Food & Drink

The global popularity of mezcal keeps growing, to the point that we now have a National Mezcal Day in the US. While many connoisseurs prefer to sip rare, high end mezcales on their own, other less exclusive selections are gaining ground behind the bar. Here are six interesting ways to combine the Mexican spirit in

Despite the size and global dominance of Bangladesh’s ready made garment (RMG) industry, which claims a 6.8% global market share and is the second largest exporter after China, studies have found the South Asian country to have one of the lowest productivity rates per-worker globally. Among the primary reasons identified for worker inefficiency is inadequate

Cardholders will now have access to luxury hotel perks including early check in, free breakfast, room upgrades and more. In an announcement made this morning, credit card company Capital One will soon offer cardholders its very own hotel booking program with the launch of Premier Collection for Capital One Venture X Rewards as well as

Dr Pepper unveiled its latest limited-edition release today: Dr Pepper Bourbon Flavored Fansville Reserve. The soda was made “as part of the brand’s strong connection to college football” with the idea that it might be something you’d sip on at a tailgate. If you’re thinking “Sounds interesting, I might grab a 6-pack of that this

A year ago, Arby’s launched a French fry-flavored vodka that sold out in literal minutes. Now, Arby’s is attempting to duplicate that success with bourbon. The company today announced the launch of its Arby’s Smoked Bourbon, in partnership with Ohio-based craft distillery Brain Brew and inspired by the chain’s smoked brisket sandwich and limited-edition real

Close-up of man’s eyes getty No set of eyes conveyed the paradoxical characteristics of exhaustion and electricity more than the man who surveyed the wine grape bunches on the vines with a fierce intensity. At any moment, this winemaker, with his weary, electric eyes, would have to throw it into high gear to get his

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin What a week. The Supreme Court heard the case for and against California’s Prop. 12—and, by extension, whether the state could enforce higher welfare standards for pregnant hogs (per a statewide referendum which passed in 2018). We won’t know what the justices decide for a while,

Are we finally starting to see the adoption of labor-saving robots in agriculture? The short and unfulfilling summary answer is “It depends”. Undeniably, we are seeing clear signs of progress yet, simultaneously, we see clear signs of more progress needed. (Hi-res copy of the landscape.) Earlier this year, Western Growers Association produced an excellent report

From calorie count to portion sizes, we wanted to find out all the differences between Shake Shack in the US and the UK. This is Food Wars. MORE FOOD WARS VIDEOS: US vs UK Pizza Hut | Food Wars US vs UK Chipotle | Food Wars US vs UK Five Guys | Food Wars ——————————————————

In about a month, the Black Sea Grain Initiative agreement between Ukraine and Russia will expire. If it’s not extended, food prices and global shortages will rise. But with things going badly on the Ukrainian front, Putin may use grain as leverage. Agreed to in late July, the Turkey- and U.N.-brokered deal allowed the resumption

Milwaukee ranks as the drunkest city in America. Clever Real Estate recently published a new composite study The Drunkest Cities in America: 2022 Data, and Milwaukee took first as the drunkest city in the United States, beating out New Orleans, which took second place; Portland, OR, which took third; Denver, which took fourth, and Providence,

Piper Sandler’s 44th semi-annual Taking Stock With Teens survey didn’t yield many surprises in terms of restaurant preferences. The survey, which highlights discretionary spending trends and brand preferences of those averaging 15.8 years old, shows that Chick-fil-A remains the No. 1 restaurant for the demographic, with 18% share. It is followed closely by Starbucks SBUX

Grocery giants Kroger KR and Albertsons ACI are reportedly in talks to merge. The combination of the retail giants would mean up to a 15% share of the U.S. grocery market, second only to Walmart’s WMT 20% share. While analysts see some upside for the companies, there are many reasons why such a merger is

Xiao Chi Jie (XCJ), a frozen soup dumplings brand that could be translated as “street food avenue,” has TikTok to thank for its recent virality. Launched four years ago in Bellevue, Washington, by two Chinese American entrepreneurs, Caleb Wang and Jennifer Liao, as a brick-and-mortar restaurant that focused on Chinese street food, the company is

For years, “blended” has existed as a dirty word in the world of American whiskey. That’s because the United States’ unique labeling laws allow for domestic blended whiskey to contain as little as 20% actual whiskey, with the remainder of the bottle often being filled by neutral grain spirit. Throughout the 20th century this gave

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“My first glass of Scotch was a Lagavulin—neat,” Nick Offerman says, recalling a dram in his late twenties, after years of beer and Irish whiskey. “And I said, ‘Holy Cow! I see what all the fuss is about if this is Scotch.’ And so I was kind of ruined by Lagavulin—from then on, any Scotch

Margate, on the south east coast of Kent, continues its revival as a seaside resort and popular art and foodie destination. With miles of golden sand beaches and dozens of posh hotels along the seafront, Margate was a favorite holiday spot for 19th-century Londoners. The town’s artistic connections also date back to this time when

As the rum category continues to heat up in the US market, Brown-Forman Corporation has acquired Diplomatico Rum and all related assets, including a Panama production facility, from Destillers United Group S.L. “Diplomático Rum will join our expanding portfolio, giving Brown‑Forman a market leading entry into the fast-growing super-premium rum category,” says Lawson Whiting, President

Here’s a TikTok trend that you’d “butter” be careful about. It’s the “Butter board” trend that has folks slathering gobs of butter on cutting boards and dumping sauces, spices, fruits, and other stuff on top of said butter. People are then using pieces of bread or bread-like products to scoop up these concoction off the