Author: Melissa Dowling
An Italian-accented Dip Made For—And With—Beer
Fall is football season, and there’s nothing like a few beers and some tasty dip to enjoy while watching the game. You can’t go wrong with …
Fall For These Seasonal Sips
We’re always sad to see the end of summer, but the rich flavors of autumn help ease the transition. There’s so much more to this time …
Spiced Pumpkin Punch
Pumpkin spice season is here! What better way to celebrate than with a refreshing cocktail with spiced rum, bright fruit flavors, zesty ginger beer, and of …
Rum and Cachaça
For another installment of spirits reviews, we turn to rum and cachaça (a clear distilled spirit made from fermented sugarcane juice). These sweet and spicy spirits …
Reviews: Wines From the Southern Hemisphere
For our latest round of wine reviews, we asked panelists to taste and rate wines from the Southern Hemisphere. This broad area includes some of the …
A Piñata Packed With Potent Potables
Want to make your Halloween party a surefire smash? Halloween-inspired piñatas from NIPYATA! are filled with spooky spirits and candies. There’s nothing like busting open a …
Q&A: Mariena Mercer Boarini, Wynn Las Vegas
A cocktail alchemist, Mariena Mercer Boarini has been experimenting with molecular mixology since 2007. She creates multi-sensory experiences complete with “cham-feign” foams, show-stopping edible garnishes and …
What I’m Drinking Now: Ervin Machado and the Hibiscus Spiced Margarita
Ervin Machado, CSW, WSET, CMS, is beverage director and sommelier for Florida-based Big Time Restaurant Group, which owns Elisabetta’s in West Palm Beach and Delray Beach; Louie …
How to Preserve Opened Wine Part 2: Freeze It!
It may sound sacrilegious to wine professionals, but the simplest and most effective way to preserve opened wine is to freeze it. As we illustrated in Part …