Red wine and kirsch (a brandy made from cherries) are the base for this delicious seasonal drink, which is laced with citrus and warming spices like cinnamon, cardamom and black pepper.
Fresh steamed mussels are a beach shack treat you can easily make at home. Here, five variations from Marc Murphy, chef-owner of the seaside-inspired Ditch Plains in New York City.
My sophomore year in college, as I sat dutifully pretending to read some text on the roles of women in Enlightenment literature or some such, my roommate looked up from a small hand mirror, tweezer...