Beverages
The Best Immersion Blenders for Soups, Sauces, and Smoothies, Tested and Reviewed
Believe it or not, the handheld Vitamix didn’t make our top three.
By Wilder Davies and Emily Farris
Chocolate Stout Cake
This tender chocolate cake has a secret ingredient, and its name is Guinness.
By Barrington Brewery Great, Barrington, MA
Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms
A buttery stuffing of sautéed onions, prosciutto, breadcrumbs, and Parmesan brings big flavor to this recipe for portobello mushrooms.
By The Gourmet Test Kitchen
Make a Better Manhattan—and Then Make Its Neighbors
This rye cocktail is a classic for a reason. But that doesn’t mean you have to make it the same way every time.
By Al Sotack
How to Keep Coffee Beans Tasting Fresher, Longer
For optimal flavor, your coffee bean storage method matters.
By Jarrett Melendez
Pimm’s Cup
This simple, low-alcohol summertime cocktail only needs two ingredients: fragrant Pimm’s liqueur and some ginger ale or ginger beer.
By Eben Freeman
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Bizzy Izzy Highball and 16 Other Great Rye Whiskey Cocktails
Dry and peppery rye whiskey makes some of the best cocktails we know.
By Maggie Hoffman
Thandai
With flavors that are bright and complex from a mixture of nuts, seeds, spices, and rose petals, thandai is the ideal drink for Holi celebrations.
By Keya Wingfield
Thandai Masala
This spice mix can be used to make thandai to drink for holi, or baked into an assortment of sweets.
By Keya Wingfield
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Do Cocktail Cherries Go Bad?
If that jar of maraschinos has been sitting out on your bar cart for a long while, this is for you.
By Zoe Denenberg
Bénédictine Doesn't Need the Mysterious Backstory to Be Great
It's not made by monks, but it is brilliant in cocktails.
By Al Sotack
Dark and Stormy
Making this cocktail is as simple as it gets; you only need dark rum, ginger beer, and a quick squeeze of lime.
By Dale DeGroff
Greenpoint
The Greenpoint cocktail is a rye manhattan, made with sweet vermouth and yellow Chartreuse.
By Al Sotack
Jersey Lightning
The Jersey Lightning is so easy and so excellent. Whatever you call it, a manhattan simply made with apple brandy is a wonderful thing.
By Al Sotack
Kensington
The Kensington cocktail is a riff on the perfect manhattan, made with bourbon, sweet and dry vermouth, and a spoonful of bitter orange marmalade.
By Al Sotack
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Remember the Alimony and 16 Other Cocktails to Sip Right Now
It’s not quite spring. It’s not quite winter. Here’s what to drink.
By Maggie Hoffman
King Kong
This fragrant gin sour with hints of almond dates back to 1934, a year after the movie King Kong was released.
By Al Sotack
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37 Brunch Cocktails, Because Every Weekend Should Be a Celebration
Brunch at home always beats waiting in line—and when you’re hosting, the brunch cocktails can just keep flowing.
By Joe Sevier and The Editors of Epicurious