Category: HOMEPAGE PLACEMENT
2012 Winners: Growth Brand Awards Beer
The winners of our 2012 Growth Brand Awards for beer were honored at the recent NBWA Convention in San Diego. Cheers had listed the winning brands in the September issue.
First Sip: Try It, You’ll Like It
The Huffington Post ran an article in October titled “The Aviation Cocktail: How It Made Me Love Gin Drinks Forever.” I didn’t write the piece, but I could have—The Aviation recently inspired me to try gin again, too. As a result, I am now intrigued by the botanical spirit—after all but giving up on it some years ago.
Happy Repeal Day!
Prohibition was repealed 79 years ago today. Here’s a look at how that 14-year period transformed American drinking habits.
Back2Basics: Recommending Beer with Food
The options available for guests choosing beer are broader than ever. The craft segment continues to develop alongside the popular mega-brands, and a diverse selection of artisan ales and lagers is becoming more the norm than an exception. But there’s still much uncertainty as to which beers taste best with which dishes.
Drink Culture November/December
The latest news affecting on-premise operators and their customers.
Remembering Dallas Barman Keith LaBonte
Madcap mixologist Keith LaBonte, who died Nov. 18 at his home in Dallas, was a charming, glad-handing ambassador of good times, relentlessly energetic and aspiring.
The NRA’s 2013 Food and Drink Menu Trends
Local sourcing, healthful kids’ meals to be top menu trends; onsite barrel-aging, food-spirits pairings to be top drink menu trends.
New York Gets a Green Applebee’s
An Applebee’s in New York will be the first restaurant in the city to receive a gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification from the Green Building Council.
Taking a Shine to Sparkling Wine
Corks are popping all over restaurants, and not just from Champagne bottles. The expanding options in sparkling wines are appealing to guests who want to celebrate everyday occasions with affordable bubbles, according to several restaurant and wine bar operators.
Make My Cocktail a Mini
Bigger isn’t always better: Why diminutive drinks are the next big thing.