You have to imagine that if you're a bar or restaurant owner, choosing the perfect name for your establishment is not unlike picking a name for your child.

Maybe you go traditional and stick with a family name, something with a link to your...

Chiles are a great addition to any dish because they add spice, depth of flavor, and many health benefits. While jalapeños and cayenne are the more commonly used chiles in America, there are many others that can provide intricate flavors to...

Instead of hopping off to explore new territory sans pooch, bring Fido with you. You and your pup will discover a whole new level of pet-friendly luxe on the road. Seattle's Willows Lodge, for example, offers Fido his own doggy room service menu and...

Whether owned by athlete or actor, writer or rapper, plenty of celebrity-backed and athlete-owned restaurants go on to be, if not hits, at least moderate to decent successes. And there are occasional stars, like Robert De Niro, who,...

How well do you really know what you're drinking?

Savvy shoppers know not to take product labels at face value. Still, it's been a rough couple of weeks for consumers trying to keep the facts straight about what's in what they...

There is a very human itch that we all need to scratch. While you peel your mind out of the gutter, we'll clarify that we're referring to the thrill of competition; the need to experience the adrenaline rush that comes with trying to squash...

Nothing says camaraderie and togetherness like a well-planned meal and nothing is more fun than picking up that well-planned meal and throwing it at someone.

The appeal of the food fight is universal. Spain has the famously epic tomato fight La Tomatina. Greece has...

Frequenters of Starbucks know the situation all too well: You're standing in line, reciting the precise order of the five different descriptors that constitute "your drink," when you hear the person in front of you make a request so foreign sounding...

You've heard this one, right? Following the exclusive U.K. debut in Harrods of Justin Bieber's fragrance, Someday, the store announced the creation of a sundae inspired by Bieber's fragrance. The sundae, called "Bieber Bocker Glory" includes mixed berry and vanilla ice creams topped with...

Sometimes I dream, that he is me,
You've got to see that's how I dream to be
(Bum de-di-de-dum DUM)
I dream I move, I dream I groove, like Mike, if I could be like Mike...

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Deciding what to make for dinner can become either a stressful or repetitive process depending on what you want to do: feel like experimenting with something new but don't know where to start? Often that search can lead to excessive results and frustration on...

When you think about what constitutes a healthy meal, chances are you're not thinking of a burger and fries from your favorite fast food spot. However, a number of major fast food chains have recently taken the initiative to offer...

Consider the topic: Trader Joe's and drinks. More often than not, for fans and deal-seekers, thoughts immediately turn to good wines and great prices. And with good reason, too. But look around the main store and you'll find a multitude of...

What is it about Belgian beer that commands so much attention?

Innovation and complexity factor strongly, but not in the same way we're accustomed to here in the States. You won't find extreme beers modeled after our hop-heavy double...

Some might argue it's the breadth of the collection, in which case a restaurant like Paris' legendary La Tour d'Argent deserves a nod. The much-lauded spot has a brag-worthy, 400-page list that includes selections which date back to...

Most of us normally consider two things when picking a restaurant. First, how good is the food? Second, how much does it cost? But sometimes setting is more important. Sometimes you want décor, ambience, or...

You expect that liquor brands will come out with controversial ads. That beer companies will run commercials that are a little racy. That an energy drink's promo spots will be a tad irreverent. But one drink you wouldn't expect to be at the center...

"Keep your station clear or I WILL KILL YOU!" bellows the lovely raven-haired but hard-edged Colette Tatou, the only female cook on the line at Gusteau's, the restaurant in the Pixar film Ratatouille. Tatou may be a caricature, but she's drawn from a...

Bottle of wine, no corkscrew... no problem.

Really, there are more ways than you might imagine to open a bottle of wine sans the traditional tool. We recently profiled five popular methods that included everything from the oh-so-trendy "shoe...

Food trucks are everywhere. Sure, some cities lag behind, and in others, laws prevent nascent scenes from taking off. But in major cities, odds are good that if you stroll down busy streets, you'll stumble across a food truck (if it's...