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Wine Club

Wine Club: Everything You Need to Know to Find Actually Good Cheap Wine

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Drink

Find the best spots daily to eat and drink in hipster neighborhoods. Hit the roof, drink a beer and eat delicious at top-tier restaurants. Plan your nightlife adventure with maps and reviews of unknown micro-brews, rooftop parties, and independent drink.

Best Restaurants & Bars - Places to Eat & Drink - Thrillist

Words like “real” and “authentic” tend to be stigmatized in the food and drink world.

Why Unsung Wine Made Near Rome Is Finally Enjoying a Renaissance

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Was the bottle of grower Champagne your cousin brought on New Year’s Eve the life of the party?

What Is Natural Wine?

Simmer Down

From hearty stews to delicious soups, Simmer Down is your go-to recipe-driven guide to cooking your favorite comfort foods with some helpful tips from experts.

Simmer Down: Go-To Recipe Guide to Cooking Soups, Stews & More

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You left the house in sturdy boots, stepped into a cool mist, shocked your barista with a hot coffee order, and felt deeply uncomfortable existing in a chair without a wool blanket draped over your shoulders.

The Best Cold-Weather Soups, Ranked

Well-Stirred

Recommendations for the best liquor and cocktails out there, and the stories of the people behind it.

Well-Stirred: Recommending the Best Liquors & Cocktails Out There

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Based on the explosion of tiki drinks and new releases of rums that are every bit as complex as whiskey, it seems like everyone suddenly remembered that rum is delicious.

These Easy, 3-Ingredient Rum Cocktails Will Transport You to the Islands

Veg Table

Eat clean with these vegan- and vegetarian-friendly recipes, and discover the top-rated plant-based food and drink spaces.

Veg Table: Healthy Recipes & Plant-Based Champions - Thrillist

Once upon a time, going vegan meant giving up all the creamy, funky, crumbly, and salty glories of cheese.

The Dairy-Free Cheese You Need in Your Fridge

The Global Table

From sushi and tamale how-tos to crispy catfish and vegetarian congee recipes to tips on mixing cocktails like a pro and mastering imperfect presentation, here’s how to throw your own globally inspired holiday potluck this year.

The Global Table - Thrillist

Hot Bake

<p>Welcome to our monthly baking column where we share recipes, interview experts, and chronicle all things bread, pastry, and dessert.</p>


Hot Bake: Recipes for Bread, Pastries, Desserts & More

Some people identify as cooks and others as bakers.

How Nutella Makes These Baklava Rollups Sing

Sea Worthy

Welcome to Sea Worthy, Thrillist’s dedicated spot for seafood in all its forms—featuring everything from how-to recipes and how to create your own clam bake or raw bar at home to features on sustainability in the industry and day-in-the-life of lobstermen.

Sea Worthy: Seafood Recipes, Sustainability Features & More

Summer of the Sandwich

Summer of the Sandwich: A Celebration of All Things Sandwich

With respect to Fenway franks, frappes, and baked beans, my home state of Massachusetts is far from America’s most prestigious culinary hub.

Why the Clam Roll Is the Best New England Seafood Sandwich

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Look around these days and you’ll find mushrooms are everywhere, yet they are still mysterious.

How Mushrooms and Coffee Mingle in This New Trendy Drink

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Plastic straws are essentially the devil now.

Every Type of Straw, Ranked

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News

As Instagram has made evident, four-legged friends are hardly less glamourous or worldly than their humans nowadays.

This Travel Site Wants to Hire Your Dog As a Pet-Friendly Hotel Reviewer

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The Pumpkin Spice Latte means many things to many people.

Dunkin’ Shows Up Starbucks With Insanely Early Pumpkin Spice Drop

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If you have bought coffee -- even just once -- in the past couple of years, you've probably noticed coffee shops and grocery stores touting "nitro coffee."

Alex Erdekian’s Recent Articles

Why Unsung Wine Made Near Rome Is Finally Enjoying a Renaissance

‘Vino’ author and sommelier Joe Campanale makes a case for the wines of Lazio.

What Is Natural Wine?

A primer on the wild, funky, and unfiltered.

The Best Cold-Weather Soups, Ranked

Sorry, lentil didn’t make the cut.

These Easy, 3-Ingredient Rum Cocktails Will Transport You to the Islands

These simple recipes will up your at-home bartending skills.

The Dairy-Free Cheese You Need in Your Fridge

Forget about feta.

How Nutella Makes These Baklava Rollups Sing

These flaky hazelnut treats are the ideal way to cap off summer.

Why the Clam Roll Is the Best New England Seafood Sandwich

If you thought the lobster roll was the best New England seafood sandwich, think again.