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  • My sherry amour: Sample fine wine in all seven sipping styles

    You may know it as Grandma's tipple, but in its native Spain, sherry is the drink of cigar-smoking macho men. In fact, in standing-room-only tapas bars, it is the food wine of choice in all its seven styles, from the driest, briny fino to the sweetest, nuttiest pedro ximenez. more

  • Mix the perfect drink Photo

    Home entertaining requires juggling three roles: host, chef and bartender. Of the three, the bartender is most crucial. It sets the mood. Proffering that first flute of bubbly or a pilsner in a sleek chilled glass has immediate impact. It spells welcome and whets the appetite. more

  • A Chinese New Year's valentine meal Photo

    As the old gasoline ad urged, put a little tiger in your tank — and your dinner plans— this Valentine's Day. more

  • Are you label literate?

    Many people simply don't know how to read the government-required label, and few understand what the label is saying if they bother to look at it. more

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    I'm awash in Angostura bitters, the aromatic concoction made from a secret combination of herbs, alcohol, gentian and vegetable flavorings. And I'm here to tell you there is great joy in giving the gift of bitters. more

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