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The No-Shame Adult Guide to Instant Noodles
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
Here’s Exactly What I Use to Make Perfect Steaks at Home
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Here’s Exactly What I Use to Make Perfect Steaks at Home

Having the right tools for the job is half the battle.

By Johnny Motley
Features
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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Entertainment
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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This American Single Malt From a Luxury California Whiskey Brand Is the Perfect Special Occassion Bottle

Welcome to Add to Bar Cart, where Cool Material’s writers and editors recommend the spirits that they’re enjoying most right now. Some names in whiskey are famous because they’re plastered right on the bottle—Evan Williams, Jack Daniel’s, Elijah Craig, and so on. Other names are famous in a more subtle…

By Nickolaus Hines
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If You Like Tequila and Mezcal, Then It’s Time You Get To Know Sotol

Tequila is the second-best selling spirit category in the United States, after vodka. Mezcal is many (many) multiples less than that, but you might not guess as much by how hyped and cherished mezcal is by bartenders, liquor store owners, and the press (and yes, I include myself in that…

By Nickolaus Hines
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