Kristen Adaway

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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

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but it’s time to add some new bottles to your bar cart.

The Essential Black-Owned Spirits and Wines You Need To Try Right Now

Weekend Project

Weekend Project: Home Cooking During COVID-19

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You don’t need an ice cream maker to enjoy one of summer’s greatest treasures: delicious, silky sorbet.

Weekend Project: Make Refreshing Watermelon Sorbet in Your Blender

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

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Seaweed is bringing a whole new meaning to eating your greens.

Eating Seaweed Could Be the Key To Sustainable Seafood

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St. Louis native Maya Warren first made ice cream when she was six years old.

Ice Cream Scientist Maya Warren Might Have the Coolest Job Ever

Summer Sips

<p>Cool down with everything from refreshing cocktails and Jell-O shots to poolside punches and frozen drinks. We're providing&nbsp;the ultimate guide to summer drinking from some of the best bartenders and drink experts around the country.</p>


Summer Sips: Refreshing Drink Recipes for Summer

Rum punch is a classic Caribbean cocktail traditionally made with multiple fruit juices, like pineapple and orange, and of course a generous amount of white rum.

Quench Your Thirst With This Refreshing Sorrel Rum Punch

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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Whether you prefer it in the deepest shade of red, or the hue of ripe strawberries, red velvet cake is a classic on any dessert table.

Make This Classic Red Velvet Cake to Celebrate Juneteenth

New York

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Rāsheeda Purdie’s community-centered approach to ramen is one of the most unique pandemic-born food experiences out there.

Chef Rasheeda Purdie Is Using Ramen To Celebrate the Legacy of Juneteenth

There’s nothing better than a crispy piece of catfish on a slice of white bread—drizzled with hot sauce, of course.

Weekend Project: How To Fry Catfish to Crispy Perfection

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

Long before the pandemic made portable drinks the norm, vendors were combing New York beaches selling colorful and high-octane nutcracker cocktails.

Essie Quakyi Infuses Ghanaian Culture Into Her Vibrant Cocktails

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Part of my childhood was spent growing up in a sunny, small town outside of Augusta, Georgia, where I recall running through piles of football-shaped pecans that fell from my granny’s trees in her front yard.