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Fri. 02 Oct '09
Drinks
Learn the art of craft distilling at Tuthilltown Spirits. Nestled in the Hudson Valley, Tuthilltown Spirits--maker of those short, stocky bottles of whiskey--is the first... more
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Thu. 30 Jul '09
Drinks
Bigger is better for these supercharged, high-proof spirits . When spirits top 80 proof (40 percent ABV), they're often throat burners about as tasty as paint thinner.... more
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Thu. 19 Nov '09
Drinks
Handcrafted Tito's is the vodka drinker's vodka. Austin, Texas, is known as the home of great barbecue, a rockin' music scene and...vodka? That's right: Austin's own... more
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Wed. 04 Nov '09
Drinks
A new, locally made spirit from a Chicago bar star. With the exception of rosy-hued Negronis, pink is not a color associated with serious cocktails. But there's a new... more
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Wed. 28 Oct '09
Cooking
The spirits aren't the only ones to enjoy pan de muerto. While Halloween is all about running from the supernatural and stuffing ourselves with candy corn, Dia de Los... more
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Tue. 11 Aug '09
Drinks
Koval Distillery gives grain-based spirits a good name . Clear alcohol's got a bad rap these days. Serious drinkers and mixers pooh-pooh vodka, and grain alcohol is... more
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Mon. 22 Dec '08
Drinks
Three unconventional and highly affordable bottles from Astor. Instead of buying your favorite liquor-loving friends another bottle of their standby whiskey or gin,... more
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Thu. 19 Nov '09
Drinks
Handcrafted Tito's is the vodka drinker's vodka. Austin, Texas, is known as the home of great barbecue, a rockin' music scene and...vodka? That's right: Austin's own... more
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Thu. 19 Nov '09
Drinks
Handcrafted Tito's is the vodka drinker's vodka. Austin, Texas, is known as the home of great barbecue, a rockin' music scene and...vodka? That's right: Austin's own... more
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Fri. 06 Nov '09
Drinks
Leopold Bros. restores the cranberry's cocktail cred . When it comes to cocktails, cranberries have had a tough go of it. Last decade's Cosmopolitan craze has left most... more
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Tue. 27 Oct '09
Drinks
Drink with the pros at Louis 649's Tuesday Night Tastings. With new bottles appearing on the back-bar all the time, it's impossible to know which are actually worth a... more
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Wed. 09 Sep '09
Dining
Travel the culinary world without leaving Chicago. We live for gastronomic exploration--but even the most intrepid diners like a little hand-holding sometimes. The World... more
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Fri. 31 Jul '09
Dining
We've been keeping these treats cool for you. Summer's the time for ice cream, tomatoes, the lake, cocktails and cold beer. Sound good? Here's how to make it all happen... more
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Tue. 10 Feb '09
Dining
Announcing Tasting Table's Everywhere edition. Dear Tasting Table Subscriber: It's time to branch out. For a few months, we've been your daily source for the best eats... more
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Wed. 22 Oct '08
Drinks
The Chestnut Bar proudly puts a mistake on its menu. Few bartenders will admit it, but accidents and happenstance create just as many cocktails as patient trial and... more
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Mon. 26 Oct '09
Drinks
A new guide to mixing organic, eco-friendly cocktails . You don't want pesticides in your meat or vegetables--why shouldn't you set the same standard for your martinis... more
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Fri. 28 Aug '09
Drinks
A Swedish potato vodka is converting the skeptics. Vodka is the Coldplay of the spirits world: Cocktail experts like to decry it as overhyped, overplayed and... more
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Fri. 21 Aug '09
Wine
The new generation of retsina is better than ever. It was inevitable: The rise of quality Greek wine had to trickle down to an improvement in retsina. This pine... more
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Wed. 08 Jul '09
Drinks
Craft beer and whiskey form a spirited symbiosis. All whiskey begins life as beer--or at least a beerlike liquid made from malted grain and water, which is then distilled... more
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Wed. 24 Jun '09
Drinks
Reunite yourself with tequila at Mayahuel. When drinkers tell Phil Ward they don’t like tequila--plastic bottles of bad collegiate booze still knocking about their... more
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Mon. 20 Apr '09
Drinks
Bye-bye, backwoods: Moonshine has gone legit. Moonshine is leaving the holler for the cocktail bar. Once a backcountry black market, the illicit elixir no longer warrants... more
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Wed. 18 Feb '09
Drinks
This local honey-based wine is creating a buzz. Nathaniel and Thatcher Martin want to change the way you think about mead--if you think about it at all, that is. Most... more
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Fri. 09 Oct '09
Drinks
Legendary DEWAR's blended Scotch whisky event comes to Chicago. Blending Scotch whisky is a complex process. Thankfully DEWAR's has had over 160 years of practice. And... more
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Tue. 06 Oct '09
Drinks
Local bartenders have their eyes on apples this season. Lola's lays claim to creating the first Appletini in L.A., and there was a time when this sugary green cocktail... more
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Mon. 27 Jul '09
Drinks
Seedling Orchard's apple cider for adults. If you want to make the best hard cider, it makes sense to start with the best apples. Fortunately for Peter Klein, there are... more
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Mon. 08 Sep '08
Wine
Finally! An eco-friendly boxed wine we'll drink. Wine is a carbon Bigfoot: All those heavy glass bottles and time spent on trucks and planes add up. Wine producers have... more
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Wed. 08 Jul '09
Wine
An all-occasion sampler from Tasting Table and Crush . From picnics to barbecues to a quiet session with a dozen oysters, there's not one perfect bottle of wine for... more
