10 Iced Coffee Hacks To Improve Your Summer Caffeine Game
You've made the move to the cube—drinking coffee over ice. But how to break out of the cold brew rut? Here are 10 iced coffee hacks to step up your cup.
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How To Utilize The Earthy Sweetness Of Beets In Cocktails
Back in the heyday of cocktails in the 19th century, a light tipple to lift up one’s morning was quite common, in addition to being a means of warding off illness. Today, it’s freshly juiced kale wheatgrass, young-coconut water, ginger and beets that come together for a different kind of alchemy in the morning. Increasingly, these flavors are finding their…
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10 Beers Perfect For Warm-Weather Sipping
With Memorial Day weekend just days away, it's officially time to fire up the grill and get ready for summer (random temperature drops be damned). So what are you drinking while you're marinating some meats in advance of a backyard dinner, or during your hours-long sun soak on the beach? Sure, you could go with a glass of…
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Here Are 10 Wines Perfect For Warm-Weather Sipping
There's not much that can measure up to taking in a summer sunset with the backdrop of a beautiful vineyard. Pour yourself a glass (or three) of vino and you're really in business. But with so many options out there — and with conventional wisdom dictating you either reach for a rosé or choose between an oaky…
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Maison Premiere's Subtropical Take On The Pimm's Cup
Ah, the Pimm’s Cup. Festooned with chunks of strawberry, orange, cucumber and mint, it’s a delightfully easygoing English beverage befitting of any polo match or late-afternoon tipple. The gin base in Pimm’s No.1 — along with a healthful mix of other spices and herbs — gives it a slightly bitter note, which is balanced out with…
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Strawberry-Watermelon Agua Fresca
There's no easier way to get your fruits (and veggies) than by blending them up into a colorful, delicious smoothie. Pick up a copy of cook and food writer Jenna Helwig's new book, Smoothie-licious, and fire up that blender you know you don't use enough. I distinctly remember tasting cilantro for the first time as…
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Sun Tea: So Much More Than Sun-Brewed Tea
There is a romance behind the filling of a beautiful glass pitcher with cold, pure water and delicate tea bags, and placing it in a beam of happy sunlight. You know, that magical energy that will turn water into a golden brew perfect for sipping all summer long. But despite the joy of making something so…
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What The Hell Is A Michelada Anyway?
If you’ve been out for brunch in the last year or so, then perhaps you’ve seen a rather peculiar-sounding drink on the menu called a michelada. South of the border, everyone knows what it is, but up here, even in the big cities, few people do. Unless, of course, you’re a boozehound like me or…
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20 Best Beers For Summer Grilling. Period.
How do you ignite a debate at a summer cookout? Ask guests which beers pair best with the smoked and/or spicy meats you’re about to serve. Undoubtedly, you’ll get myriad answers, including cautions about what not to serve: nothing too sweet, nothing too bitter, nothing too strong, nothing too in-between.What are your options then? These…
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Kölsch: Where Ale Meets Lager
Once upon a time in the late 19th century, the straw-colored, light-tasting lager style called pilsner — originally from the Czech city of Pilsen — was taking the European drinking public by storm. German brewers, having taken notice, sought their own commercial hit, lest the empire be swept away by a style from over the border…
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5 Types Of Whiskey To Drink This Summer. Summer?
