Food & Drink

You may not have heard of shochu, the most important traditional Japanese spirit. Or, you may have tasted it but never realized you did—lately, bartenders started using this versatile liquor in various cocktails like highballs, martinis and Negronis in the U.S. In Japan, shochu is more popular than sake. In 2020, shochu accounted for 15.4%

Chef Nikhil Abuvala’s love for cooking began in his grandmother’s kitchen, before he could even reach a kitchen countertop. He’d stand on a chair and help his grandmother roll out fresh Indian flatbread, admiring the way she moved about the kitchen collecting herbs and spices for various dishes. “I got to spend a lot of

To say that advertising executive Tom Bannister likes granola is a massive understatement. What began as a casual appreciation for the breakfast cereal became a “true love” (his words!) over the years. Whenever he traveled with his wife Eva Chen, they’d always make a point to sample the local granola. “I’ve had granola from Tokyo

Spanish chef Joan Seguí shows the magic of baking pastries in the oven on his Instagram. He’s famous for his sweet, Balearic buns called ensaïmada, which were named the best in the world by the Ensaïmada de Mallorca Specific Denomination Regulatory Council. See more from Joan Seguí: https://www.instagram.com/forn_santfrancesc/ FOOD INSIDER believes life should be a

When their children reach the age for “potty training” many parents read them the book, “Everyone Poops.” That isn’t just a reality for humans – it applies to all animals including those raised for meat and dairy products. In all these cases the manure or sewage that is generated presents various hazards including human and

Over the last few years, the ready-to-drink (RTD) space has had its ups and downs. At one point, the category was the one to watch: products like White Claw completely captured a globe of drinkers and sold SKUs at a rapid clip. From there, the category burst open, expanding from hard seltzers to canned cocktails

During Chipotle’s Q2 earnings call Tuesday afternoon, there was a lot of discussion around “throughput” and the company’s efforts to improve it. Why that’s important is simple: Chipotle experienced a same-store sales increase of 10.1% in the quarter and has largely remained insulated from the current inflationary pressures hitting consumers’ wallets. But there remains plenty

Topline The stock market fell on Tuesday, with retail stocks leading declines after Walmart slashed its profit outlook for the rest of the year and warned that high inflation is having an impact on consumer spending, while new data showed consumer confidence hit its lowest point in over a year. Key Facts Stocks were under

Coming out of the pandemic, many brands in the craft beer industry are trying to figure out the correct formula to recapture the positive growth numbers that only a few years ago were almost a foregone conclusion. Even though the industry finished 2021 up 8% in 2021, that still didn’t match the painful drop off

Just when you thought the news couldn’t get any wackier, it does! Here’s the “Heatwave Edition of Wine (and more) News of the Weird.” In a tri-cultural heist, a Mexican beauty queen and her Romanian-Dutch accomplice were arrested in connection with what’s being called the wine ‘theft of the century.” A former pageant and “Miss

Ditto Modern Tea, a bubble tea shop in Bangkok, makes animal-shaped marshmallows for its drinks. CEO Jonas Naim was inspired by the animals in the bedtime stories he was reading to his daughter. The bubble teas can have a pig, rabbit, or bulldog marshmallow added for an additional charge. All the boba, teas, and marshmallows

My interest in heroic viticulture has taken me across northern and southern Italy, but I didn’t expect it to catch up with me on a recent trip to Thailand. As I was researching weekend trips from Bangkok, I stumbled upon the GranMonte Estate, a family owned winery located just 2.5 hours northeast of Bangkok. And,

Winemaking is an art born of centuries of tradition. In Italy it even stretches back millennia—to the times of Roman antiquity. Riccardo Pasqua is certainly no stranger to traditionalism. As the CEO of Pasqua Winery in the Veneto region of Northern Italy, he is the third generation steward of the family business. And that business

It’s pink. It’s sauce. What more could you want to know about Pink Sauce before consuming it? After all, what could possibly go wrong by putting something pink and gooey into your mouth? Well, clearly there have been a lot of questions about this so-called Pink Sauce that’s been promoted and sold by @chef.pii over

This past week at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone, six historic wineries from Napa and Sonoma gathered to celebrate five decades of fine winemaking as part of the ‘Class of 1972.’ Considered by some to be the ‘cool kids of California wine,’ these wineries were part of a cohort that helped to put

I clearly stated in a social media post earlier this week that water usage, natural variability, and climate change explained stunning images of Lake Mead released by NASA. However, a comment on one of the platforms said something like, “It wasn’t wise to build it in the desert and consumption outweighs changing weather year to

Seeking a hassle-free Italian getaway that couples the best of two worlds? The five-star Sofitel Rome Villa Borghese hotel has partnered with the historic Masciarelli Winery to create a bespoke 10-day experience that will surely appeal to food and wine enthusiasts. The itinerary offers guests a “taste” of bustling Rome and a glimpse of the

Instagrammer Daphne Tan creates awesome 3D art on lattes. They are carefully put together using soy milk and a Nespresso frother to create the base designs. She uses natural food dye for colour and Carob powder to draw faces on the froth. You may recognise some familiar faces such as Pokemon’s “Snorlax” and “Stitch” from

Boston is among the most historic cities in the U.S., offering opportunities to learn about the origins of the country — not the whitewashed version of history so many of us learned growing up, but the true stories of the colonization of Native Americans, the backstory of the Boston Massacre and Tea Party, and the

In the 22 years since its founding, the annual San Francisco World Spirits Competition (SFWSC SC ) has grown into one of the more prestigious events on many distillers’ calendars. Called by many the ‘Oscars’ of the spirits world, winning a medal there can add instant credibility to a brand and lead to sales growth.