Kara Newman is a cocktails and spirits writer based in New York. In addition to her writing for Food & Wine, she is the spirits reviewer for Wine Enthusiast and has appeared in publications such as ...

The charity event and all-star chef cookout L.A. Loves Alex’s Lemonade, which raised more than $700,000 for childhood cancer research in 2014, is hands-down one of the most anticipated food events of ...

The Azalea cocktail is the signature cocktail of The Masters golf tournament! It's a refreshing drink made with vodka or gin, lemonade, and a splash of grenadine. It's light, sweet, and fruity.

Chandra Ram led the digital food strategy for Food & Wine. She has more than 15 years of experience writing and editing food content and developing recipes. A former restaurant cook and server, she ...

We talk about the names of cocktails a lot in this space, and the reason we do is that they matter more than you might think. Forget national fame—even on the single bar’s menu, a drink simply won’t ...

The first time I read the recipe for an Archangel—gin, Aperol, and bruised cucumber—I thought it was mistranscribed. Whoever wrote that down must have forgotten an ingredient. Realizing they weren’t, ...

Simple syrup is sugar dissolved in water. Use it plain in cocktails, cold drinks, or in baking or flavor it with cinnamon, jalapeño, fruit, and more.

If you’re looking for the perfect summer cocktail and snack combo, try a deliciously innovative fusion of two traditional libations: Take an Old Fashioned — generally made with whiskey, simple syrup ...