Hip Hops: “The Drinker,” by Hans Fallada (a book review)
We all have two sides. The one we let people see and the one we don't.
During my college days I enjoyed a well-deserved reputation for dissipation, as often shared with my old friend Bob....
Hip Hops: Death, taxes, generational discord – and a few well-chosen beers in one’s...
“The search for the perfect pint should last a lifetime.”
-- Michael “The Beer Hunter” Jackson
I’ve been told that in life two things are inevitable: death and taxes. I’d like to submit a third for...
The fat-washed cocktail and three places to find one
As one who prefers Mild Ale and the occasional Negroni to whichever trend is currently sweeping the nation, the very notion of a fat-washed cocktail is offbeat. However, vive la différence, live and let...
Hip Hops: Get ready for the Rollin’ on the River Craft Beer Fest on...
We're less than a month away from the inaugural Rollin' on the River Craft Beer Festival, which will take place on Saturday, June 8 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (2:00 p.m. entry for...
Edibles & Potables: “The French Paradox” of wine and health
40 years ago, just recently out of college and making the first rudimentary stabs at planning a European backpacking trip, it seemed to me that knowing something about wine would be good preparation.
The effort...
Hip Hops: Hometown Brewing, Craft House Pizza, and a KY Craft Bash update
Yesterday I promised to insert a brief preview into "Hip Hops" of my forthcoming print profile of Tom Brown and his Craft House Pizza and Hometown Brewing sister businesses, with the stellar photography you've...
Sara Havens doubles down on double oak (bourbon, that is)
https://issuu.com/foodanddiningmagazine/docs/vol_81_-_spring_2024/30
As we await the arrival of the Summer 2024 edition of Food & Dining Magazine, which will arrive in early June (the fevered hum of production is audible, briefly interrupted only by the inevitable...
Hip Hops: Remembering a May Day in glorious Vienna, 1987
Today is May 1, or May Day. In Europe it's a traditional festival marking the beginning of summer, in addition to being known in a great many locales worldwide as International Workers’ Day.
Saturday, May...
The Cocktail Contessa: Non-traditional Derby cocktails for the adventurous
https://issuu.com/foodanddiningmagazine/docs/vol_81_-_spring_2024/28
F&D's Cocktail Contessa columnist Heather Wibbels is an award-winning whiskey and cocktail author and the managing director of Bourbon Women. She is a digital content creator and photographer, creating whiskey drinkers one cocktail at...
Hip Hops: With practice, beer knowledge is put into practice
A pedestrian on 57th Street sees a musician getting out of a cab and asks, “How do you get to Carnegie Hall?” Without pause, the artist replies wearily, “Practice.”
In his book Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell...
