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You don’t have to drink to feel festive. Here are 4 tips for cheery and sober holiday celebrations

LA Times

I covered my empty wine glass as the Italian waitress made her rounds, a bottle of Chianti in hand. That said, one thing I couldn’t ever figure out was how to celebrate an occasion — whether a holiday party, family get-together or wedding without alcohol. On the sparkling nonalcoholic front, Gonzalez recommends Prima Pavé Blanc de Blanc, a nonalcoholic wine …

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1 week, 2 days ago

British pubs are worried they’ll run out of Guinness

CNN

CNN — At the Sheephaven Bay pub in London, tucked just behind Camden High Street, Guinness accounts for more than 50% of draft beer sales. “Now it’s a cool drink.” With the sudden increase in demand, Diageo has told some pub owners that it would set allocation limits on Guinness to ensure distribution can last through the holiday season. On …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

How To Handle Obnoxious Party Guests

Huff Post

Illustration: Jill Heesbeen For HuffPost Hosting a gathering? “This doesn’t mean acting like a bouncer and cutting people off, but there are little things you can do to keep the holiday from turning into one big drink-up,” he said. “Allowing shots at the bar is a one-way ticket to guest hell.” She recalled catering a Wall Street party of years …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

The best freebies and discounts for L.A.’s 50-plus crowd

LA Times

According to the census, nearly a third of Los Angeles residents are over 50. “In Los Angeles County, we have over 140 of them, so you’re not that far away from one of them,” says Trejo, who calls senior centers a “focal point” of the communities they serve. Catch a flick There aren’t any completely free movie screenings at the …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

California will allow eating, drinking and smoking at Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes

LA Times

Patrons enjoy a joint at a restaurant and cannabis bar in West Hollywood, which is allowed to operate through a license issued by the city. “Cannabis cafes are going to be a huge part of the future of cannabis in our state and help to beat back the illegal drug market,” said Assemblymember Matt Haney, who authored the bill. The …

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5 months, 1 week ago

The 8 Best Corkscrews for Every Bottle and Budget (2024)

Wired

There’s perhaps no device in the world that greater exemplifies the moment of need, the sort of thing you all but forget about until the exact moment it’s called for. Few things in life run a wider gamut of taste and expense than wine, which is simultaneously an everyday drink for the masses and a rich man’s plaything, the sort …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

7 agua fresca recipes for keeping cool as a cucumber — or watermelon, coconut or strawberry

LA Times

The heat in California is brutal, with much of the state engulfed in a dome of triple-digit temperatures. Bright yellow piña agua fresca, the tart wine-colored agua de Jamaica and juicy-pink watermelon versions beckon from vitroleros, barrel-shaped glass jars, at restaurants and street stands across L.A. You also can very easily make your own, with just a few ingredients — …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

The nonalcoholic drink of the summer claims to help anxiety. But is the hype real?

LA Times

Licorice root, reishi mushrooms and vitamin B-6 are often among the ingredients listed in adaptogenic drinks. Silver Lake’s Soft Spirits’ adaptogenic section includes a Spritz Italiano from L.A.-based De Soi, a concoction containing reishi mushroom, which the company claims is “a stress soothing, brain boosting botanical often referred to as ‘the herb of immortality.’” At Bristol Farms stores across the …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Nonalcoholic wine is a weird—and poor-tasting—contradiction in terms.

