Back in the day, as they say, sherry was identified almost exclusively with maiden aunts and other ladies “of a certain age” who, upon receiving guests, would inevitably put the kettle on for tea and ...

Background: I was born in Queens, New York, and moved to Houston 12 years ago, when I was 16. I have been in the restaurant industry since I was 18, having bartended all through college. As a ...

It’s cool, it’s crushable, and it’s been around since the 1800s. Summer cocktail hour, whether spent on a patio, spread out on a picnic blanket, or beside a pool, calls for a beverage that’s ...

We’re more than a little crazy about wine at the restaurant where I work. So, it stands to reason that some of the cocktails we have draw inspiration from the wine world. For example, we recently ...

A sherry list wouldn’t be such a radical thing in modern-day Spain, the drink’s birthplace, where the fortified wine is the norm and has been for centuries. Up until recently, though, it had fallen ...

To understand sherry, you must drink it! And if you were paying attention during my interview with New York’s Queen of Sherry, Carla Rzeszewski, then you know to drink it with food. Here’s a simple ...

Summer cocktail hour, whether spent on a patio, spread out on a picnic blanket, or beside a pool, calls for a beverage that’s refreshing, a bit fancy, and icy-cold. While Venice’s most famous cocktail ...