Seduction of the Palate

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With culinary seduction, Keith Doyle wins over lovers, neighbors, and thieves.

Ten things I’ve learned from OPP (Other People’s Parents)

Parents on a train

You get a real window into someone’s soul when you meet their parents. It is surprising and wonderful…at times, it is poignant and provides context.

Magnificent Moms–Mama Kat

When we’re not walking to parks, learning letters, making playdough, tattling on friends, getting crafty, eating breakfast, lunch, and various snacks…we’re totally doing nothing.

WWJD: What Would Jesus Drink?

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Jamie Reidy shares his friends’ annual Good Friday Tradition: a bar crawl to determine the Son of God’s adult beverage of choice.

Ten things I’ve learned from the last few months of sober living

Note: I haven’t been drinking, by choice, for the past few months…since around November, 2011. I plan to continue not drinking. I’ve done this before (mostly), in university. Drinking booze is a great way to mask all of the terrible and sad things you feel day to day, and all of the frustrations that build [...]

Wait, Why Don’t You Drink, Man?

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Yashar Ali wonders why the pressure to drink alcohol extends way beyond adolescence.

The 10 at 10

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Charl Schwartzel wins the Masters, parenting makes you fat, and Americans drink the most wine in the world.

Drinking Wine With Noah

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As Robert Barsanti cleaned out his hospice-bound father’s junk-ridden apartment, he gave this final toast to the old man.

The 10 at 10: December 23

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Geeky grinches, supersmart pups, and fish that kill (when fried): your 10 at 10.

Photo of the Day: Wine Vending Machines

Self-service wine tanks have arrived in French supermarkets.

We Read Other Men’s Magazines So You Don’t Have To: Alan Richman on the All-Important Second Bottle of Wine

Magazine: GQ Issue: September 2010 Story: “The Second Bottle” by Alan Richman I like drinking beer. In four years of college I drank more Busch Light and Keystone than any self-respecting young man should. Toward the end of school I tried to develop a taste for “better” beers. At first I treated myself to Bud Light. [...]

Breaking the habit

I don’t know what’s worth fighting for Or why I have to scream I don’t know why I instigate And say what I don’t mean I don’t know how I got this way I know it’s not alright So I’m breaking the habit I’m breaking the habit Tonight Linkin Park On a Friday morning in [...]

A Beer Guy's Guide to Wine

Don’t know a Kendall-Jackson from a Fat Bastard? Here’s a handy guide to picking the best wine for any meal.