Slate

The past decade has not been kind to those of us who enjoy a proper glass of wine with dinner. These evangelists even have all sorts of numbers and factoids to wave around—sales of NA wine, as it’s known in the trade, were up nearly 25 percent between 2021 and 2022, while the number of young people who drink alcohol …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Argentina’s annual inflation soars to 211.4%, the highest in 32 years

LA Times

A vendor arranges vegetables at a market on the outskirts of Buenos Aires on Wednesday. Argentina’s annual inflation soared to 211.4% in 2023, the highest rate in 32 years, according to figures released Thursday by the government’s INDEC statistics agency. The data reflect the strong impact of a series of shock measures, including a 50% devaluation of the nation’s currency, …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

This L.A. restaurant is leading the evolution in nonalcoholic beverages

LA Times

Even before the first shivery nip, the sight of the Melona Colada cocktail served at Kato in August eased the high fever of summer. Kato lead bartender Han Suk Cho and bar director Austin Hennelly go deep to create drinks that pair with chef Jon Yao’s tasting menu. Behind the bar, crafting cocktails, Hennelly and Cho are like Shakespearean actors …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

In a sea of nonalcoholic IPAs, we tried 19 of them. Here’s how they rank

LA Times

If you’ve spent time in major metropolitan areas that are not Los Angeles, you know, at least anecdotally, one thing to be true: We’re not much of a drinking town. Loved Athletic Brewing — Run Wild IPA Connecticut-based Athletic Brewing has quickly become one of the premier NA beer brands, and it’s easy to see why: This is a quality …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

I used to sober-drink water. How the new nonalcoholic cocktail wave let me join the party

LA Times

When I was a tender adolescent, maybe 11 years old, I was at my friend Jane’s house for a sleepover. As European Supermarket Magazine reported this year, “Studies by multiple research institutions show that Generation Z consumers drink 20% less alcohol than Millennials — and that Millennials are already drinking less than Generation X and Baby Boomers.” Not only has …

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1 year ago

Actor Danny Trejo says it’s the best time in history to be sober

LA Times

Use caution when attempting to make the aptly named Red Alert nonalcoholic cocktail from Danny Trejo’s latest cookbook. This particularly thrilling drink from the cookbook, “Trejo’s Cantina: Cocktails, Snacks & Amazing Non-Alcoholic Drinks From the Heart of Hollywood,” is his favorite, he tells me in an interview over Zoom. Fruit juice and spice: Danny Trejo’s Red Alert and Coco-Pina-Guava Fresca …

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1 year, 1 month ago

These Latines are normalizing alcohol-free spaces for la cultura

LA Times

A growing number of Latines are shifting the social pressure away from drinking while keeping the cultural aspects of Latine gatherings firmly in place. “My father passed away from alcoholism,” said Pablo Murillo, the founder of Bar Nuda, a Mexican-inspired alcohol-free pop-up in Los Angeles. “At family parties and parties in general, tequila is such a big part of Mexican …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Top shelf prices for booze-free drinks: Are nonalcoholic cocktails too expensive?

Salon

For a little over a year, I've abstained from alcohol. The market for mocktails, or "non-alcoholic cocktails" and "zero-proof beverages," as industry professionals prefer they be called, has grown alongside the demand for alcohol-free spirits — and at $9, $10 and sometimes $14 a drink, it seems the prices for non-alcoholic cocktails have grown, too. But according to industry professionals, …

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1 year, 6 months ago

‘We deserve to be taken care of’: This modern tea party experience is dedicated to Black women

LA Times

From the moment guests arrived at Malibu Farm for a tea party on a chilly Saturday afternoon, they were treated like royalty. “ should be able to do the bare minimum and the max, and still be treated like an absolute queen.” Through Tea Party 4 Black Girls, Gravillis says her “goal is to get Black women taken care of …

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1 year, 6 months ago

High carb & fat food 'silently' driving fatty liver disease in India, claim experts

India TV News

While alcohol is known to damage the liver, less activity coupled with high intake of carb and fat food is silently driving an epidemic of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in India, said experts on the occasion of International NASH Day on Thursday. Fatty liver disease of two types: If there is fat, but no damage to the liver, the disease …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Liver diseases, screening is the key

Deccan Chronicle

The largest internal organ in the human body, liver is not just a digestive organ; it plays a major role in various metabolic processes, complex manufacturing of proteins, hormones, and excretory function. The silent phase is the golden window of opportunity to treat and recover fully before permanent damage happens in the forms of cirrhosis or liver cancer. Economic perspective …

