Building a cocktail assembly line for effortless entertaining is easier than it seems. Jonathan Cristaldi is a wine journalist and educator based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Napa Valley ...

The festive season is kicking into gear, and I am already tired. Which is a bummer, because I love this time of year. I love cooking and entertaining. I love juggling a ladle to stir the punch and a ...

Entertaining during the holidays is a tradition that’s notoriously fraught with stress. What you serve as drinks doesn’t have to be the cause of it. There’s no reason to get stuck shaking, pouring, ...

When summer’s blazing, keep your martinis freezing. For parties of more than about six, the martini’s not the most practical drink. All that laborious icing and stirring needs a bit of a rethink.

In 2011, California lawmakers led by then-California State Senator Mark Leno amended a section of the California Alcoholic Beverage Control Act that prevented bars and restaurants from removing ...