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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
Food
CM Recommends: Vivanterre Natural Wine

The world of natural wine has officially hit the mainstream. The ancient practice of allowing grapes to simply do their thing has reached the masses. Natural winemakers eschew additives like coloring, sulfites, or finings -- common practices in the commercial wine industry -- for a more, well, natural process. Alongside…

By John A. Paradiso
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Drinks
What We’re Drinking: Kane Brewing Co. Head High, Akashi Tai Junmai Daiginjo Genshu, and More

Welcome to ‘What We’re Drinking,’ a recurring column here at Cool Material. Every other week our team of editors will share our favorite beverages we’ve been enjoying and how you can get your hands on them.

By John A. Paradiso
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Features
The Cool Material Guide to Bourbon

While whiskey is made and enjoyed all over the world, bourbon is distinctly and proudly an American-made spirit. Hoarded, beloved, and highly sought after, this complex elixir is at the pinnacle of connoisseurship. We believe that everyone should at least have a passing knowledge of bourbon. We also think that…

By John A. Paradiso
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How to Drink Whiskey like a Master Distiller

Appreciating whiskey or bourbon, like appreciating anything in life, requires a certain level of attention. But what should you paying attention to? Brian Nation, Master Distiller at Jameson’s Midleton distillery, walked us through his sampling process so you could learn to drink whiskey like the man responsible for everything from…

By John A. Paradiso
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Food
Gevi’s 2-in-1 Coffee Machine Has Everything You Need to Open a Coffee Shop at Home

When it comes right down to it, the fastest way to our hearts is the perfect cup of coffee. We don't want to have to deal with grinding, measuring, pouring and making a mess. We just want to drink a barista-quality cup of coffee before we have to deal with…

By Pat McLaughlin
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