hangover

It may be a new year, but the hangovers are the same. Luckily, I have something for that! After self-resuscitating with noodles/fried food/bagel, a nutrient-packed juice is the knockout punch for even the worst of booze-related ailments.Alcohol irritates the lining of the stomach, blocking the body’s absorption of minerals and vitamins, including potassium, B1, B12 and…

You've got to hand it to North Korea. One week after shocking the world with claims of its first hydrogen bomb, the rogue nation goes and one-ups itself by boasting of an even more impressive feat: alcohol without the hangover.Impossible, you say? Not when you have a state-run news agency like the Pyongyang Times.According to…

We all know the feeling of waking up the night after partying a little too hard and feeling nothing but regret and nausea. Greasy foods, caffeinated peanut butter and even vitamin-filled vodka are available to help avoid those morning-after troubles. There are even IV clinics and buses in New York and Las Vegas that will…

Today’s food crazes generally run in two veins: a) deconstruct anything to its purest form and b) stack and stuff as much as you can into a single item. Today, we bring to light two examples of the latter.A Massachusetts company called Steem has created a one-stop breakfast jar of caffeinated peanut butter.“It’s a time-saver; your…

I’ve never heard of Lactated Ringer’s solution before. But, here’s what I do know: after being injected with roughly 2,000 milliliters of the bizarre-sounding liquid, I am finally beginning to feel like a real person again. It’s Sunday afternoon. I’m sprawled out on my couch. There’s a large needle protruding from a vein in my right…

Hangover. The most cringe-inducing word known to the drinking community. Its mere mention brings about ghastly memories: A pounding headache and grumbling stomach, complete with that overwhelming feeling of disorientation. Find yourself nodding along right about now? Yes, for some people this all is simply known as a “weekend routine.”One thing to take comfort in,…

So your New Year's resolution is to start distancing yourself from the delivery guy, is it? Let's put that to the test on the first day of 2013, starting with undoubtedly the most effective hangover recipe we've ever experienced. Serve it with any of our 5 Bloody Marys you've never tried before — keep that…

It is believed that alcohol was invented sometime around 5,000 BC in Mesopotamia and that it was sometime during the following day when man searched for the first greasy spoon café. Next Tuesday, New Year’s Day, more people will wake up with a hangover than on any other single day of the year. Have we…

Welcome to a very sad installment of What To Eat For Lunch. I blame Chile for having such amazing wine. Desperate for something cold, wet and watery to soothe what ailed me this morning and nowhere near ready for food, I remembered I had a bottle of this stuff in my fridge, an impulse buy…

[caption id="attachment_63479" align="alignnone" width="700" ] Clockwise: The oyster bar at Felix's, Coop's Place, an order of Cheddar burgers at Port Of Call, the legendary fried chicken at Fiorella's.[/caption] New Orleans is a fun drinking town, especially with all these great new cocktail bars cropping up. But with a fun drinking town comes the not-so-fun-hangover-morning town.…

Hyderabad, India, doesn’t have an official city-wide barista competition, but if it did, I’d put my money on Hardik Bali at Spice Junxion, a well-known Indian restaurant in the heart of Banjara Hills, inside the posh Taj Deccan. In Hyderabad, the making of South India–style “filter coffee” has been elevated to the level of performance…

Way before the pickleback came şalgam, a super spicy fermented bulgur-pickle juice popular in Turkey. The deep red concoction combines the juice of pickled red carrots, salt, spices and aromatic turnip along with ground bulgur wheat. It's all mixed together and fermented in barrels. Şalgam is traditionally served cold in large glasses and garnished with…

January is national detox month. But not everyone is in a position to nurse the past year’s cumulative hangovers and other binges. If you’re a bartender, for example, chances are that abstaining from alcohol is not really an option. (Same goes for us hapless souls who make a living writing about wine and spirits.) But,…

My wife and I hosted a Christmas party the other night. It started out a respectable affair, with nibbles, music and casual conversation but when it ended sometime after 2:30, the hardcore revelers (including this host) weren’t merely tipsy. We were f-ing drunk. Usually, when I’m in this position, I drink a lot of water—several…

After yesterday’s feast, it’s hard to wake up in the morning and think of what to eat. After all you must be feeling like you've ingested enough food to feed a small army. That’s why we’ve come up with the best post-gorging menu that will see you through that terrible hangover, while giving you some…