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The Cellar

Wine, coffee, beer and spirits

United Kingdom

Builders, bakers and cheeseburger-makers: the UK workers struggling in extreme heat

In the sweltering kitchen of the Plimsoll pub in north London, the head chef, Joshua Swinney, has a frozen tea towel wrapped around his neck to combat the heat.

Builders, bakers and cheeseburger-makers: the UK workers struggling in extreme heat
United States

A New Tunnel Tops Park Food Hall Captures Some of San Francisco’s Most Iconic Views

The food at Tunnel Tops Park is about to get a principal upgrade with the debut of the Mess Hall at the Presidio, debut Saturday, August 15. It’s part food hall, part bar, and part

A New Tunnel Tops Park Food Hall Captures Some of San Francisco’s Most Iconic Views
United States

This UT Austin Football Weekend Itinerary Gives You the Best Food Options and a Taste of the Outdoors Too

As cities go, Austin is a bit of a chameleon.

This UT Austin Football Weekend Itinerary Gives You the Best Food Options and a Taste of the Outdoors Too
United States

The Best Restaurants in Tuscaloosa, Home to the University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa is known for the University of Alabama and Crimson Tide football, but the growing city — over 100,000 residents and 43,000 students each fall — also has a growing art sc

The Best Restaurants in Tuscaloosa, Home to the University of Alabama
United Kingdom

World Beer Awards names the best brews on the planet

The winners of the World Beer Awards 2026 were announced this week at Sprowston Manor in Norwich, UK, where brewers, judges and industry professionals came together to celebrate an

World Beer Awards names the best brews on the planet
United States

What Philly Bartenders Will Do for a Bottle of Chartreuse

From secret stashes to experimental dupes, Philly bartenders rethink how to source the elusive green spirit.

What Philly Bartenders Will Do for a Bottle of Chartreuse
France

7 of the Best Chardonnays From France's Beaujolais, a Region Famous for Reds

While the Beaujolais region of France, just south of Burgundy, is famous for its red wines made from the Gamay variety, did you know that it grows small amounts of Chardonnay as we

7 of the Best Chardonnays From France's Beaujolais, a Region Famous for Reds
United Kingdom

How to spend a foodie weekend in Torquay

Discover coastal walks, sparkling wine and seafood escapes on the English Riviera – these are the three places you'll want to visit in Torquay

How to spend a foodie weekend in Torquay
Portugal

As If Tourists Needed Another Reason, the Algarve Is Now a Food and Wine Oasis

Eat & Drink Restaurante Noélia — Seafood-heavy cuisine in a fishing village served with friendly service. Austa — Stylish all-day restaurant with its own vegetable garden and low-i

As If Tourists Needed Another Reason, the Algarve Is Now a Food and Wine Oasis
United States

Portland’s Best New Doughnut Shop Is Inside Someone’s House

At 3:45 a.m. each Friday morning, Sean Carmack crawls out of bed, trudges into the kitchen of his North Borthwick home, turns on some music (maybe an episode of The Daily), and beg

Portland’s Best New Doughnut Shop Is Inside Someone’s House
United States

Tarara: Heat mitigation for wine grapes

By Julie Tarara, Washington State Wine Commission

Tarara: Heat mitigation for wine grapes
United States

Development Stage to Explore Coffee ‘Beyond the Cup’ in Oakland

Royal Coffee’s Development Stage event is returning to Oakland, California, this fall, with the two-day coffee symposium taking on the theme “Frontiers: Coffee Beyond the Cup.”

Development Stage to Explore Coffee ‘Beyond the Cup’ in Oakland
Czech Republic

Non-Alcoholic Beer Sales Rise by More Than 25% in Czechia

Beer remains a staple of the Czech shopping basket, but new sales data from online supermarket Rohlík shows that drinking habits are gradually changing.

Non-Alcoholic Beer Sales Rise by More Than 25% in Czechia
United States

How Hotels are Redefining the Sports Bar Experience

For years, the hotel sports bar occupied a familiar place in the hospitality ecosystem: a convenient spot to catch a game, grab a beer, and spend some downtime between meetings, ev

How Hotels are Redefining the Sports Bar Experience
United Kingdom

Beyond the cup: Tea in modern gin

On my desk are two bags of green tea given to me by Beefeater’s head distiller, Adam Cocker. One holds Chinese green tea – shards of dried and shredded leaves that exude a toasted

Beyond the cup: Tea in modern gin
United States

If You Can’t Bring Americans to the Winery, Bring the Tasting Room to Them

Key Points With rising airfare costs making travel more expensive, wineries are opening off-site tasting rooms nearer to where consumers live.

If You Can’t Bring Americans to the Winery, Bring the Tasting Room to Them
United States

Ruby Slipper Adds Banana and Watermelon Flavors to August Menu

Banana flavors take center stage at Ruby Slipper beginning Aug. 5 with a limited-time collection of sweet treats, watermelon beverages and a celebratory centerpiece for the table.

Ruby Slipper Adds Banana and Watermelon Flavors to August Menu
United States

The Best Happy Hours in Austin for Affordable Drinks and Eats

Looking for a place to unwind after work, catch up with friends before dinner, or enjoy a wallet-friendly meal? Austin’s best happy hours offer fantastic deals on food and drinks,

The Best Happy Hours in Austin for Affordable Drinks and Eats
United States

A Timeline of the Bar Industry’s Darling Spirits

Back bars are inadvertent storytellers.

A Timeline of the Bar Industry’s Darling Spirits
France

Cyprus boutique winery ‘knocks it out of the park’

Open for only a few years, Hadjicharalambous winery puts emphasis on quality not quantity

Cyprus boutique winery ‘knocks it out of the park’
United States

Nothing Says Summer Like a Grilled Martini

I’m a devoted Martini drinker, but long stretches of 95-degree days this summer had me rethinking my cocktail order.

Nothing Says Summer Like a Grilled Martini