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The Gentlemen’s Trip: A Field Guide
By Lanny Fuller
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Pigs & Pinot: The Most Powerful Father-Son Food Weekend in Sonoma

Charlie Palmer's 19th annual Pig & Pinot event returns, with a couple twists this year.

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.

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8 Christmas Ales Worth Drinking This Holiday Season

The holiday season is referred to as the most wonderful time of the year. But is it that great without beer?

By Christopher Osburn
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This Umami-Packed Whiskey Is Distilled With Gourmet Mushrooms

Pipe tobacco. Caramel. Baking spices. Honey. The spectrum of flavors a talented whiskey maker can conjure from distillation and wood alone is impressive, but rarely do descriptors like umami, petrichor (the smell after a warm rain), or funk enter the conversation. Yet those are the perfect descriptions for the newest…

By Johnny Motley
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8 Great Single Malt Whiskeys Not From Scotland

While you can find a great bottle of blended Scotch whisky from the likes of Famous Grouse, Chivas, Johnnie Walker, and Compass Box, Scotland is most famous for its single malt among whisky drinkers (even if blended whiskies far surpass the sales volume of single malts). Yet Scotland isn't the…

By Christopher Osburn
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Black Book: The Cool Material Editors’ Favorite Things Right Now: December 2023

For many, the holiday season means wading through list after list looking for that perfect gift for the loved ones in your life (if you’re still on the hunt for a last minute gift, you just might find it among these gifts for him and gifts for her). And in…

By Cool Material
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Buffalo Trace Eagle Rare 25 Is the Distillery’s Oldest Bourbon Yet

Buffalo Trace Distillery has once again defied convention with the release of Eagle Rare 25, surpassing its own record for the oldest bottle in its highly coveted Antique Collection. In the world of bourbon, aging for 20-plus years is a rarity, and even 15 years is considered exceptional. However, Buffalo…

By John A. Paradiso
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