Three rules cover almost every meal: match weight to weight, use acid against fat and salt, and pair the sauce not the protein. Written for a kosher table.
The safest way to open wine without a corkscrew is to push the cork in with a wooden spoon handle. Six methods ranked by how likely they are to cost you the bottle.
Sulfites keep wine from turning to vinegar, and they are almost certainly not your headache. Here is what they do, why no wine is sulfite free, and what to buy.
Cool, dark, still, and on its side. Here is the right temperature, the best free spot in any apartment, and which bottles actually need careful storage.
A 750ml bottle of vodka runs about $17 to $35 for the bottles most people buy. Here is what each tier gets you, and when the big bottle actually saves money.
Blanco for cocktails, Reposado for the middle, Añejo for sipping. Here is what barrel time actually changes, what each Don Julio costs, and which to buy.
Buying one bottle of Glenlivet? Buy the 12 Year. Here is what every bottle in the range costs, what the cask finishes change, and where the value actually sits.
Juniper is the only real difference between gin and vodka. Here is what each actually tastes like, which one to buy, and when one clearly beats the other.
Most vodka is distilled from wheat, corn, or rye, with potato a proud minority. How each base tastes, why it matters for Pesach, and bottles from $17.99.
