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Well here’s something a little new: Tasting Table has moved into the sponsored content arena, or at least moved me there. It was an easy transition, since it speaks to two of my favorite things: bourbon and cool ways of doing sustainability. Part of why I love to cook is the efficiency of always finding … Read more

New Jim Beam flavor coming at you, and I took it for a few turns with my buddy Tania to see if we were whiskey snobs or if a fun flavored blend of pineapple liqueur and straight bourbon whiskey had a place in this drinks ecosystem. It’s not a spoiler to say that it does, … Read more

I got to try the new Shake Shack Dubai Chocolate Pistachio shake for Tasting Table, and by the end I was ready to lick the cup clean like some kind of animal. How did I get here? We all started off as rich Dubai residents, indulging in a combination of expensive ingredients. This was supposed … Read more

Good news! I tried a new and rare Old Forester and it was the kind I like, not the kind that makes me sad to say mean things about despite waiting years to try it. Thoughts at Tasting Table.

I had myself a fine time meeting Brent Elliott and Abby Martinie, alongside a lot more folks from the Four Roses team, as we whiskey writers gathered to try the inaugural Single Barrel Collection. These three recipes debut the chance for bourbon fans to try every single drop that goes into the Four Roses Yellow … Read more

Take my word for it: the chicken shawarma is fantastic. But if you don’t take my word for it, take the word of Jay Hinson, Cheesecake Factory’s SVP of operations, who also calls it his favorite. You’re kind of spoiled for choice in the handheld sandwich/burger section, as well as anything seafood, but man, I’m … Read more

Right on the heels of the Jameson Triple Triple bottle guide I tackled the five main bottles of Jameson out there for your consideration this St. Patrick’s Day. And you would not even believe it, but halfway through submitting it, they reconfigured the whole dang site menu to represent a new lineup! I don’t get … Read more

I have never had Chick-Fil-A except for eating some cold, free nuggets once, so when Tasting Table offered me the assignment to try its Smokehouse BBQ Bacon chicken sandwiches, I said, “Those are all things I like,” particularly the part where you pay me to try the fast food. Nobody’s got $7 to spend on … Read more

Tasting Table had me compile the ultimate bottle guide to the new Jameson Triple Triple, a recurring, formerly rare bottling that, for now at least, uses a chestnut barrel finish to achieve some different tastes indeed. I like a sip of it, but the longer I drink it, the more I wish I were done, … Read more

Certainly the best Irish to ever cross my lips at any rate. The best single-malt, too, if I’m being honest. So probably the best whiskey overall? I can’t think of a thing I’d put up against this, and I’ve had a good amount of Stagg. New review is up at Tasting Table: Bushmills 46. The … Read more

Tasting Table asked me to dream up a roster of Starbucks Reserve orders that ought to appear on the regular cafes’ menu, even though we’re not getting booze at the drivethrough anytime soon. What is this, Europe? Ha ha ha! Ha. Ha ha. …ha. I wish. Man, it’s getting hard out here for the uninsured. … Read more

Small Batch is one of the best bourbons out there for the price, and especially so for the high-rye lovers among us. That’s me! And possibly you, too, after you read the case for Four Roses Small Batch over at Tasting Table. I tell ya, I am really turning my head from wheaters and thinking … Read more

Jimmy John’s has added some new cheeses and started toasting its sandwiches! I went to the Ace Hotel to try them! Everything was lovely and delicious! Robots crawling the web for Google say I have to write more than this! Watch me tell them to keep on walking, because I have nothing to prove to … Read more

Plant milks: that thing we all know we should probably try to drink, and yet, ungghhhh, what a letdown. When I made a stab at veganism at home last year through now ongoing, I found giving up meat is pretty easy, but giving up dairy is H A R D. Vegan cheese and eggs are … Read more

Dropped into my local Starbucks to try the Starbucks Blackberry Sage Refreshers dropping this week, as well as the Valentine’s Day special drinks. If you don’t feel like reading my thoughts in full for Tasting Table, I’d say skip the Refreshers entirely, and enjoy the chocolate hazelnut cookie cold brew or strawberry creme frappucino instead. … Read more

Two new rankings are up at Tasting Table. First I reviewed every single McDonald’s burger on the menu, then, like the hungry caterpillar I am, I said, “Nah, that’s not enough,” and continued to eat the rest of the menu, both breakfast and lunch for a final ranking of everything you can order at the … Read more

Hello, friend without a tree nut allergy! Did you know that the combination of nut flavors with chocolate is a popular choice in modern consumption? For more on this breaking story, we turn to my review of The Starbucks Dubai Chocolate Matcha Latte, the unofficial drink hack wherein you replicate the TikTok viral candy bar … Read more

I’d heard good things about Bob Dylan’s whiskey–a lot more celebrity spirits are respectable than you might expect. Turns out when your whole career is image-conscious, you try to not to align yourself with amateurs. What I hadn’t heard was just how exotic it could get. The new Bootleg VI release takes bourbon to places … Read more

The second edition of the Buffalo Trace Prohibition Collection‘s dropping soon, but even if I never see it in the wild, I can sigh contentedly to remember enjoying it in a professional capacity last night at Club Macanudo. My takeaways for which bottles to try first from the 2025 Prohibition Collection are now up at … Read more

Thank God 2024 is over and we can get back to our hobby of being terrified by the year 2025. I like to slide right into that level of productivity by getting super-buzzed on caffeine, which I did to the tune of drinking 12 espressos in mid-December. Have you ever clocked 12 shots of espresso … Read more

Here are the best new (to me) bourbons to tiptoe over my tastebuds last year. My editor said I can’t include Barrell Foundation’s late 2023 debut (even though some of these other bourbons came out well before or are just their regular, long-running selves), but I spent the year doling out my sample, so enjoy … Read more

I took a skate down memory ice pond this Christmas with the ranking of several peppermint stick/bark ice cream flavors. My heart belongs to Friendly’s, but if we’re talking quality, a few slipped past it to medal. And boy, there really wasn’t a bad one on this list. But the labor of my days now … Read more

Or at least incorporating that bourbon into your grilling methods. I talked to a bundle of chefs about all they ways they incorporate bourbon into grilled foods and the associated cookout drinks, from marinade to glaze and many points in between…as well as how the smoky grilled foods can come back and contribute to the … Read more

My new Halloween tradition is ranking every Goose Island BCS Stout, but my new Election Day follow-up (and boy did the nation need a collective drink from that one) is getting to be reviewing the Buffalo Trace Antique collection. This year isn’t my favorite of the three that I’ve tried, but that’s not to say … Read more

As I did in 2022 and again in 2023, I applied my liver to consuming the entire Goose Island Bourbon County Stout LTO release at Tasting Table. Now, don’t think I finished every bottle. They got capped and used up over days to follow. But even a shot of each beer is a long walk; … Read more