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Published: November 27, 2021 by Colman Andrews
Like taste in general, taste in wine is highly subjective, influenced by such factors as the taster’s experience, cultural preferences, […]
Published: November 26, 2021 by Colman Andrews
Food fashions come and go just like fashions of any other kind. Availability of new ingredients, increased familiarity with different […]
Updated: October 31, 2023 by Colman Andrews
Our love for wine in this country grows all the time, and both cocktails and spirits (both well-known brands and […]
Published: November 21, 2021 by Colman Andrews
According to a 2020 survey of American grill owners, the Fourth of July is the country’s most popular day for […]
People sometimes get confused between appetizers and hor d’oeuvres. Which is which? What’s the difference? There’s no officially mandated distinction […]
Published: November 20, 2021 by Colman Andrews
What was life in America like a century or more ago? We can read about it, of course, in books […]
Published: November 16, 2021 by Colman Andrews
It seems like it was only yesterday that we were shaking beach sand out of our shoes and grilling burgers […]
Published: November 14, 2021 by Colman Andrews
Thanksgiving means turkey in America. It’s so much a part of the Norman Rockwell vision of the holiday that millions […]
The oldest brewery in the world is really, really old. While earlier evidence of small-scale beer-making has been found in […]
Published: November 10, 2021 by Colman Andrews
One sure sign that Thanksgiving is approaching is the proliferation on fast-food and coffee-shop menus of “pumpkin spice” foods and […]
Published: November 9, 2021 by Colman Andrews
Because of the nature of the grocery business, independent operations are far outnumbered by units of major chains — whether […]
Published: October 31, 2021 by Colman Andrews
Shrimp is the most popular seafood in America. According to the National Fisheries Institute, we consumed 4.7 pounds of the […]
Published: October 25, 2021 by Colman Andrews
Restaurant dining can be expensive, and people have to wait for the privilege in many cases. The most expensive restaurants […]
Published: October 19, 2021 by Colman Andrews and Hristina Byrnes
Milkshakes have been around since at least the late 19th century — there was mention of an “an Atlanta drink” […]
Published: October 13, 2021 by Colman Andrews
In planning new product rollouts, restaurant chains often introduce food and drink items keyed to the season or to a […]
Published: October 10, 2021 by Colman Andrews
Food snobs and scholars may debate whether or not there’s such a thing as American cuisine. A distinguished Yale history […]
Published: September 29, 2021 by Colman Andrews
How much should dining out cost? Obviously, that depends on the circumstances. Quick bite to keep the engine running or […]
Published: September 28, 2021 by Colman Andrews
Chain restaurant menus evolve constantly, with new dishes being added and old favorites getting phased out or reformulated. Today’s offerings […]
Published: September 27, 2021 by Colman Andrews
New England — comprised today of the states of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island — was […]
Published: September 21, 2021 by Colman Andrews
Back in the old days, band names were simple. Some were christened for their leaders, like Stan Kenton and His […]
Published: September 19, 2021 by Colman Andrews
America is a huge country with immense variation in climate and topography and a diverse population drawn from hundreds of […]
Published: September 17, 2021 by Colman Andrews
Potato chips were apparently invented in 1853 by a cook named George Crum — possibly of African-American and Native American […]
Published: September 16, 2021 by Colman Andrews
Italian restaurants in America today are many and varied, and much more authentic and/or regionally focused and/or contemporary in style […]