The woman who answered the phone at Talbert’s Ice in Bethesda, Maryland, had clear instructions when I explained that I needed dry ice to make Halloween punch. “Don’t,” she said. “Don’t worry,” I ...

Being a judge on a reality competition show is hard work. You’re essentially determining whether or not another person’s entire life and livelihood are going to change forever — that is, if one of ...

You probably don't give a lot of thought to the ice you use in things — whatever your fridge makes is usually good enough to chill a glass of soda or lemonade. But when you're making mixed drinks, ice ...

About five years ago, when I was conducting a bartender-training workshop, a certain Chad Solomon, then a bartender at New York's Pegu Club, introduced me to the dry shake. It was a pivotal moment for ...