I visited the new Guinness brewery in Maryland this past June – the first in North American in over 50 years – and wrote about it and its relationship to the local craft beer scene for Vinepair. Read the story here.

I visited the new Guinness brewery in Maryland this past June – the first in North American in over 50 years – and wrote about it and its relationship to the local craft beer scene for Vinepair. Read the story here.

It’s only halfway through the summer, but I wrote about some cocktails to enjoy this fall for Departures – read here.

It’s National Bourbon Day today, so to celebrate I wrote about bourbon distilled in (almost) all 50 states. Read my USA Today story here.
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Looking for a little luxury during your distillery visit? My latest for Departures provides some good options – read here.

Food holidays are the best or the worst, depending on your general character. But it’s National Grilled Cheese Day today, so I wrote this piece for USA Today – read here.

If you have the cash to spend on first or business class, these airlines serve some pretty good food at 30,000 up in the air. Read my latest for Departures here.

Dublin is a great city to visit any time of the year, but St. Patrick’s Day is as good as any. Read my story for Departures here.

I know I usually want an ice cold martini or maybe an Old Fashioned or Manhattan, but there are a lot of steakhouses with some good modern drinks. Read my story for Vinepair here.

The Super Bowl is fast approaching, so I decided to pit the iconic food and drink of Boston vs. Philly in an epic showdown. Read my story for Maxim here.

I had the pleasure of visiting Glenfiddich this past November, and wrote about it for USA Today – read my story here.
