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/07 Oct 2023
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REMEMBERING DAVE ROBERTS

By Kirsten Amann When we describe someone as “successful”, we are rarely referring to how happy, passionate, or fulfilled they are; we are usually summing up their resume accomplishments. But when people remember Dave Roberts, they describe professional success and joie de vivre in the same breath. Roberts’ four-decade career...
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/07 Oct 2023
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TREASURE OF THE CÔTES DU RHÔNE

By Seema Tikare It is thought that the Rhône Valley, or the Côtes du Rhône, has been planted to vine for 2OOO years. However, its geological history dates back to 3OO million years ago, when the volcanically formed Massif Central crashed into the Alps, raising lands that had been layered...
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/07 Oct 2023
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A DRINK WITH RYAN LOTZ

By Maia Merrill Gosselin Ryan Lotz is a veritable force of nature. With four busy restaurants under his purview, he’d have to be. On any given day you might find the upbeat and energetic beverage director running a staff meeting at brasserie Black Lamb, developing cocktails with the bar team...
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/10 Sep 2023
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by PINK LADY Whether you realize it or not, you’ve likely been imbibing some iteration of a Buck cocktail for most of your drinking career. Made with spirits, ginger ale or ginger beer, and citrus, it’s a formula that is simple and refreshing, and pretty difficult to mess up. In...
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/10 Sep 2023
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A BOULEVARDIER FOR BOURBON HERITAGE MONTH

By Kirsten Amann In places like Kentucky and Tennessee, sipping on bourbon is a year-round activity: 9O degrees and 9O percent humidity? No problem! Locals will happily enjoy their brown spirits in the hot sun. In New England, most of us reach for spirits quite seasonally and consider darker drams...
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/10 Sep 2023
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THE PAULANER PORTFOLIO

By Andy Crouch Dating to at least 1634, the Paulaner Brewery is one of the pillars of German brewing and a giant in its home city of Munich. For nearly 4OO years, the brewery has supplied beer to the local community and now more than 7O countries with production of...
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/08 Aug 2023
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ENDANGERED COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH-ABSINTHE FRAPPÉ

By Pink Lady Sometimes in summer, while drinking a delicious, frozen cocktail, I can’t help but think about how fortunate I am to be living in a day and age where blenders and Island Oasis machines abound. There was a time when ice wasn’t abundantly available, and it certainly wasn’t...
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/08 Aug 2023
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FROM TXAKOLI TO FRAPATTO

By Seema Tikare With stories of orcas attacking and even sinking boats in the Mediterranean, all of a sudden my obsession with sailing there seems a bit imprudent. But, that has no impact on the wines that come from the coastal areas around southern Europe, so we will soldier on....
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