Six Veteran-Owned Breweries That Make Great Beer BY KRISTY ALPERT There’s more to brewing than making good beer. A good beer needs balance; it needs distinction. Brewing good beer requires commitment, decisiveness and the ability to adapt and overcome obstacles. It’s no wonder, then, that many of our country’s most determined are…
I Stayed at the World’s Most Haunted Hotels, and Maybe Now I Believe …maybe by KRISTY ALPERT OCT 29, 2021 JACK AFFLECK I’m a skeptic when it comes to the supernatural, partly because I’m generally skeptical by nature, but mainly because I scare easily and I’d rather believe in a busted air…
These Are the Peanut Butter Cookies You’ve Been Craving By Kristy Alpert We love peanut butter cookies. And while it’s hard to beat a traditional homemade peanut butter cookie recipe, we’re smitten by variations. With these recipes, you can make peanut butter cookies all kinds of ways—from scratch, from mixes, and…
The 15 Best Fall Foliage Trips in the U.S. By Kristy Alpert Leaf viewing is one of the easiest (and least expensive) ways to experience America’s awe-inspiring natural beauty. The beauty of seasons is that they change, and the jewel-toned colors that seem to brighten and glisten as summer turns…
Take a Haunting Tour of Legendary Bran Castle … If you Dare By Kristy Alpert The road turned to gravel as we veered off the winding main street of Bran toward the Romanian villa we had rented for the night. The air was crisp and smelled like apples and moss as…
Meat Swinging is the German Grilling Hack You Need to Try ASAP It’s not the size of your schwenker that matters, it’s how you swing it. By Kristy Alpert You’re most likely to find these tripod grills in backyards and festivals in the Saarland and Rhineland-Pfalz regions of Germany, from…
Weird Wine Descriptors and What They Mean By Kristy Alpert Silky. Wooly. Velvety. Ever wonder why wine professionals describe wine like they would the contents of a sock drawer? It’s not winesplaining, it’s somm-speak, and it’s a useful language to know when tasting or purchasing wine. Incorporating zany descriptors like these into your vocabulary…
I Bought My Arkansas Home Sight Unseen While Living Abroad — and It Was the Best Decision I Ever Made by KRISTY ALPERT I was sitting in a rented apartment in Tallin, Estonia, when I first saw what would become my very own house. I had a glass of wine…
People are Freaking Out About Covid Infections After Vaccination Don’t worry—it’s not a sign that vaccines aren’t working. BY KRISTY ALPERT LJUBAPHOTOGETTY IMAGES It was more than just the fans who noticed when Yankee’s shortstop Gleyber Torres didn’t take the field during a game in early May against the Tampa Bay…
Punch Recipes That Are Party-Perfect By Kristy Alpert Each product we feature has been independently selected and reviewed by our editorial team. If you make a purchase using the links included, we may earn commission. CREDIT: PETER KRUMHARDT Serving punch at a party is a tradition dating back to the earliest…
