South Korea’s Hangover-Curing Ice Cream

Soon South Koreans will be able to wake up and lie in bed after a late night of drinking and eat ice cream to cure their hangovers. A national convenience store chain called Withme FS has created a grapefruit-flavored ice cream bar that contains a time-honored hangover remedy: the juice of a raisin tree. They’ve named the healing dessert the “Gyeondyo-bar,” which appropriately translates to …

A Los Angeles Bar Uncovers a Trove of ’70s Liquors

The new owners of the old school Los Angeles bar Mr T’s Bowl recently made a startling discovery while cleaning it out for renovation. Hiding upstairs in a forgotten storage room were cases of old liquor bottles—possibly 1,000 of them—including rare whiskeys, pre-mixed vodka martinis and weird speciality liquors that date back to the ‘70s. When the renovated bar—the Highland Park Bowl—opens, the owners plan …

Interview: Pallet Magazine

Co-founded by two Australians, the new quarterly isn't just about beer

A high-quality quarterly for “people who like to think and drink,” the recently launched print publication Pallet is decidedly not a craft beer journal. Instead, Australian co-founders Nadia Saccardo and Rick Bannister use the subject as a jumping off point for larger curiosities, but ones that would speak spiritually to those who tend to enjoy a pint of small-batch brew. The first issue (complete with …