There’s a great fallacy in life that adults have things figured out. I realized this when I became an adult, not too long ago (I’d like to bel...
We're sharing another recipe on the West Elm blog today! Adapted from our super popular Rosemary Vanilla Bean Lemonade, this refreshing drink is ...
Water is never listed as an ingredient in cocktail recipes, and yet it exists in almost every single one. Many people don't think twice about why ...
Is it summer yet? We’ve had a few glimpses of warm-weather days in San Francisco over the past month, and every sunny day I rush to pair the sum...
Leave it to the Italians to popularize a beverage that's intended to increase the appetite and/or aid with digestion. Bitter herbs stimulate diges...
About a year ago, I took a trip to New Orleans — home to every delicious food vice imaginable. What surprised me, however, was a random little j...
Not many drinks lend themselves to so much expected variation as the Martini. James Bond famously preferred his shaken, though classic bartending ...
If you’re anything like me, you had your first taste of sherry from your parents’ or grandparents’ cabinet, and it was branded in your memor...
“We travel for romance, we travel for architecture, and we travel to be lost.” -- Ray Bradbury Our recent trip to Montreal refilled my cup for ...
For many imbibers, coffee and alcohol go hand-in-hand (or head-in-hand if you’ve had a few too many the night before!). Many of us who share int...
