Though it may have felt like summer for some time already, the season's arrival has only just become official. That deserves a toast now, don't you ...
The best remedy for treating a hangover is to detox with lots of water and replenish on vitamins with clean (unprocessed) foods but every culture has its cure.
You may or may not have noticed, but we are suddenly in a golden age of beer consumption, the likes of which this country has not seen since around ...
The Chicago Scene Boat Party, a shindig "consistently voted the wettest and wildest event of the summer" according to its organizers, had better hope ...
One or two blackouts from drinking make it much more likely a student will suffer an alcohol related injury in the future, according to a new study. ...
Bars are wonderful institutions, part watering-hole, part social hub, part cultural phenomenon -- places where people go when they want to be out ...
In this era of the craft beer renaissance, independent brewers are producing some of the biggest, baddest beers imaginable. So, why then are some of t...
Lately, a new breed of IPAs has thrown a curveball at the color spectrum by bearing a most atypical tint: black.
Lifting the Stanley Cup overhead during a victory lap is the most dreamed of moment for NHL players and armchair diehards -- the thing that gets cam...
The self-destructive drinker knew what he liked when it came to alcohol. Here are some of his hard-learned tips....
Photo Credit: Small Kitchen College The last few weeks of every semester is a whirlwind. Weeks are spent in the library basement consuming copious a...
Here's another one for the "Why are we just now getting around to posting this?" file. Hannah Hart launched her YouTube series "My Drunk Kitchen" back...
Photo Credit: Small Kitchen College Senior Week was probably the only time in my life when I didn't feel the need to do...anything. I slept through ...
If the rainy, cold Chicago "spring" has made you thirsty for booze, you are in luck. Temperatures are supposed to climb in the next few days, and the ...
When drinking isn't just about getting drunk, and when instead of downing shots, you want to sip and savor and understand a spirit's heritage, there i...
Ignorance is bliss, but it's not very good for your health. U.S. News Health reports that 76% of 1,000 American polled agreed with the statement "wine...
Spring was way late for the party, but he's here. And before he leaves and we all want to die/move to an opposite hemisphere, get outside and soak up ...
A few months back I was on a date with a sommelier and was giddy at the prospect of learning underground information about the best wines. After my da...
Consider the following headline: "Man Sues Over Mouse in His Energy Drink Can." Gross? Most definitely. Suspicious? Maybe. Bizarre? At the very leas...
This Vegas adventure is supposed to be a learning experience -- so I decided it was time to man up and learn the correct etiquette for visiting a strip club.
Did I miss something? Why make the average wine consumer feel less confident just because you think oysters and Muscadet are a match made in heaven, but they're happy with oysters and Pinot?
Let's face it, it's really difficult to make your wine stand out on retailer's shelves unless you go one of two routes.
Isn't there something about springtime (what with its theme of rebirth), that just makes you want to try something new? You know, decide to finally ...
How we resent that overfilling, over pouring, over frequenting of the table and then the eye contact -- "another bottle, sir?"
In the first part of this installment, I talked about the bar and suggested a patron's guide to civilized behavior. While there are many more examples...