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1 year, 10 months ago

California considers legalizing cannabis cafes to help struggling marijuana industry

LA Times

The Artist Tree Dispensary & Weed Delivery West Hollywood is also an art gallery, showing art specifically for pot smokers. “We’re allowing in many places on-site consumption of cannabis, but they’re pretty sad places right now because you can’t eat or drink.” Alcohol would not be allowed at the “cannabis cafes” under Assembly Bill 374, Haney noted. They’re losing to …

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1 year, 10 months ago

This drinks festival doesn't have alcohol. That's why hundreds of people came

NPR

This drinks festival doesn't have alcohol. Getting to taste new cocktails, no headache required Enlarge this image toggle caption Keren Carrión/NPR Keren Carrión/NPR The scene looked pretty much like any successful festival: People chatted, sipped and smiled while music soared. But after the temperance movement was turned back, Brown said, "People stopped treating people who don't drink alcohol like adults." …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Martha Stewart's unusual technique for tenderizing meat is surprisingly perfect for Dry January

Salon

It's no secret that Martha Stewart knows a thing or two about martinis. "Hey, I get it, it's dry January, so you're not drinking much," Stewart said as she looks into the camera. Jordan Valinsky reported for CNN that "last year, a Nielsen-owned food and drink research firm said that 35% of legal-age U.S. adults skipped alcohol for the entire …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Nonalcoholic beer, wine, and cocktails are booming, so why do sober people hate them?

Slate

It’s the day after Christmas, and I’ve dragged my fiancée, sister, and brother-in-law to the Dream House Lounge, one of a few “sober” bars in New Orleans. I’ll save my “capitalism sucks” spiel for another time, but it rubs me the wrong way that the NA industry is profiting off of addiction, or at least the urge to drink alcohol …

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1 year, 11 months ago

The 15 best nonalcoholic libations for Dry January — and beyond

Salon

As the year draws to a close, many are prepping for their New Years soirees, which — in many cases — involve copious amounts of alcohol. It's made with Montepulciano d'Abruzzo grapes, with "fruits of the forest and hints of spice on the nose," as noted by this Boisson product page The company began working with specialty Italian foods before …

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You don’t have to drink to feel festive. Here are 4 tips for cheery and sober holiday celebrations

British pubs are worried they’ll run out of Guinness

How To Handle Obnoxious Party Guests

The best freebies and discounts for L.A.’s 50-plus crowd

California will allow eating, drinking and smoking at Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes

The 8 Best Corkscrews for Every Bottle and Budget (2024)

7 agua fresca recipes for keeping cool as a cucumber — or watermelon, coconut or strawberry

The nonalcoholic drink of the summer claims to help anxiety. But is the hype real?

Nonalcoholic wine is a weird—and poor-tasting—contradiction in terms.

Argentina’s annual inflation soars to 211.4%, the highest in 32 years

This L.A. restaurant is leading the evolution in nonalcoholic beverages

In a sea of nonalcoholic IPAs, we tried 19 of them. Here’s how they rank

I used to sober-drink water. How the new nonalcoholic cocktail wave let me join the party

Actor Danny Trejo says it’s the best time in history to be sober

These Latines are normalizing alcohol-free spaces for la cultura

Top shelf prices for booze-free drinks: Are nonalcoholic cocktails too expensive?

‘We deserve to be taken care of’: This modern tea party experience is dedicated to Black women

High carb & fat food 'silently' driving fatty liver disease in India, claim experts

Liver diseases, screening is the key

California considers legalizing cannabis cafes to help struggling marijuana industry

This drinks festival doesn't have alcohol. That's why hundreds of people came

Martha Stewart's unusual technique for tenderizing meat is surprisingly perfect for Dry January

Nonalcoholic beer, wine, and cocktails are booming, so why do sober people hate them?

The 15 best nonalcoholic libations for Dry January — and beyond