Food & Drink Writing

My Favorite Recipe is a recurring feature on Grok Nation that highlights a celebrity or chef’s all-time favorite. Combine a little bit of seriousness, a Scottish accent and a few piercing looks toward Henry Higgins and you’ll have Linda Mugleston’s portrayal of ...

A bottle of bubbly or a box of chocolates are easy gift ideas no matter the season, but showing that you truly care takes thought. That’s where we come in: We’ve rounded up the best of the best in food ...

Next to giving thanks, Thanksgiving is often all about the food. But just because turkey and all the fixins are at the center of the table doesn’t mean you should ignore the wine. Thanksgiving dinner is a large, dense meal, ...

If you’ve spent any amount of time on Instagram’s explore page, you know how easy it is to go down the rabbit hole. First, you’re looking at pictures of Chrissy Teigen’s kids, then you get sucked into videos of cake ...

While being vegan inherently means that you’re eating healthier, that doesn’t mean that the average vegan wants to eat strictly fruits and vegetables 24/7. Enter the new, expanded edition of Vegan Junk Food: 200+ Vegan Recipes for the Foods You ...

Idon’t believe in the “no white after Labor Day rule,” but I do (loosely) subscribe to the no rosé after Labor Day rule. In summer I drink a few whites and lots of rosés. Every once in a while, I’ll ...

Being in a winemaking family four generations deep, Lucia Minoggio essentially always knew what she’d be doing with her life. “I didn’t have much of a choice,” Lucia jokingly says. But that didn’t stop her from pursuing her first passion: ...

Although sommelier Paula Rester had worked in restaurants since she was 15, it wasn’t until her late-20s that she has what she calls her “wine ‘ah-ha’ moment.” “I put my nose in the glass and immediately felt transported to a ...

Before corks became so popular, vintners would often stop bottles with a rag. Yes, a rag. And although this switch happened way back in the 1800s, it’s not hard to imagine people having a hard time getting on board with ...

For years rosé got a bad name. The syrupy sweet, poorly made white zins of the world gave anything pink a reputation—and not a good one. Luckily, in the past few years, rosé’s popularity has been on an uptick. Maybe ...