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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.... Read More

By Maia Merrill Gosselin Alice Speck is someone who gets things done. Two years ago, she was a busy full-time mom contemplating getting into the gelato cart business. But as so often happens, during the course of her research, fate intervened and the internet decided to show her a photo... Read More

By Andy Crouch Living by the motto “Don’t float the mainstream,” SweetWater Brewing Company has long been a creative marketer and engaging force in craft beer. Founded in 1997 by partners and former college roommates Freddy Bensch and Kevin McNerney, SweetWater took its name from a local creek. Based in... Read More

By Pink Lady I’ve been writing about cocktails for this publication for over a decade, and I am shocked and appalled to note that I have never given my full attention here to a cocktail that is near and dear to my heart, the Whiskey Sour. I feel like I... Read More

By Kirsten Amann The Fourth of July is upon us, kicking off the summer party season that we in New England wait patiently for all winter long. Sure, you could fill your coolers with spiked seltzers and sour beers like everyone else at the barbecue this summer. But why not... Read More

by PINK LADY Of all the pre-Prohibition drinks named for New York City boroughs, the Manhattan has had the longest life and the most staying power. It may in fact be the only classic cocktail that was never actually endangered. But as Frank Caiafa shares in his 2016 The Waldorf... Read More

by MAIA MERRILL GOSSELIN There’s an old saying: When life gives you apples, make apple brandy. Ok, maybe that’s not exactly how it goes but for Chris Weld, there’s a certain irony to it. When Chris and his family moved from California to the Berkshires eighteen years ago, they bought a farm... Read More

by SEEMA TIKARE As the heady days of spring appear everywhere, so does my desire to be outside – to smell the fresh grass and sit under a cherry tree as the blossoms rain down on me in a gentle breeze. To gather with friends, to have picnics and cookouts,... Read More