In the basement of the Townhouse in Venice, CA is the Del Monte, a speakeasy that isn’t some newfound faux speakeasy like many that have come into fashion of late, but a bonafide secret bar that opened during Prohibition and still operates to this day. We give you a glimpse inside.
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Patrick Cappiello, the wine director at Pearl & Ash in New York City shows us the wine gadgets that are actually worth buying—especially what you need if you’ve broken your cork. For more wine videos from Patrick, visit his series Tasting Notes: http://ply.by/Wrs1LL
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College is generally a dark time for cocktails. I remember a summer back in 1994 when all I ordered at my local watering hole's Dollar Drink Night was my newly discovered favorite: the Vodka Collins. The surly bartenders we descended upon in droves would throw a slug of the cheapest liquor available into a glass,…
There are those mornings when there simply isn't enough energy and hand-eye coordination at your disposal to make breakfast and a cocktail. Here's the good news: We have the drink to solve that problem. As a public service to the hungover, every week we track down the best bartenders in America and ask them to share…
Many self-proclaimed manly men wouldn't dare order a glass of pink wine, let alone bubbly pink wine. One look at that pale hue, and they think strawberries, bubblegum and Sex and the City. But if manly men believe those qualities bear any resemblance to rosé, they're letting their eyes deceive them.
That game last night, huh? So much booze, so much booze. It's all a little hazy this morning. Luckily, as a public service to the hungover, every week we track down the best bartenders in America and ask them to share their favorite hair-of-the-dog remedies. This week, in a special post-Super Bowl hangover edition, we…
Ever since I was old enough to form holiday memories, my favorite thing about the Christmas season has been eggnog. As a minor in the 1970s, of course, I was relegated to the cheap, artificially colored, gelatinous goop that was found in the dairy section of my local supermarket. Thickened with unrecognizable…