Alex Erdekian

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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

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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

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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Drink

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

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.

3-Ingredient Rum Cocktails That Are Super Easy to Make

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Plastic straws are essentially the devil now.

Every Type of Straw, Ranked

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Once upon a time, not that long ago, going vegan meant giving up all the creamy, funky, crumbly, and salty glories of cheese.

The Dairy-Free Cheese You Need In Your Fridge

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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."

How Nitro Became the Hottest Thing in Cold Coffee

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Imagine this all-too-common scenario: It’s Wednesday after a late night at work and you’re about to make dinner, but before that you need a quick indulgence, so you follow your instincts.

Why You Should Keep Armenian String Cheese In Your Fridge

New York

Henry Hargreaves

NYC ranks worse than Fargo, North Dakota for finding love, the rom com and love song are shadows of their former selves, and swiping has devolved from a dopamine rush-inducing novelty to a yawn.

The Best Bars for Single Mingling in NYC

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Events

Wherever you are in the world, we’re all Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, and the mid-March holiday is more than an excuse to pub crawl.

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.