Christine Sismondo is a National Magazine Award-Winning drinks columnist and the author of Mondo Cocktail: A Shaken and Stirred History as well as America Walks into a Bar: A Spirited History of Taverns and Saloons, Speakeasies and Grog Shops.
Cider usually comes one of three ways: Straight up, on the rocks or mulled. None of these exactly require an…
Hurricane Maria's wake-up call for Puerto Rico By Christine Sismondo Between tiki, tropical blender drinks and the many yo-ho-ho jokes...
Remember the bad old days of powdered lime bar mix? If not, consider yourself lucky. In the 1980s and ‘90s,…
Long before the soyaccino, there was horchata. Made from rice (and sometimes almonds), horchata is the original non-dairy “milk” —…
When I started seeing references to “green juice” all over social media a few years back, I’ll admit I became…
Pound for pound, no single fruit has more health claims connected to it than the blueberry. Rich in anthocyanin, a…
If you’re on social media, you’ve likely seen a few stories that link bitter tastes to dark tendencies: “Coffee-lover? According…
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