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3 FaversShareViewed: 2 TimesQuoted: Since absinthe was legalized in the United States in 2007, it has gone from forbidden fruit to virulent weed. Once smuggled from Eastern Europe or procured from back-alley producers, absinthe is now just another bottle on the bar. To give absinthe its moment in the harsh light of day, the tasting panel sampled 20 bottles.
I had assumed that Chef Symon didn't spend a lot of time here, but apparently that's not the case (or it is, but he hides it well). Nice interview.
1 FaverShareViewed: 3 TimesQuoted: I think it was one of those things that in the '50s and '60s it was very sophisticated to get a cocktail and a nibble. And then it kind of turned a little bit into … I don't want to say a train wreck of a happy hour kind of thing, but you know "eat a 40 buckets of wings and 25 cent beers." Which was fun when I was in college, but I think it just happened that fine dining moved away from it a little bit.
Really interesting piece from Slate...
4 FaversShareViewed: 10 TimesQuoted: High-fructose corn syrup first started trickling into our food supply about 40 years ago; by 1984, it was flowing from just about every soda fountain in the country. These days HFCS accounts for almost half of all the added sugars in the U.S. diet, but the corn Niagara may soon be over.
A site filled with delicious mulled wine, eggnog, glogg, and hot cider recipes!
1 FaverShareViewed: 8 TimesQuoted: Learn about Mulled Wine and Get Mulled Wine Recipes. What goes into a Mulled Wine? What wines make the best Mulled Wine or Eggnog? It's all here!
Yet another entertaining series by Mojo on Hulu. The guy travels around the world to master the local drinking customs.
1 FaverShareViewed: 66 TimesQuoted: Three Sheets video details: Can you say 'I'm buying' in 12 languages? Embark on this international drinking tour with comedian Zane Lamprey who takes you around the world to master the local drinking customs. | Watch Three Sheets online for free at Hulu.com.
click to play1 FaverShareViewed: 18 TimesQuoted: New Jersey poison control officials say a Burlington County woman has died and five other people have been sickened in separate incidents around the state ...
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