Nov 22, 2023 – As the holiday season arrives it becomes time for holiday potables to emerge. Thanksgiving ushers in the period when unique concoctions arrive with robust spices and ingredients not normally used throughout the rest of the calendar. One sign of the times is when grocery store dairy sections clear out...

Oct 26, 2021 – There is a good chance you have been shoving a cart around one of the big box stores or bulk suppliers and come across beverages of mysterious origins. Beers with flashy graphics never before seen, or spirits on display with in-house labels. There could be anything coming to mind between...

Dec 31, 2021 – than once, I’ve referred you readers to the encyclopedia of drinking known as Brad Slager and his VIP column in these pages, “Dipsology … (See “Dipsology: Beyond the Basics — Some Champagne Options for Your New Year’s Revelry“) In his column, like the one he wrote about…

Dec 31, 2021 – Even if you do not like “bubbly,” these champagne cocktail options should make the drinking de rigueur palatable. As the mandated calendar flip takes place tonight, whether you are out at a party, at an event, or sedately celebrating at home, there is a likelihood that champagne is going...

Feb 29, 2024 – A certain beer company experienced something deeply revealing in the weeks after the Super Bowl. Following a number of feature placement commercials during the game, and a 4th quarter spot involving the return of the iconic Clydesdales, Bud Light sales managed to take a dip in the days after the...

Jan 31, 2024 – As a way of fighting off the cold, or battling the winter doldrums, it is a fine time to tap into the spirit of the tropics as a tonic. Why not divert your angst for a spell with some jaunty, flashy distractions in a glass? If you are to enter...

Mar 16, 2024 – Okay, right from the start, the rhetoric in the headline is just that. I mean, Patty has the day named after him, after all, so no - it is not a misnomer. But still, given the ritualistic imbibing taking place this weekend, there is another possibly more worthy figure for...

Jun 9, 2024 – There is a cycle in the press when new ideas from the left emerge: Their daft proposals get reported on, then there is a reaction or backlash from the right, and next the press responds with mock offense by suggesting conservatives created a conspiracy that does not exist, finishing then...

May 22, 2024 – In the next couple of weeks, a fire sale will be taking place. It is a not-uncommon event, especially in the current economy; a failed business venture selling off its assets, hoping to recoup some of the losses before shuttering completely, is becoming all too common. That this involves a...

Jun 30, 2024 – As we get set for this week’s celebration of our country’s birthday, it is a wonderful time to look back and appreciate how the crafters of our founding documents celebrated, consumed and imbibed in their era. The food and drink of colonial times are not always top of mind as...