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Pigs & Pinot: The Most Powerful Father-Son Food Weekend in Sonoma
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The No-Shame Adult Guide to Instant Noodles

The best instant noodles for upgrading your pantry without abandoning nostalgia.

By Brett Braley
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The Coolest Food Gifts for 2025

Chomp, chomp.

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How to Pair Booze With Caviar

Because a gentleman of taste ought to possess at least a passing familiarity with the cold soul of the sea.

By Johnny Motley
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‘Game of Thrones’ Scotch Will Warm You Up This Winter—Which, as You May Have Heard, Is Coming

With all the hardships Tyrion Lannister has faced, we're shocked he hasn't moved on to something harder than wine. Perhaps he just needed the right tipple. Here it is. Game of Thrones partnered with a collection of Scottish distilleries to offer eight different single malts perfect for warming you up this…

By Mike Newman
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11 Easy Cocktails that Don’t Suck

The downside of the recent cocktail resurgence is there are a ton of delicious recipes that depend on ingredients you can’t reasonably be expected to have at home. They’re made of things that come from countries we’ve never heard of, in glassware we thought were props in J.J. Abrams's latest…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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The 3-3-2-2 Method Is the Trick to Perfect Steaks

Rob Levitt is a butcher from Chicago who runs a shop called The Butcher & Larder. Unsurprisingly, he knows a thing or two about cooking cuts of meat. He shared a nifty little trick with The Takeout that can help you achieve perfection every time you slap a raw steak down…

By Mike Newman
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8 Dishes You Didn’t Realize You Could Make in a Slow Cooker

The slow cooker is one of the best inventions in modern history. Everything from soups and stews, to chili and casseroles become a breeze when you own a Crock-Pot. If you've mastered those dishes, it's time to move on to next-level slow cooking. Here are 8 Things You Didn’t Know You…

By Maxwell Barna
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A Bar in Kentucky Is Selling Pappy Van Winkle at Cost for One Night Only

Thanksgiving is coming early this year. This Sunday, November 18, find your way to Lexington, Kentucky, for "Pappy Thanksgiving," a bonkers event at the Chevy Chase Inn—the city's oldest bar—where they'll pour different Pappy expressions at cost. Yes, at cost. That means a 1.5-ounce pour of Old Rip Van Winkle…

By Mike Newman
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