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The Best-Looking Coffee Gear to Display on Your Counter
By John A. Paradiso
The Versatile Ingredient Every Host Should Have to Easily Liven Up a Dinner Party
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The Versatile Ingredient Every Host Should Have to Easily Liven Up a Dinner Party

Your next dinner party will be better with a caffeinated kick, and coffee concentrate makes a variety of tasty drinks and desserts easy.

By Nickolaus Hines
KOW Steaks Made Me Ditch Mediocre Supermarket Meat
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KOW Steaks Made Me Ditch Mediocre Supermarket Meat

KOW Steaks might just be the best beef we've every enjoyed.

By John A. Paradiso
The Canned Coffee That Gets Me Through Each Afternoon
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The Canned Coffee That Gets Me Through Each Afternoon

In my house, there are two distinct coffee moments each day: the 7 a.m. brew and the 3 p.m. treat. The former is a slow, deliberate, and tactile experience with tools I love getting my hands on—grinding beans in a Fellow Ode Brew and filling up a Moccamaster. I stand…

By Cooper Fleishman
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8 Single Malt Scotch Whiskies You’ve Probably Never Heard Of (and Need To Try)

Like many whisk(e)y styles, single malt Scotch is dominated by a few big names. Even though there are more than 140 distilleries in Scotland, the market is still saturated with the likes of Glenlivet, The Macallan, Glenfiddich, Lagavulin, and a handful of others. But, while these are great brands that…

By Christopher Osburn
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It’s Time To Give Santa Maria Style Barbecue the Respect It Deserves

Texans, understandably proud of their storied barbecue tradition, are wont to throw down the following boast: Sure, North Carolina, Memphis, or Kansas City might have fine barbecue, but Texas barbecue is the best when it comes to beef. Yet while Lone Star pitmasters reign supreme when it comes to brisket…

By Johnny Motley
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How a College Assignment Turned Into an Award-winning Tequila Brand With a Costa Rican Ethos

Tequila is a Mexican spirit through and through, but its influence is felt far and wide. Case in point: Nosotros Tequila & Mezcal, which makes tequila and mezcal backed by the Costa Rican ethos of its founder, Carlos Soto. Born and raised in Costa Rica, Soto started Nosotros after being…

By Nickolaus Hines
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Want To Know How To Talk About Beer? Start Here

Beer comes with its own language, most of which makes talking about beer an intimidating and alienating prospect for casual drinkers. Conversely, this separate language is a delight for pedantic, gatekeeping nerds clamoring for an intellectual edge on people at parties. I don’t like those nerds and am always looking…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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TRUFF x The Super Mario Bros. Movie

The internet's favorite hot sauce company has teamed up with a pair of Italian plumbers for a new multimedia collaboration. TRUFF has just announced a limited edition set of hot sauces made in honor of the upcoming Super Mario Bros. Movie. This set is packaged in a collectible VIP gift…

By John A. Paradiso
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