Food & Drink

If this season of cooking and baking makes you realize that you need a refresh on your pots and pans, knives and other kitchen equipment and serving pieces, look no further than Made In. Made In is a direct-to-consumer company that is working with renowned artisans and craftsmen and top chefs—as product development partners—to bring

Howlin’ Ray’s in Los Angeles is known for its incredibly hot fried chicken, but it has an even spicier offering: the Howlin’ Plus. It’s on the secret menu, and it’ll blow your top off. We’re heading to the restaurant in Chinatown to see if we can handle this extra level of spice. For more, visit:

When Oath Pizza opened in a tiny, 600-square foot shop in Nantucket, Massachusetts in 2015, its name derives from its founder’s oath to serve the community and provide “feel good pizza.” Since then, it has expanded in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions with 29 locations. It’s growing mostly by franchising. Of its 29 outposts, 21 are franchised

Whether you are dining on turkey, ham, or a vegan feast for the Thanksgiving holiday, there is always room for several bottles of wine at the table. And given the current trends for wellness and transparency, organic and other “green-label” wines may be the best choice. But how do you track down wines produced organically,

Beaujolais Nouveau, the celebratory first wine of the vintage, elicits a frenzy of immediate consumption on the day it is released. But in a season when many deliveries aren’t running on schedule, 2021 could be the year that Nouveau enjoys a spot on the winter holiday table, and why not? According to Romain Teyteau, export

A beloved seasonal treat is returning to New York after a years-long hiatus. Starting today, Milk Bar will be releasing limited edition treats available in small quantities online with a new program called The Holiday Lab. All products will be made in Milk Bar’s Lab, their R&D innovation kitchens at both the NYC and Los Angeles Flagship locations.  The first

Amy’s Kitchen, an organic food brand, made an announcement in March as if they had just won an award, and in a sense, they had. They had been accepted into a growing club of companies earning objective certifications regarding sustainable, environmental, good supply and workplace practices. Consider it a business that got a “good practices”

November is Old-Fashioned Month and I have seen Old-Fashioned recipes made out of practically every spirit. But to me, this time of year is for bourbon, rye, whiskey or whisky—no matter how you spell it, Thanksgiving and pre-Christmas rituals go hand-in-hand with brown water.  Whether you’re drinking it or cooking with it, bourbon and whisky

In the hot spring town of Laugarvatn, Iceland, the most pristine rye bread is baked in volcanic, muddy ground. Siggi Rafn Hilmarsson from Laugarvatn Fontana takes us through the making process step by step and welcomes us into his bakery, aka the hot springs of the lake in Laugarvatn. The sand by the lake can

Some people talk about things that catch their eye. I’m more likely to notice things that catch my ear, like words, sounds, voice and tone changes. Recently I’ve noticed more of those things during conversations with men who work in wine — things that, when I heard them, made me turn to the speaker and

The finest red wine grape bunches of the season were carefully harvested by hand by an elderly couple and their adult children as their small grandchildren watched the work that one day would be at the core of their existence. For this particular wine producing family, they took pride in hanging the grape bunches, one

St Viateur is an iconic bagel shop that has been around since 1957. The Montreal-style bagels are made 24-hours a day, seven days a week. Editor’s Note: This was filmed in February 2020. For more, visit: https://www.instagram.com/stviateurbagel/ MORE BEST IN TOWN VIDEOS: The Best Roast Pork In Philadelphia | Best In Town The Best Fried

The historic success of Popeyes sandwich launch in 2019 yielded droves of copycat products across segments. Now we’re starting to see how that pervasiveness is shaking out. During a Q3 earnings call last month, McDonald’s MCD CEO Chris Kempczinski said his company has gained “significant” share in the QSR chicken market since its sandwich launch

I threw an impromptu dumpling party for my birthday because I got home from getting drinks on Saturday and found the latest Fly By Jing launch conveniently waiting on my doorstep. There they were. Fate!  The hot brand’s highly anticipated frozen dumplings officially launched this week. So good I forgot to take a picture, but I’ll share

According to the Good Food Institute, sales in the U.S. plant-based retail food market grew 27% from 2019 to 2020 –  a rate almost two times faster than that of total retail food sales, reaching a record $7 billion. Sales are expected to grow at a CAGR of 11.4% from 2021-2026. With this rapidly increasing

I always think of November and December as smoked salmon season. The truth is that I eat it frequently—mostly for brunch—but during the holidays, I serve it as an appetizer.  I love the mild silky smoked salmon from Scotland that is just a little smoky and just salty enough to need a strong coffee or

Jim Byrd, a Black McDonald’s Corp. franchisee in Memphis, TN, said he was saddened by recently unearthed text messages from McDonald’s President and CEO Chris Kempczinski, which appeared to criticize the parents of children killed in two Chicago shootings earlier this year. The 32-year franchisee said he felt Kempczinski’s comments—sent in an April text exchange

Millennials-led e-commerce CPG platform, The Naked Market, has raised $27.5 million in a series A round led by Hong Kong-based Integrated Capital, to continue expanding its better-for-you food and beverage offerings through in-house brand incubation and acquisitions. The announcement of the raise, which is a mix of debt and equity, came shortly after the company

Emma Walker was recently promoted to become the first female master blender in Johnnie Walker’s 200 year history. Walker sat down to discuss good whisky, chemistry and how she has one of the best jobs in the world. (Answers have been edited to fit space.) Q: How did you get into whisky blending? A: “Early on

Panera Brea PNRA d, the largest bakery café in the U.S., is heading back to the public market after a nearly five-year stint as a private company under JAB Holding. Prior to that 2017, $7.5 billion JAB deal, Panera was a public company for 26 years. The chain seeks its return to the market without