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Category: Tips from the pros

Featured Articles • Tips from the pros

Counter restaurant in Charlotte, NC

Tips For Working With A Sommelier

by: Melissa Dowling

10/20/2023

Many people are intimidated at the thought of working with a sommelier in restaurants. That’s often because some believe that the somm’s primary job is to …

Featured Articles • Tips from the pros

Ayca Revaz, the lead winemaker for Chloe Wine Collection

Navigate The Wine Aisle Like A Pro

by: Melissa Dowling

06/01/2023

With summer entertaining season coming up, you might find yourself wine shopping and struggling to figure out which bottles to choose for a gathering. It’s hard to know …

Featured Articles • Pairings • Tips from the pros

bottles of sherry and port

Oh Sherry: A Fresh Look At Fortified Wines

by: Melissa Dowling

04/10/2023

You may think of sherry as an old timey tipple or primarily something that chefs cook with. But sherry is highly versatile and ranges from bone …

Drink Recipes • Tips from the pros

Holiday Martini

Best Bets For Batched Cocktails

by: Melissa Dowling

10/22/2022

As we move from summer picnics and casual beach gatherings to fall events and holiday parties, it’s time to think about seasonal cocktails for a crowd. …

Tips from the pros

Ice, Ice, Baby

by: Melissa Dowling

07/22/2022

Whether shaken or stirred, cocktail ice is key to a drink’s temperature, dilution, flavor and presentation. The ice cubes from your freezer will work just fine, …

Tips from the pros

Rusty Nailed It beer cocktail

The Basics of Beer Cocktails

by: Melissa Dowling

10/11/2021

People have been mixing beer with spirits and fruit or botanicals for centuries. It was tradition to combine spirits and ale in taverns and homemade punches, …

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Elevated Craft shaker

Tools For the Home Bar

by: Melissa Dowling

06/04/2021

At-home mixology was already on the rise before the pandemic. But when the Covid-19 crisis brought on lockdowns, bar and restaurant closures and restrictions, more people …

Featured Articles • Holiday Tips • Tips from the pros

Red Bay Coffee Oakland Irish Roast Solo

How To Make the Perfect Irish Coffee

by: Melissa Dowling

03/16/2021

An Irish Coffee is one of the easiest—and tastiest—cocktails to make. Just add a little sugar, a shot of Irish whiskey, some hot coffee and top …

Tips from the pros

Professional modern DSLR camera low key image. Blurred yellow cocktail on background. Bar counter

Photographing Food and Drinks

by: Mark Plumlee

03/16/2021

Great food and drink photography is critical for restaurants today, as eye-catching imagery is required to promote their drinks and food on their websites, Yelp and …

Tips from the pros

Holiday Wine Ideas

by: Melissa Dowling

02/26/2021

With COVID-19 forcing smaller holiday gatherings this year to avoid spreading the virus, you may be able to splurge on some unique, delicious wines if you’re …

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