It shouldn’t surprise anybody to find out that we’re really interested in everything having to do with cocktails. What’s great about them is that there’s plenty of variety in liquors, liqueurs, mixers and garnishes that affect their flavour. Liquors are ... Continue Reading »
Between cheese, poultry, meat, fruit, beans, fish and all the other foods that are supposed to show up on the table with a bottle of wine, how can we to begin to know how to pair the right kind of ... Continue Reading »
It’s a gigantic disappointment when, upon opening up a bottle of wine that you’ve been saving for a few months—even years—you find yourself drinking a flat-tasting, colourless and bodyless beverage the flavour of which barely even resembles wine. Think of ... Continue Reading »
Sure, you like wine, and maybe you break out a few bottles over dinner or with your mates, but do you know how to serve it like a pro? We’ve talked about wines like port before, but we haven’t covered ... Continue Reading »
How to Pour a Beer
What could be easier than pouring out a bottle of beer? As it turns out, a lot of things. Pouring a bottled beer so that it comes out with a perfect head and doesn’t lose any ... Continue Reading »
While the standards and dangers of improper food and alcohol service differ greatly—nobody’s going to get plastered on a wine-based sauce nor get food poisoning from vodka—the responsible service of alcohol and of food (RSA and RSF) really are two ... Continue Reading »
Explaining why you should take RSF courses—ones that teach you how to safely and responsibly handle food before, during, and after preparation—isn’t hard to do. Knowing how to handle food safely prevents illness and can even be immensely useful for ... Continue Reading »
There are some great videos going around that make fun of the kind of stuff bartenders say to customers and the stuff customers say to bartenders. We think this send up of hipster bartenders from the US is pretty funny. ... Continue Reading »
Handling food safely and responsibly isn’t as easy as it sounds. You have to watch out for all kinds of potential issues like temperature, other nearby foods and smells, common dietary restrictions and allergies and the possible presence of contaminants. ... Continue Reading »
The story of alcohol is as old as civilisation, and somewhere along the way, people started mixing their drinks. The Romans mixed water and fruit with their wine to make something like sangria, the British Empire gave its sailors a ... Continue Reading »
