Food & Drink

The queen of afternoon tea served with scones and strawberry jam, clotted cream is sometimes confused with butter for its thick, rich texture. While it contains some butterfat (a lot of it, actually), clotted cream isn’t churned, as butter would be. Instead, its butterfat is separated slowly following a precise, lengthy process that here in

After two years of celebrating the Spirited Awards virtually, the Tales of the Cocktail Foundation is finally ready to fete the year’s honorees and winners in New Orleans this July—much to the delight of the industry. Long acknowledged as one of the hospitality industry’s top honors, the Spirited Awards has been recognizing the finest bars,

After winning a coveted semifinal place on BBC’s MasterChef, corporate career woman Liz Cottam decided to ditch her six-figure salary and try her hand at becoming a Michelin-starred chef. Albeit with zero restaurant experience and zero culinary training. Both of which make the last five years—in which she’s opened three Michelin Guide-listed restaurants and hit

In the 1920s, despair prompted Soviet leaders to adopt the New Economic Policy (NEP), an attempt at new policies to improve the economy. In 2022, facing sanctions and isolation from Western countries, Russian leaders appear to have adopted another new economic policy. In the 1920s, NEP was based on a greater use of market forces.

The words “philanthropy” and “wine” today are frequently associated with education and mentorship programs for rising talent, often from traditionally under-represented populations, in order to increase their visibility and contributions to the wine industry. The people behind the newly-established Vida Valiente Foundation take that theme of wine philanthropy, particularly through education, another step forward: they

Chocolate is rich, sweet, and pairs well with almost anything. It’s one of the most universally beloved desserts in the whole world. From brigadeiro in Brazil to tiramisu in Italy, we’re taking a look at chocolate desserts around the world. Intro 00:00 – 00:14 Belgium 00:14 – 00:33 Germany 00:33 – 00:49 Mexico 00:49 –

June is Pride Month! And that means many of New York’s restaurants, bars and bakeries are going rainbow. In order to raise awareness for LGBTQ+ causes and organizations and share with the community, many of these multicolored, Pride-themed menu items donate a portion of proceeds to deserving groups. Here’s where to taste a delicious rainbow

Journalist H. L. Mencken described the martini as “the only American invention as perfect as the sonnet.” And this ideal cocktail has its own annual day of celebration. World Martini Day, on the third Saturday in June (18 June 2022), is an independently organised global tribute to the martini and for bars, brands and drinkers

American restaurant chain Hooters has been given the green light to open two new UK sites, and it’s caused quite a stir with the locals. The infamous ‘breastaurant’—which trades primarily in chicken wings and revealing uniforms—has been blasted as ‘regressive’ and ‘chauvinistic’ in the wake of two new outposts being approved in Greater Manchester’s Salford

The dream of plant-based chicken, pork and beef appears to be withering. Ross Mackay and Eliott Kessas emigrated from Scotland with a dream. The longtime vegans founded Daring Foods, a meatless chicken-nugget startup, with the aim of reducing unhealthy meat consumption and creating more climate-friendly foods. At first, it caught on. Daring’s nuggets secured shelf

Local landowner Johnny Noble and marine biologist Andy Lane started the Loch Fyne Oyster Farm in 1978. Since then, they’ve grown it into a global business. They export internationally to Barbados, South Africa, and Hong Kong, as well as stocking in prestigious London retailers. But what makes these oysters so special? Loch Fyne farms Pacific oysters,

Topline With stocks falling into a bear market this year amid fears that aggressive rate hikes from the Federal Reserve will plunge the economy into a looming recession, top firms on Wall Street are advising investors to stick with stocks that have historically performed well during past downturns, such as consumer and healthcare companies. Key

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin “2022 really is a year where world hunger and the food crisis are front and center,” World Central Kitchen executive director Nate Mook told me earlier this week. Just back from Ukraine, where he has spent the past 120 days feeding hungry refugees and others impacted

Of all the foods you can find in New Jersey, one sandwich reigns supreme. The pork roll (Taylor ham), egg, and cheese is the state’s most iconic food for a reason: It’s something you’ll really only find in New Jersey. Despite the fierce debate among locals on whether this cured meat is called pork roll

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin A dozen pallets of meat, two pallets of fresh vegetables, three pallets of fruit. There was fish, pasta, buckwheat and sugar. All on the way to needy families in Ukraine. All destroyed. A Russian missile hit a train near Donetsk, Ukraine, on Wednesday that was transporting

Many people have heard about Fiddlehead Cellars Sauvignon Blanc from one of the most well-known wine movies of all time: Sideways. Dialog between the main characters reveals that the winemaker — that’s industry veteran Kathy Joseph — ages the wine in oak. French oak. (Check out the clip here.) It’s worth a mention in the

A lot of the promotions for Father’s Day wines are big, bold and, or course, very red. But not all dads like those kinds of wine. . Instead, some dads prefer pink, especially on a hot summer day or with a barbecue, two occurrences that often coincide with Father’s Day. Here’s a roundup of great

Botero Lounge, in the Grand Wailea’s lavish lobby, has always had off-the-hook cocktails, and the food in the space has ranged widely, from bar bites to burgers. But the drinks — and the art, of course — were always the draw. Surrounded by some of the world’s most famous pieces by Colombian sculptor Fernando Botero,

A vast majority of U.S. firms in Shanghai are cutting revenue forecasts for 2022 in the wake of “zero-Covid” policies that left much of the international business hub of 26 million people locked down in April and May, according to a new survey by the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai. Some 93% of respondents

Zac Efron’s down-to-earth approach to health and sustainability is Kodiak Cakes. The former “High School Musical” star has officially joined the whole grain, protein-packed food company that was scooped up by private equity group L Catterton in a rumored $800 million deal in 2021 as its Chief Brand Officer and new board member. Kodiak Cakes