Big liquor stores are overwhelming, both online and IRL. With hundreds of bottles to choose from, it’s temping to just stick with what you know (what up, Californian pinot) or to pick the cheapest one with the coolest label. But that’s the opposite of what you should be doing according to Amanda Smeltz, head sommelier […]
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A SweeTango is a hybrid apple, and it came on the market when two beloved apples did the horizontal mambo and created a new apple. To be fair, it was apple breeders (a real job!) at the University of Minnesota who crossed a Honeycrisp and a Zestar! to create this new variety. Wait, shouldn’t it […]
Sometimes, though, you just want to eat the fruit before it’s ready but don’t have three days to wait until it’s that perfect yellow with only a handful of brown freckles. This is where the microwave trick comes in. First you want to score the sucker with a fork on all sides so it’s easily […]