Alcademics

Behold a big batch of new drink books, from drink recipes to cocktail culture to history and architecture. Read more →

A photographic tour of the bars and restaurants I visited in Moscow during the Bacardi Legacy Global Cocktail Competition 2014. Read more →

This blog post contains more information from Michael Mascha's book Fine Waters and website FineWaters.com. Previously I looked at How to Classify Bottled Waters and How to Properly Serve Bottle Water. Today we'll look at pairing water with food. You can read the full description of it on the FineWaters... Read more →

Here are some random pictures and notes from my trip to Rome and the Amalfi Coast with Pallini Limoncello. Rome is a very, very crowded city, especially around tourist attractions. On our second day there we had a guide who was amazing and knew all the ways around the lines.... Read more →

Two stories have popped up recently on the intersection between chefs and gin. Before: Roxor gin is made in Texas and was developed in part by Robert Del Grande, a James Beard-awarded chef with a PhD in biochemistry. The gin contains the usual juniper, corriander, orris, grains of paradise and... Read more →

In September 2010 I visited several sherry bodegas. Here are food pictures from the area. Food in the sherry region is all about seafood and Iberian ham, all served tapas-style. I think the meat eaters on my trip must have had ham ten different ways. (Langostinos.) (Mmm, gazpacho. I had... Read more →

People complain that you can't get a Budweiser at Rickhouse. But do they think they should be able to get a McDonald's hamburger at Chez Panisse? Read more →

The 2010 Michelin Guides to restaurants have just come out. I received copies of both the New York and San Francisco guides. New in both is a designation of "Notable Cocktail List" (also, Notable Sake List) along with the Notable Wine List designation already in the guides. Venues in San... Read more →