink. in Los Angeles….

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Shaken or Stirred

Downshift from day into night with our Tanqueray-inspired playlist

Shaken or Stirred

Advertorial content: As we reach the final days of summer the breeze picks up and the air cools down, making it the perfect time to unwind with a group of friends with a well-deserved Tanqueray cocktail in hand. No party is complete without some smooth sounds to jazz up the…

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Le Fooding Brooklyn Fling

Win two tickets to the Campfire Session in NYC

Le Fooding Brooklyn Fling

In “a quest for the taste of our times,” French output Le Fooding returns to New York for another culinary bash. This year’s festivities, which span five days of well designed events, pay homage to city peripherals around the world. From East London to l’Est Parisien, the Le Fooding…

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