Beverage

    Some customers aren’t looking for a plain black coffee when they visit Starbucks—instead, they prefer their drinks to taste like pumpkin pie, birthday cake, or even stout beer. The chain has released many products over the years that stretch its reputatio...

    Bring on the nog. (Or egg-and-grog.)tashka2000/iStock via Getty Images PlusThe egg in the word eggnog needs no explanation, but here’s one anyway: Egg is a foundational ingredient in the festive beverage, usually made by combining egg yolks with som...

    One of the authors of a new guide to strange and wonderful places and things to eat around the globe shares a few of his culinary favorites.Host:Rob FerrettGuest(s):Dylan ThurasProducer(s):Tim PetersonTechnical Director(s):Sarah HopeflGastro Obscura:...

    Bring on the nog. (Or egg-and-grog.)tashka2000/iStock via Getty Images PlusThe egg in the word eggnog needs no explanation, but here’s one anyway: Egg is a foundational ingredient in the festive beverage, usually made by combining egg yolks with som...

    Is this Bloody Mary part of the problem or solution?etorres69/iStock via Getty ImagesThe morning after St. Patrick’s Day, a wedding, or some other alcohol-soaked festivity, you might be inclined to tip some whiskey into your coffee or vodka into you...

    Is this Bloody Mary part of the problem or solution?etorres69/iStock via Getty ImagesThe morning after St. Patrick’s Day, a wedding, or some other alcohol-soaked festivity, you might be inclined to tip some whiskey into your coffee or vodka into you...

    tirc83/iStock via Getty ImagesTrue tea is made of the same plant no matter where on Earth you drink it, but tea preparations vary around the world. While the Chinese and Japanese generally prefer their hot tea without dairy, a splash of milk in your...

    tirc83/iStock via Getty ImagesTrue tea is made of the same plant no matter where on Earth you drink it, but tea preparations vary around the world. While the Chinese and Japanese generally prefer their hot tea without dairy, a splash of milk in your...

    Cocaine wine enthusiast Pope Leo XIII waves to the camera.Public Domain // Wikimedia CommonsBefore cocaine became a scourge of Afterschool Specials and ‘80s Wall Street brokers, it was a socially acceptable way to add a little extra jet fuel to your...

    Historic pottery molds of Toby jugs from 1888.Christopher Furlong/Getty ImagesGet caught breaking the law, and you’ll likely be hauled down to the police station so officers can snap a few photos of your face. The reason we call those images mug sho...

    Why Is This Important?Because your favorite hot beverages may not be so soothing in the long run.Long Story ShortCancer researchers from around the world met at theInternational Agency for Research on Cancer and examined the link between beverages an...

    France is known as the unofficial culinary capital of the world to many, and for good reason. French products like brie, cognac, and champagne are enjoyed far beyond the nation’s borders. For a look at where France’s most beloved gourmet exports or...

    iStockIf you're planning a visit to Ireland’s capital this summer, make sure to schedule room in your pub crawl for a trip to The Little Museum of Dublin. From June 1 to September 24, the museum is hosting an exhibition tracing the 200-year history...

    iStockOn May 25, 1992, the Channel 2 News program in Manila, Philippines aired a segment that had been running since February of that year. Each night, the station alerted viewers to the day’s winning number in Pepsi’s Number Fever promotion. Buyin...

    Nicola, Wikimedia Commons // CC BY 2.0Hop-forward beer is all the rage today, but in the middle ages many imbibers preferred brews that skewed towards the sweeter side. Now, centuries after it fell out of fashion, Atlas Obscura reports that gruit ale...

    Wikimedia Commons // CC BY-SA 3.0One hot afternoon in July of 1941, a young woman—name and age unreported—opened up a lemonade stand in Western Springs, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. The “little girl,” as newspaper accounts later described her,...

    istock.com/SlobodanMiljevicNational Beer Can Appreciation Day is your day to celebrate the blood, sweat, tears, and ingenuity that went into you being able to crack open a cold one.Before Prohibition, the main vessels for consuming beer were bottles...

    The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty ImagesIf you were a woman in the 19th century, virtually anything could get you committed to an insane asylum—including drinking too much tea.NHS Grampian Archives, which covers the region around Scotland’s...

    A wine window in Florence's Via Santo Spirito.sailko, Wikimedia Commons // CC BY-SA 3.0Many bars and restaurants have started selling takeout cocktails and other alcoholic beverages to stay in business—and keep customers safe—during the coronavirus...

    If you're looking for a caffeine fix, you know that orange pot isn't going to help.RonBailey/iStock via Getty ImagesThe orange spout and handle on a decaf coffee pot have saved many caffeine lovers from having a terrible morning. Like the orange...