When I started drinking whiskey — probably in my early 20s — it was a drink for big occasions. It certainly wasn’t downed with the nonchalant abandon one might associate with, say, tequila or chilled vodka. It was rarely, if ever, consumed during warm weather (we had gin and tonics for that), and it was…
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Now Pouring: An Addictive Coconut Matcha Smoothie Recipe
Jen Yee is the pastry chef at NYC’s Lafayette Grand Café and Bakery, an expansive all-day bakery and restaurant in the heart of New York’s NoHo neighborhood. Yee’s kitchen mastery and innovation have launched her baked goods and sweets to the top of dessert aficionados’ most-wanted lists. Know what’s hot right now? Jen does, and she’s using it everywhere:…
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10 Refreshing Reasons To Drink Outside This Summer
This summer, go canping. That's like glamping, but with incredible craft beer in cans. Or go for a picnic, now that you don't need to worry about knocking over your rosé all over your nice charcuterie spread. Grilling? Toss your cocktail components on there so the Grillmaster has something worthy to drink and if you…
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GlobALE Warming: The Fall Of Summer Beer
The beer groundhog has seen his shadow and is extremely confused. It looks like the beer world will be having an exceptionally long summer and equally early winter. I noticed a December expiration date while drinking a summer ale. There's nothing wrong with drinking summer seasonals well into fall, but isn't it brewed "just" for…
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Fire It Up! A Grilled Tomato-Watermelon Michelada Recipe
There are few better things than an ice-cold michelada on a scorching hot summer day. But, while you're dripping with sweat anyway, might as well fire up the grill to add an extra dimension to the already grand, tomato juice-spiked classic Mexican beer cocktail. This version, featuring watermelon and shishito peppers, packs a punch you're…
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20 Ultra-Refreshing Beers To Drink Right Now
After a brutal winter and mediocre spring, we’re finally in the thick of summer with some decent beach weather. It’s time for some lighter brews — though, as you’ll see, this doesn’t necessarily mean lighter in color or flavor. A running trend has been the breakout of flavorful session IPAs (under 5 percent ABV), which won’t leave…
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20 Things To Look Forward To This Summer
[caption id="attachment_72931" align="alignnone" width="700" ] A few of our favorite things (clockwise): Homemade ice cream, beer in Philadelphia, the Nashville Hot Chicken Festival, rosé, barbecue competitions, the paloma.[/caption] Summer doesn’t officially begin until June 21. But, really, who isn't already in the summer mindset? Thought so. With that, the editors got together to list some…
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Cardamom Blush Cocktail Recipe
As someone who is getting married this summer, I know all too well that the devil is in the details. What was initially deemed a simple post-ceremony reception is now a wildly choreographed journey for each wedding participant, guiding them through sight, sound and of course, spirit. A veritable tour-de-force of flowers, jazz and vintage decor…
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Honeydew Mint Chia Fresca Recipe
Good juicing takes more than tossing a bunch of produce in an extractor and hoping the resulting liquid is palatable. Take charge of your glass with Julie Morris' Superfood Juices. Her tried-and-true blends are as delicious as they are packed with vitamins and antioxidants. Start off with a cool, cleansing honeydew agua fresca spiked with…
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Around The World In 5 Tropical Cocktails
Right about this time of year, a slurry of articles appear with suggestions for weather-warming cocktails, such as the Hot Toddy or fall cocktails that highlight orchard fruits and other seasonal delights. They almost always sound fabulous and perfect for this time of year, but as you have most likely already read those articles, I…
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Weekend Drinking: 5 Peak-Of-Summer Cocktails To Cool You Off
It's hot, it's the weekend and we hope you're somewhere nice...and private, so you can enjoy these five hand-selected summer cocktails perfect for taming a scorcher. Break out the cocktail shaker, pitcher, fancy metal Prohibition-era straws, whatever it takes to get a strong tipple in you, and peruse these spectacular bar snacks if hunger strikes.…
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Cambodian Sangria Recipe
We're slightly obsessed with the fare at Num Pang Sandwich Shop — thanks to owners Ratha Chaupoly and Ben Daitz, our favorite meatball sub in the city happens to be Cambodian. To go with their fresh offerings (by the way, try their seasonal peach and bacon sandwich while it's around), Cambodian sangria is the way…
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8 Fruit-Forward IPAs You Should Drink Now
Today marks the beginning of August, and the bitter dog days of summer are here. Thankfully it’s also National IPA Day! We gave India Pale Ales (IPAs) a full month of coverage in June, but we saved one of our favorite styles of IPAs just for this day of celebration. Many IPAs are defined by…
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25 Recipes For Your Awesome Weekend Picnic
We all know that ants can ruin a picnic, but so can a slew of other scenarios. A soggy-bottomed sandwich, stale food, litter…these are just a few of the situations that can turn a happy, sunny day sad. But the perfect picnic is within your grasp — you just need to be smart and strategize.…
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Hack Of The Day: How To Chill Wine In Five Minutes (Or Less)
Leave it to Dr. Vino, master of all that is wine, to post the perfect companion to a brutally hot summer night. Don't stick that bottle in the freezer "for a sec." You can and will forget it's there, and I'm not posting the photos of the time that happened to me. Here's a faster,…
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5 Juicy Beers That Pack A Strawberry Punch
Strawberries are a staple of summer dishes and cocktails, but one area they've only recently been blooming is in the beer world. This past April, Budweiser made headlines when they released a strawberry variant of their Lime-A-Rita beer cocktail. It makes a great gift for someone you hate, but that’s about it. Thank goodness craft…
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