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• Filtered Water Winning Out Over the Bottle

  Hardly a day goes by without some mention in the news about bottled water. Is it really better for you? Is it truly pure? Are the bottles leaching chemicals into what's inside? Do we need to be adding more plastic to our landfills? All valid questions Read More... Share this post: email It! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it! Posted Thursday, October 23, 2008 7:57 PM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: drinking, healthy, food safety, products, Housewares, Gina Provenzano

• Open Wine With Less Effort

  I am really not all that big on mechanical openers. I prefer the tried and true sommelier knife opener. However, with the proliferation of plastic corks, opening a bottle at the table has become much more of a chore. I even broke one of my favorite openers Read More... Share this post: email It! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it! Posted Friday, August 29, 2008 7:28 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: Wine, drinking, gadgets, products, Housewares, Gina Provenzano

• New Booze: Cucumber Vodka and 100-Proof Tequila

  Square One Organic Cucumber Vodka ($35): Until recently, if you wanted a cucumber-scented cocktail you had to buy Hendrick's Gin or infuse the drink yourself. This new, organic, rye-based vodka has a clean, cucumber aroma and tastes great on the rocks Read More... Share this post: email It! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it! Posted Thursday, July 10, 2008 9:08 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: drinking, products, James Oliver Cury, News & Gossip

• The Bottle Opener as Art

  It's not all that often I need a bottle opener, but when I do, it's usually hidden in the depths of the utensil drawer. While thirsting for a cool beverage, I brave knives and peelers searching the dark corners. So these objets d'art really piqued my Read More... Share this post: email It! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it! Posted Friday, June 13, 2008 3:36 PM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: Beer, drinking, products, Housewares, Gina Provenzano, Beverages & Soft Drinks

• Chalk One Up For These Neat Coasters

  Never misplace your glass again. Instead of adding wine charms to your drinking vessel--the ones where you have to remember which charm is yours--just scribble your name on these coasters. The chalkboard squares from Purpose Design are finished in a coated Read More... Share this post: email It! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it! Posted Monday, June 02, 2008 6:18 PM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: Cocktails, drinking, products, Gina Provenzano

• The Perfect Cup of Coffee. Almost.

  I like coffee. I like coffee so much that I even stopped drinking it. Here's the scenario: Wanting to cut down on expenses, I stopped buying the almost-daily cup of coffee. I then resorted to drinking what was available at work. It saved me money but Read More... Share this post: email It! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it! Posted Wednesday, January 16, 2008 2:34 PM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: drinking, shopping, products, Reflections, Esther Sung

• Your Favorite "Wine Opening System"?

  To wrap up wine gadgets and gizmos week, let's talk about the "wine opening systems" we like best. I use this press release phrase because not everyone uses a corkscrew, as Flicka 618 pointed out in our discussion on Tuesday. He (she?) uses Vacu-vin. Read More... Share this post: email It! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it! Posted Friday, October 19, 2007 3:51 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: Wine, drinking, kitchen, products, Natalie MacLean

• Your Favorite Wine Gadget?

  There are a lot of junky wine gadgets and gizmos out there ... do we really need his-and-her handtowels embroidered with chardonnay and cabernet? However, some wine accessories are actually useful. Apart from corkscrews, glasses and decanters (let's deal Read More... Share this post: email It! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it! Posted Tuesday, October 16, 2007 8:15 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: Wine, drinking, products, Natalie MacLean

• Wine for Gamers, Wine for Christians

  If you had any doubt that wine has become the intoxicant of the masses, you only have to look at two very different niche markets that have recently opened up: wine drinkers who are devout Christians, and wine drinkers who are videogame players. Read More... Share this post: email It! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it! Posted Friday, September 28, 2007 6:15 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: drinking, products, Wacky, News & Gossip, Michael Y. Park

• Cheap Wines of the Week & Food Matches

  I think that this topic is closest to our hearts: good taste at great value. (Tell me if I'm wrong and we should be talking Chateau d'Yquem and foie gras.) My tastebuds (and liver) are at your service. (I'm donating... Read More... Share this post: email It! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it! Posted Thursday, August 30, 2007 3:12 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: Blogs, drinking, shopping, epicurious, products, Mealtime, Natalie MacLean

• Absinthe Returns to the U.S.

  No, you're not hallucinating: Absinthe has returned to the United States. Perhaps recognizing the increasing popularity since the 1990s of the once-taboo liquor in swank pubs in London and (unofficially) in certain bars and homes in New York City, a.. Read More... Share this post: email It! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it! Posted Monday, August 20, 2007 11:36 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: drinking, products, History, News & Gossip, Michael Y. Park