To keep from going stir-crazy during the pandemic, I’ve tapped into kitchen ambitions I never knew I had. The latest is mixology. Recently, I lined my counter with newly purchased rye, cognac, ...

New York City does drinks fancy. At the first bar I visited there this summer, I spent an unreasonable amount of money on a tequila cocktail made with clarified peach juice. It was poured over a ...

Six minutes. Six classic cocktails. In a Mexican wrestling ring. It's not a bartending scenario Kaitlyn Stewart imagined when she started mixing drinks 11 years ago to help pay for university. The ...

Unlike the often complicated cocktail books of the past, these five offerings by new-to-the-cocktail-world authors are written specifically for the home cook/bartender. Each aims to help you ...

Hey, Bartender: What is the proper amount to tip at a bar? Gratuity is a dicey subject. Opinions vary wildly on what qualifies as a fair amount. One thing we can all agree on, however, is that tipping ...

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