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Sat. 06 Sep '08
Drinks
Give the green fairy another chance: Authentic absinthe is back. Since the U.S. lifted its ban on absinthe last year, a blitz of new, authentic liqueur has hit New York.... more
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Mon. 02 Nov '09
Drinks
Apples get the bottle treatment. Black Arkansas, Pippins and Pink Ladies are currently bobbing in bins at local farmers' markets. Such fall bounty is well and good, but... more
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Fri. 23 Oct '09
People
A West Coast cocktail whiz lands in Manhattan. Any bartender in the city would jump at the chance to work with Daniel Boulud. But when it came time to pick the bartender... more
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Thu. 01 Oct '09
Wine
Two versatile French wines make their debut in the States. For people like Stéphane Erésué or Thierry Capdemourlin, whose families have owned... more
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Thu. 24 Sep '09
Dining
Find heartland hip at the city's latest hot spots. Sea Change Chef Tim McKee (pictured), of the city's most-lauded restaurant, La Belle Vie, has recently expanded his... more
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Wed. 23 Sep '09
Drinks
Genever, an 1800s-style gin, hits Chicago bars . Serious tipplers make a mission of recreating drinks from the cocktail's golden age. But to be historically accurate, a... more
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Fri. 18 Sep '09
People
Meet Columbus, Ohio's burgeoning bar and restaurant mogul. Columbus, Ohio, may be a hotbed of college-football fanaticism, but thanks to Liz Lessner, it's the city's... more
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Fri. 11 Sep '09
Drinks
Celebrate National Bourbon Heritage Month with a Louisville bar crawl. Recently, Congress declared September as National Bourbon Heritage Month. To celebrate, Louisville... more
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Wed. 02 Sep '09
Dining
Survive the season's final heat wave with a K-town favorite. BCD Tofu House, the international Korean chain with an outpost on 32nd St., is famous for its soon sundubu: a... more
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Wed. 02 Sep '09
Drinks
For Bourbon Heritage Month, a whiskey lover's bar crawl. September is Bourbon Heritage month, and to celebrate America's most beloved whiskey, we turned to a local... more
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Thu. 27 Aug '09
Wine
Hit the street to try New Zealand's best wine, from Sauvignon Blanc and beyond . When it comes to wine, it's tough to break old habits: Most of us find a few bottles we... more
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Wed. 05 Aug '09
Drinks
An old liqueur learns some new tricks. Limoncello, the sweet Italian lemon liqueur from the sunny Amalfi Coast, is too cloying for some. But John des Rosiers swears it's... more
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Wed. 08 Jul '09
Drinks
Brewers look to fruits and herbs for seasonal beers. Adding spices and fruits to beer isn't new--who hasn't added lime to a Corona?--but West Coast brewers are going more... more
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Fri. 03 Jul '09
Drinks
North Shore Distillery turns Lake Michigan into cocktail gold. You wouldn't want to take a gulp of Lake Michigan water. But when it's passed through the able hands (and... more
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Fri. 03 Jul '09
Wine
Local vineyards think Illinois produce tastes good in liquid form, too. The West Coast has long been the jewel in American winemaking's crown. But if you're in a "what... more
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Mon. 22 Jun '09
Drinks
Tend bar like the Roger Room's Damian Windsor. Damian Windsor doesn't want to reinvent the cocktail. He just wants to make it more interesting. The Australian-born... more
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Mon. 01 Jun '09
Drinks
A new gin blends two British favorites. Is there a more quintessentially British drink than a gin and tonic? Perhaps not at the bar, but afternoon tea is as English as... more
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Fri. 27 Mar '09
Drinks
The sweetly sour world of Flemish red ales. Flemish red. Flanders red. Belgian red. The distinctive sweet-and-sour ales of Belgium's West Flanders region go by many... more
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Tue. 17 Mar '09
Drinks
The best St. Patrick's Day innovation since the car bomb cocktail. No other holiday inspires more innovative drinking and alcoholic derring-do than St. Patrick's Day. But... more
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Wed. 04 Feb '09
People
In tough times, Eric Ripert banks on the black truffle. In tough economic times, even star chefs have to cut back on exorbitant ingredients. But at Le Bernardin, chef... more
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Wed. 26 Nov '08
Drinks
Visit Madam Geneva for a crash course in new (and very old) gins. The city is in the midst of a full-blown gin revival, with the juniper-scented spirit turning up at our... more
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Wed. 12 Nov '08
Wine
Hit D.O.C. Wine Shop for obscure values. Anyone can make a dinner party impression with a well-known, expensive wine. But we prefer to bring under-the-radar wines that... more
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Thu. 09 Oct '08
Wine
A Procrastinator’s Guide to the NYC Wine & Food Festival. This weekend, the New York City Wine & Food Festival invades the Meatpacking District with countless... more
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Thu. 11 Sep '08
Drinks
When life hands you beer and wine, make Tric-quila . The East Village's community board is notoriously prudish when granting liquor licenses. So when Mercadito's new... more
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Wed. 29 Jul '09
Dining
Pick a park: Your ready-made picnic is waiting nearby. With what little sunshine we're given, who wants to eat indoors? Take to the grass with these expert picnics, each... more
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Fri. 06 Mar '09
Drinks
Brewers are rolling out the barrels for high-end beer . In their constant quest for better-tasting beer, more and more brewers are stealing a page from the spirits... more
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Thu. 25 Sep '08
Dining
Sake extravaganza, high-seas wine tour, dining for charity, and a can’t-miss bourbon tasting. Thursday, 9/25 (6 p.m. to 9 p.m.)For Goodness, SakeAfter attending the... more
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