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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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The 12 Best Cocktails You’ve Never Heard Of

When it comes to cocktails, the combination of spirit, mixer, and other mixers will never go out of style. While we're all for--and inclined to order--the decidedly old school cocktails like the Manhattan, Old Fashioned, Gimlet, and Vodka Tonic, there are quite a few other "New Age" (for lack of…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Best Tom Collins Cocktail Recipes

While whiskey has been the steadfast darling of most cocktail enthusiasts, many spirits have had seen varying degrees of popularity. We're in a golden age of Italian bitter spirits and amari with the prevelance of the negroni, Americano, and more. Additionally, mezcal has seen a huge surge in popularity with…

By John A. Paradiso
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The Rum Bucket List: 15 Rums You Have to Drink at Least Once

Forget everything you thought you learned in college when it comes to rum because Bacardi (151 or otherwise) is not the barometer you should be using for this incredible spirit. The fermenting and distilling of sugarcane molasses or sugarcane juice to create a delicious distillate liquor has been happening for…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Everything You Need to Stock Your Home Bar

Being able to mix an Old Fashioned, Manhattan, Negroni, Margarita, Martini, or any of a thousand other cocktails on demand is a delicious prospect. You’re avoiding the sky-high bar prices of mixed drinks, practicing your own hospitality, looking cool while you shake intoxicating drinks in a shiny metal cup, and…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Why Are Cuban Cigars Illegal?

If you're a cigar smoker and you've never enjoyed a bona fide Habano, then you're missing out on a cornucopia of smells and flavors that are the pinnacle of the experience. And it's not just because you see NBA Champs or Hollywood A-listers light 'em up with reckless abandon. Cuban…

By Amos Kwon
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