Señor El Bulli could not find any really great beers to drink with his food apparently, so with Barcelona brewer Estrella Damm he created Inedit, a “beer specifically created for food...

Once in a while, I get a wine sample in the mail that knocks my teeth out—in a good way, I mean, figuratively speaking—and it’s a huge problem, because then I end up drinking it.

What a chameleon Chardonnay is—so easily influenced! I mean, jeez, winemakers, climate … does this grape have core values? A central identity? Well, of course it does, but I tasted 13 midpriced Monterey County Chardonnays at once the other...

Once again, I let my love of wine run away from me, and once again my daily consumption got beyond the bounds of the healthy toward chronic hangovers and weight gain. So I’ve had to put wine back in its place: back at the dinner table, and back...

Last week WhiskyFest blew through SF, leaving behind a trail of dead. Joking aside (though seriously, the stuff will slay you after a few hours if you don’t force yourself to dump after tasting), there were more than 200 whiskeys to sample from all...

Yet another sign of the times. Hot on the heels of Michelin FINALLY reviewing moderately priced food in New York, along comes Parker’s Wine Bargains, a book from wine expert Robert Parker that covers the best wines costing less than $25. The book is...

The Atlantic’s food blog takes a trip to Japan where—no real surprise here—some exceedingly masterful bartenders work their magic on a daily basis. Washington DC–based sommelier Derek M. Brown does a good job of capturing the magic of a master...

Shmaltz Brewing, of Coney Island lager fame, debuted its new, blood-red beer at last Saturday’s second annual beer and music festival, Freaktoberfest. A packed crowd of craft beer fans partied at the Public Assembly in Williamsburg, Brooklyn,...

Bay leaves are good in more than just soups and braised meat dishes; they can also enliven vegetables and even drinks. Beans and lentils are nice when cooked with a bay leaf or two, says nofunlatte, while sueatmo puts bay leaves under the skin...