Drop that Shao Zi! Add These High-Kick Flavor Punches Before You Slurp.

Give homemade Asian soups ultimate authenticity (and that street-cart party-in-your-mouth intensity) with 9 simple toppings.
Read Moredouse dishes with rum
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When cooking vegetables or meats with ginger and lime, add a splash of rum to add depth to your flavor.
Read MoreHow Sugar Satisfies It’s Own Cravings

Just when you think it can’t get sweeter, try these sugar infusions that blow your sweet tooth’s mind.
Read MoreSex-ify Store-Bought Roasted Chicken

Hot: rotisserie chicken you didn’t have to cook. Not: serving it straight from the deli-counter plastic packaging. This glam Peruvian spin streamlines kitchen duty and makes it look like you’ve done some hard stove time.
Read MoreScandinavian Kale
03.05.10 by served raw

A part of my diet is raw food, but I’ve never really defined it as that. For me it is just food. It’s like vegetarian dishes — just because they don’t contain meat, why should they be specially defined?
Typically I prepare salads, but not just lettuce with a few ingredients added. For me, it’s
Bar Party 101: Tinctures

School yourself in the art of blending science with your sideboard, courtesy of the cocktail masters at Bittercube. Part 1 of 5 in the mixology series.
Read MoreCooking with Tequila. The Stars Just Aligned.

Double fist the sauce in your low ball and on your fork with pro tips and tricks from a master tequila-wielder. Give them a not-so-dry run with these talk-worthy recipes.
Read MoreThe Violet Hour Mantra: Fill it to the Rim with Pimm’s

When a mix-master of cool champions a cocktail — even one with a seemingly suspect hip factor — we listen. Toby Maloney, the genius tending Chicago’s most stylish mixology den, tells us why he’s single-handedly spurring the rebirth of Pimm’s, one cup at a time. Count us in.
Read MoreIsland Romance: The 2-Person Caribbean Burrito

Nothing says j’dore like a mass of spicy tropical seasonings wrapped in burrito love. This recipe is instant ambiance: some-like-it-hot ingredients tempered with sweet fruit, dirty rice and a presentation that demands sharing. Forced romance factor? High. But you get points for creativity.
Read MoreWhiskey on Wheels. Let’s Rye and Roll.

Why Happy Hour in front of the sideboard when you can make cocktails come to you — it’s the perfect incarnation of the term “lounge.” This DIY cart is stocked with mixers, spirits and all the accoutrements you need for inspiring mixology on the fly.
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