Wallet-friendly wine and homemade dessert for Valentine’s Day

Feb. 11   1 Comment  

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Gallo Family Vineyard’s wine is just $5 a bottle!

I drank the devil’s Ghost Chili Margarita at Poe’s Kitchen … and lived.

Jan. 31   2 Comments  

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How safe is food coloring?

Jan. 8   7 Comments  

The Center for Science in the Public Interest found compelling evidence that ingestion of artificial food dyes can contribute to hyperactivity, restlessness and attention problems in some children, especially those with ADHD. Fortunately, there are now natural alternatives available, made primarily from vegetable colorants. (Media credit/Hemera Collection)

This may surprise you

Davis Square’s Saloon offers comfort food, unique cocktails in an ‘old timey’ setting

Jan. 3   1 Comment  

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Brown liquor, local beer and food intended for sharing

Somerville’s Casa B brings modern twist, Latin American influence to tapas

Jan. 1   3 Comments  

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Contemporary Latin American fare in a cozy setting

Blast contest: Create a Vampyre Vodka cocktail, win cool prizes!

Dec. 8, 2011   1 Comment  

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Enter by Jan. 1!

Sip these festive Thanksgiving cocktails

Nov. 14, 2011   1 Comment  

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Bonus cranberry sauce recipe inside!

Bud Light Platinum: An upcoming beer that “appeals to a key group” of drinkers

Nov. 10, 2011   1 Comment  

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Is this Anheuser-Busch’s attempt at a “craft” beer?

We ask the question: Are diet sodas unhealthy?

Nov. 5, 2011   1 Comment  

Researchers have found no direct links between diet sodas and specific human health problems. Initial reports that implicated aspartame, widely use to sweeten diet sodas, in a wide range of human health problems including cancer turned out to be false -- though certainly much healthier beverage choices abound. (Media credit/julesreyes via Flickr)

It may surprise you

How to drink Scotch like your dad

Nov. 1, 2011   1 Comment  

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Drink it like your dad does

Coffee in crisis? Climate change poses threat to crop, scientists warn

Oct. 31, 2011   1 Comment  

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Could lead to a diminishing supply and an increase in prices

Trick or Treat: A guide to Halloween candy

Oct. 28, 2011   1 Comment  

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Ready for your sugar rush?

20 foods and drinks you’ll probably never have again

Oct. 25, 2011   1 Comment  

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Your mouth will water

Red Sox pitchers listen up: 9 foods that are worse for you than Popeyes fried chicken

Oct. 15, 2011   1 Comment  

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There’s even a salad on the list!

Should you avoid plastic food steamers?

Oct. 15, 2011   9 Comments  

Even though a plastic food steamer may be marked “BPA-free,” there's no guarantee it won't leach other endocrine disrupting chemicals into food or drinks. Consumers might want to just play it safe and opt for food steamers made of tried and true plastic-free materials, like glass, stainless steel or bamboo. (Media credit/Wen-Yan King via Flickr)

Watch out for #7 plastics

The Balvenie Tun 1401 review

Oct. 13, 2011   1 Comment  

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Drink it with the best steak you can buy

Learn to make your own wine

Oct. 10, 2011   1 Comment  

Frank Zoll at work. (Courtesy of Zoll Cellars.)

BCAE offering classes

The top 10 superfoods

Oct. 8, 2011   1 Comment  

Berries are just plain good for you (Media credit/Jakemaheu via Wikimedia)

Foods you should eat, a lot

Grab your lederhosen and your stein: It’s Oktoberfest 2011 season in New England

Oct. 4, 2011   1 Comment  

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Hurra fur bier!

New England’s top five fall beers

Sept. 29, 2011   1 Comment  

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