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ANN ARBOR, MI — Knight’s Steakhouse in Ann Arbor is all about making sure diners who may walk in as strangers leave as friends after enjoying quality food and boozy cocktails. The longstanding Ann Arbor restaurant recently celebrated 40 years at 2324 Dexter Ave. after husband-and-wife Ray and Mary Knight began the eatery in April…
When American Airlines gate agents announced they needed volunteers to step off an overbooked flight, Susan Berry immediately volunteered. Berry, after a two-month stay in Italy, was eager to extend her adventure. Her volunteerism meant more time in Naples and a $1,200 voucher for future flights. “Before the manager could even finish his sentence, I’m…
Rubber duckies bobbing on ice. A smoke show. Colorful floral arrangements and fruit floats. Punch bowls always deliver on the “ooh-ahh” factor, according to beverage industry veteran Tasmen Braam, general manager of The Family Jones Spirit House. So, when Braam decided to add a few shareable sippers to the menu to showcase the distillery’s key…
No matter where you are in the country right now—no matter what town you’re in, on what time of what day—the answer to that question is almost certainly, yes. Imagine someone places an icy Mojito into your hand, condensation already beading on the glass, the bright mentholated aroma reaching up to invite you to take…
Investors valued the startup at $900 million in its latest funding round. Alex Mans Flyr, a travel startup that provides software to companies including JetBlue Airways Corp., has raised $295 million in equity and debt in a new funding round. The deal, led by WestCap, values the startup at $900 million, according to a person…
Belle_Rose is a spritz style drink from Belle de Brillet August is in full swing, bringing sweltering temperatures across much of the Northeast and other parts of the U.S. According to NOAA’s latest climate outlook, above-average temperatures are expected to continue, making it the perfect time to cool down with some refreshing spritz cocktails. Originating…
Orders of Hokkaido scallops are ready to be served to diners at the restaurant John’s Food and Wine, located in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, on July 31, 2024. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune) Chef/owners Adam McFarland, left, and Thomas Rogers at their restaurant John’s Food and Wine. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune) The summer tomato salad made…
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Drop Needle Drinks is a new entry into the ready-to-drink cocktail market, with three sparkling wine and fruit-juice-based products now available at many local restaurants and liquor stores. During the pandemic Nallely Suarez Gass, an Oak Park resident, and three colleagues at a national beer company started thinking about shifting trends in alcohol consumption and…
The combination of eggs and alcohol has a long history, going back at least to the Middle Ages in Europe. By the Golden Age of cocktails, which ran from the 1860s to the 1920s (ending with Prohibition in the United States), bartenders were incorporating raw egg whites into a variety of fizzes and sours that…