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Wine, coffee, beer and spirits

United States

West Side Oyster Club Gives Santa Monica Seafood Lovers What They Want

When it comes to seaside restaurants in Santa Monica, it’s hard to think of somewhere more iconic than Ocean Avenue’s Blue Plate Oysterette, a destination for freshly shucked oyste

West Side Oyster Club Gives Santa Monica Seafood Lovers What They Want
United States

The Hands-Down Best New Fast Food Menu Items Of August 2026

In the eyes of many fast food restaurants, August is the time for fall menus to start dropping; and yes, this means plenty of pumpkin spice. (Not a fan? Try these items instead.) O

The Hands-Down Best New Fast Food Menu Items Of August 2026
Czech Republic

PIZZA! PIZZA! POP-UP in Prague Returns to Holešovice Market

Prague’s Holešovice Market will turn into a one-day celebration of Italian food next Thursday, September 3, with the fourth edition of PIZZA!

PIZZA! PIZZA! POP-UP in Prague Returns to Holešovice Market
Czech Republic

Manifesto Craft Beer Festival Returns to Prague With 40+ Beers

Prague’s beer lovers can look forward to one of the city’s biggest beer events of the year as Manifesto Market brings back its annual beer festival for a third edition.

Manifesto Craft Beer Festival Returns to Prague With 40+ Beers
United States

High-Scoring Microlots Head to Best of Congo Cooperatives Auction

The third Best of Congo Cooperatives coffee auction runs Sept. 1-3, giving green coffee buyers a rare chance to buy high-scoring, traceable microlots from the Democratic Republic o

High-Scoring Microlots Head to Best of Congo Cooperatives Auction
France

The New Age of Wine Has Begun—Just Ask the SuperVinoBros

I think that for us, you know, the way we always—well, the way I absorb information, I think the way Chris does as well, is that I need to know everything about what I’m drinking a

The New Age of Wine Has Begun—Just Ask the SuperVinoBros
United States

California wine exposed again as U.S.-Canada trade fight flares

California’s wine industry faces a new blow as escalating U.S.-Canada tariffs and provincial boycotts loom.

California wine exposed again as U.S.-Canada trade fight flares
Australia

Grape, Grain & Graze Festival returns this September

Grape, Grain & Graze Festival is returning to Sydney Showground on 19 September, giving visitors the chance to sample hundreds of Sydney Royal medal-winning wines, beers, ciders, s

Grape, Grain & Graze Festival returns this September
United States

This Ingredient Difference Between Coke And Pepsi Behind Why You Hate One And Love The Other

For some of us, the answer to "Coke or Pepsi" is simply "whatever you've got." Certainly we may prefer one to the other (this writer will reach for an ice-cold Coca-Cola before Pep

This Ingredient Difference Between Coke And Pepsi Behind Why You Hate One And Love The Other
United Kingdom

This special one-off dinner party is designed to turn strangers into new friends – with diners forging new connections over pizza, pasta, and wine

If you’ve spent any time on socials lately, you’ve likely noticed a heartwarming surge in content about human connection and friendship. In the worlds of Instagram, TikTok, and the

This special one-off dinner party is designed to turn strangers into new friends – with diners forging new connections over pizza, pasta, and wine
Canada

Popular premium tequila-based cocktails finally arrive in Alberta to send off the summer

Just a year after its initial rollout, a new tequila-based drink is breaking into the Alberta marketplace — and it’s just in time for late summer sippin’. Born in Vancouver and kno

Popular premium tequila-based cocktails finally arrive in Alberta to send off the summer
United Kingdom

How to use up leftover party wine

What can I do with wine left over from a party?

How to use up leftover party wine
France

Meet the Winners of Hennessy’s Pave the Way Cocktail Program

It was a celebration in NOLA’s French Quarter as the seven regional champions of Hennessy’s Pave the Way cocktail competition shared their stories of sustainability by shaking, sti

Meet the Winners of Hennessy’s Pave the Way Cocktail Program
United States

Stone Brewing to cut 220 jobs as production shifts to new facilities

California craft beer pioneer Stone Brewing is set to cut 220 jobs and exit three locations in Escondido, California, as its new owners restructure production following the brand’s

Stone Brewing to cut 220 jobs as production shifts to new facilities
Italy

This Vodka Cocktail Is Impossilble to Forget

It’s impossible to forget the Mind Eraser cocktail. It’s easy to make and fun to drink.

This Vodka Cocktail Is Impossilble to Forget
United States

White Castle collaborates with Garage Beer on fall menu

The Technomic Top 500: Another tough year for chain restaurants

White Castle collaborates with Garage Beer on fall menu
United Kingdom

The smart buyer's guide to... rosé Champagne

Rosé Champagne is often bottled in clear glass, but bottles that sit on brightly lit shelves or in windows are vulnerable to ‘light strike’, a fault that gives wine an unappealing

The smart buyer's guide to... rosé Champagne
France

The new Potts Point wine bar serving up a Parisian atmosphere - hospitality

French wine bar La Buvette is the latest from The Goodies Hospitality, the team behind Bar Copains, Bessie’s and Alma’s, and Vin-Cenzo’s. The Potts Point venue, led by Co-Owners Sa

The new Potts Point wine bar serving up a Parisian atmosphere - hospitality
United States

Weekly Coffee News: Leadership Changes + Big Show in Buenos Aires

The National Coffee Association is accepting nominations for its 2027 Individual Recognition Awards through Sept. 30.

Weekly Coffee News: Leadership Changes + Big Show in Buenos Aires
Colombia

Esmeralda Lager: Colombian chef Juan Manuel Barrientos and Bavaria create a new beer taste

In collaboration with El Cielo

Esmeralda Lager: Colombian chef Juan Manuel Barrientos and Bavaria create a new beer taste
United States

Las Vegas Is in a Cocktail Bar Renaissance

I remember when you couldn’t get a decent Old Fashioned or a martini anywhere in Las Vegas. Most of the town was all about vodka sodas and Jack & Coke; you were there to quickly se

Las Vegas Is in a Cocktail Bar Renaissance
United States

Birra Moretti's 'Setting the Table' Challenge Goes Viral as the New 'Splitting the G'

Drinking beers and household chores never had much in common, but now, you can “set the table” while knocking back a half-goblet of lager. In the latest beer challenge to sweep the

Birra Moretti's 'Setting the Table' Challenge Goes Viral as the New 'Splitting the G'
United States

The Best Sports Bars in Austin

Without fail, sports are happening in Texas.

The Best Sports Bars in Austin
United States

Black Raspberries Are the Fleeting Summer Fruit Worth Seeking Out

Photo: Murray Hall • Food Styling: Jason Schreiber Every summer, tangled brambles across eastern and central North America sprout tiny, dark-purple jewels.

Black Raspberries Are the Fleeting Summer Fruit Worth Seeking Out