:: drink archives
Coffee Quiz
by Sarah Litvin
April 16, 2008
Coffee is one of the world’s most valuable traded commodities, with an estimated 11 million hectares of the world’s farmland dedicated to its cultivation. Every day, Americans drink more than 300 million cups, but how much do we really know…
[Green Girl] Got Organic?
by Kelly Bryan Smith
April 16, 2008
Millions of dairy cows live in small pens on conventional factory farms with little or no access to grass and fresh air. Dairy farmers pump the cows with growth hormones that cause them to produce 10 times as much…
How to Make Irish Coffee
by Sage Carter-Hooey
March 12, 2008
1. Put desired number of sugar cubes into glass mug. (You should use clear glass mugs—Dollar Tree has them for, yes, a dollar apiece.)
DIY: The Day After
by Lori Gregory
Photo by Melissa Webster
March 12, 2008
For the past three months I’ve been stuck inside the four walls of my house, braving this new-fangled “southern winter” we’re experiencing, and I am bored. I’m dying in here. I’ve clung to…
Irish Cocktails
by Lindsey Maddox
March 12, 2008
If you can’t find anything green in your closet, a green drink could be your best defense against pinchers ready to pounce on their non-green companions. You can add green food dye to pretty much anything and make it festive, but to be truly St. Paddy’s ready, try a more organically green cocktail. Below are some recipes that will suit any taste, and if not, I hear absinthe’s legal now.
Beer Me Up, Scotty
by Ian Williams
Photo by Maggie Burks
March 12, 2008
This St. Patrick’s Day, forget the artificially green light beer, and pick up a real Irish beer. The Irish have been brewing beer since at least the 12th century, so you can figure they are good at it. Beer generally falls into one of two categories: lagers and ales. But Irish beer has one more category: stout, or porter.
[Lunch Lady] Beer Me!
by Margaret Cahoon
Photo by Darren Schwindaman
March 5, 2008
Lunch Lady’s friends hear it all the time: Lunch Lady’s getting too old for this. Too old for what, you ask? And for what, short of wearing footie pajamas, could a 24-year-old be too old? Well, Lunch Lady is too old to go out with her friends, watch them drink too much, wait around until they’re ready to go home, and then follow them here and there to make sure they’re not making regrettable decisions. This isn’t college anymore, folks. (Well, maybe it is for some of you.)
[Fly] Beginner’s Guide To Wine
by Ronni Mott
December 19, 2007
When it comes to wine, a little knowledge goes a long way. You can get a nice white for under $10, but stick to $15 an up for reds. Here are some other wine basics to get you…
[Fly] How to Stock a Bar
by Ronni Mott
December 12, 2007
If you have a couple of grand in disposable income, stocking a full bar can suck up all of that in a heartbeat. For most of us though, that’s pretty unrealistic, and unless you’re into the whole dinner-party, entertaining-the-boss scene, the “bar” usually means what our closest friends like to drink. That can mean anything from a six-pack in the fridge and vodka in the freezer, to a bottle of Jack, and some cheap tequila complete with salt for the Margarita glasses.
1 [Food & Drink] The Sunset in Your Glass
by Farley Walker
September 23, 2007
Now that summer is almost over, you might find yourself longing for another hot and lazy afternoon in the hammock, a chilled glass of wine at the ready, instead of your now-harried schedule of before and after-school chauffeuring and parent-teacher meetings. Fret not; there are plenty of warm-weather weekends where you can pretend you’re still carefree. But instead of your summer standby chardonnay, be adventurous and try a tasty rosé to usher in a spectacular autumn sunset.
[Food & Drink] Tripping the Wine Fantastic
by Farley Walker
Photo by Christi Vivar
August 8, 2007
Tired of taking the same vacations? Even if you adore New Orleans, Atlanta or Florida, you might be itching to find yourself in new surroundings, doing activities unavailable at home. Why not try…
[Food & Drink] So Many Reasons for Riesling
by Farley Walker
July 18, 2007
When I first began drinking wine, I dived right in to big, fat reds: Cabernet, Zinfandel, Petite Sirah and the like. Whites weren’t on my radar; I thought they were beneath a real wine drinker. Little did I know. … Then I found Riesling. That elegant, versatile grape brought me back from the dark side. My first experience with Riesling was sweet, but it can also be made off-dry or bone dry, as well as in a sparkling version.
[Food & Drink] As American as Burek Pie
by Farley Walker
June 20, 2007
If any grape bespeaks the sunny climes and fearless attitude inherent to California, Zinfandel does. Whether it’s the bold, fruity flavors or its tendency toward a high alcohol content, Zinfandel successfully represents the state that stands as a mecca for loud celebrities.
[Food & Drink] Cyber Wine
by Farley Walker
Photo by Christi Vivar
May 30, 2007
When I first became obsessed with learning all I could about wine, I subscribed to Wine Spectator, the premier publication on wines in the U.S. The problem was that I hardly read it, and when I did, I was often annoyed. The articles seemed to assume that the reader had unlimited funds to purchase futures of Bordeaux, dine at extravagant restaurants and invest in separate glassware for the many grape varieties. Sometimes, Wine Spectator is like a private men’s club that requires a secret knock to enter. Granted, some of the wines on their “Top 100” are affordable. However, you can’t always get those wines, which can make the list frustrating.
[Food & Drink] From Point A to You
by Farley Walker
May 16, 2007
What a deflated party balloon it was—filling up an online shopping cart only to get a denial: “Do not pass GO, do not collect your wine.” At some point, you’ve probably made the same sad discovery I did several years ago: wineries cannot ship to individuals residing in Mississippi. Well, not legally anyway. Prohibition still exists in this state, at least when it comes to the issue of direct shipping for wine.
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