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Pigs & Pinot: The Most Powerful Father-Son Food Weekend in Sonoma
By Cool Material
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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.

By Cool Material
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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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Improve Your Gin & Tonic By Making It a Spanish Gin & Tonic

If you’re a fan of fresh, citrus-filled cocktails during the summer months (or any time of year), there’s a decent chance you enjoy your fair share of gin and tonics. This simple drink of gin, tonic, and (usually) a squeeze of lime or a lime wedge is the epitome of…

By Christopher Osburn
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Alma del Jaguar’s Unfiltered Blanco Tequila Is a High-quality, Conservation-focused Spirit

Welcome to Add to Bar Cart, where Cool Material’s writers and editors recommend the spirits that they’re enjoying most right now. In the tequila-saturated world we live in, there’s no shortage of high-quality agave spirits to choose from. But a new brand called Alma del Jaguar adds another layer to…

By Nickolaus Hines
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The Disciplined, Fast Lane Life of a Race Car Driver Turned Winemaker

If you were to ask me to rattle off my dream jobs in five seconds, I would probably list: rock star, National Geographic explorer, and whatever exactly Magic Mike’s professional title is. With a few more moments to consider, I would add elite racecar driver and winemaker, professions I admire…

By Johnny Motley
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Enjoy Whiskey? Try These 8 Dark Rums Under $100

Rum is always in season. White rum (and cocktails like the classic daiquiri) is perfect for warm weather. Spiced rum is great for adding an extra kick to your Cuba libre or other go-to mixed drinks. Dark rum (regardless of its age) is a great pick all year long. That’s…

By Christopher Osburn
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This New Islay Single Malt Is Aged In Tequila Barrels

Welcome to Add to Bar Cart, where Cool Material’s writers and editors recommend the spirits that they’re enjoying most right now. There’s no question as to what the Scotch whisky brand Smokehead is all about. They put it right there in the name. It’s owned by Ian Macleod Distillers, which…

By Nickolaus Hines
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