Being in East Coast exile, nothing bothers me more than the mediocre and overpriced beers I am forced to drink. In Oregon, a $4 beer is normal, a $5 beer expensive. In New England, a $6 beer is normal, an $8 beer expensive. Not to...
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Squirrel in cider, from Frank Kohler's 1961 book Wild Fowl Game Cookery, replete with cute drawings of the animals you are going to eat.
Dwight Eisenhower liked his booze and you can drink your booze Ike-style. If you like egg nog, here is Eisenhower's personal recipe.
If we are returning to the Gilded Age, we might as well be drinking their cocktails too, which have become all the rage. That's mostly a good thing as the austerity cocktails of the post-Prohibition Era have their place (I love a good martini of...
By and large, the cocktail revolution of the early 21st century has been welcome. A lot of great historical drinks have been uncovered, many people have moved beyond the chocolate.
People served free food at a bar with their drink order, 19th century. The horror.* God knows I love me a rant. And a lot of them are pointless but.
Living in Rhode Island, with one of the nation's worst brewing scenes, the answer is absolutely not, but even when I am in paradise Oregon, the answer is still no. Yet some are concerned. Located off Rhode Island’s coast, the Atlantic Ocean isle is filled...
LGM has some principles shared across writers. For one, we like booze. For two, although I guess this is not fully confirmed among everyone, most of us at least think.
Another Decoration Day, another day to remember the Union crushing southerners committing treason to defend slavery. Two best tweets of this Memorial Day: The creation of Arlington National Cemetery is.
Someone had better be delivering one of these 1947 ice masks to cure a hangover to my front door by the morning. Also, Monk.
A few victual related items for your Friday afternoon: 1. The fad of celebrity chefs making "runway food" to promote the conspicuous consumption of rich people that then gets celebrated.
I'm sure this story about an Oklahoma gun range that wants a liquor license doesn't reinforce what the world thinks about Americans: From movie theaters to bowling alleys to golf.