Nicholas Mancall-Bitel

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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

Whether you're having a small, socially distanced Thanksgiving dinner with family or celebrating Friendsgiving, your favorite comfort foods will surely be on the table.

What to Drink, Based on Your Favorite Thanksgiving Food

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For those of you in states where this does not exist, let us be the first to introduce the magnificent unicorn of the alcohol market: the drive-thru liquor store.

Every State Where You Can Pull Up to a Drive-Thru Liquor Store

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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It’s not your imagination: gin and tonic water actually taste better together than apart.

Here's the Science Behind Why Gin and Tonics Taste So Good

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When you’re looking for someone to accompany you on a night of revelry at the bar, you have a decision to make.

Why Leos Make the Best Drinking Buddies

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Why You Need More Than a Bottle of Angostura Bitters

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If you’re ever confused about types of whiskey, tequila or gin, you can take a look at those spirits’ governmental regulations in their native countries.

All the Types of Rum, Explained

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Imagine you’re a bartender interviewing for a gig at a prestigious cocktail bar.

The Daiquiri Tells You Everything You Need to Know About a Bartender

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Every recipe for a shaken cocktail tells you to simply pop ingredients into a shaker and go to town.

You’re Shaking Your Drinks Wrong

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Even if you frequent your local bar enough to receive mail there, it’s still not your home.

The Best Drinking Games to Play at a Bar

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It’s hard to screw up a two-ingredient Aperol cocktail.

What to Mix with Aperol

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Be on the lookout, the next time you're at a music festival, you may see a fellow music lover with their face crammed into an entire loaf of bread.

Look at These People Smuggling Booze in Bread

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Somewhere along the way, brandy got a reputation as a fancy drink that you should sip from snifters (you shouldn’t, by the way).