Author Archives: Colman Andrews

America’s Best-Selling Premium Wines

Posted: January 18, 2020 at 10:54 pm

Americans drank $68.1 billion worth of wine last year, including red, white, and rosé; dessert wine; and Champagne/sparkling wine. Some of the bottles opened, presumably mostly by that fabled 1%, ...
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40 Celebrities With Their Own Wine or Liquor Brands

Posted: January 17, 2020 at 10:02 am

Celebrities can do anything, or so it sometimes seems. Though they may be known for acting or directing or singing or the like, if they’re well-known enough, they can turn ...
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The Best Mexican Restaurant in Every State

Posted: January 11, 2020 at 11:50 pm

“Mexican food” can mean many different things in this country. There are Mexican-inspired fast-food chains like Taco Bell, Del Taco, and Chipotle, and combination-plate dinner-house operations with a Mexican ...
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Trader Joe’s Knocked Off as America’s Favorite Grocery Store By a Texas-Only Chain

Posted: January 10, 2020 at 8:57 am

The best grocery chain in the country, knocking Trader Joe's out of first place, is H-E-B -- whose supermarkets are located entirely in Texas and northeastern Mexico. That’s according to ...
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100 Most Popular Musicians on Tour This Year

Posted: January 9, 2020 at 5:51 pm

Most people have the ability to listen to recorded music every day. Whether on the radio, through physical media, or via a streaming service, the sound of one's favorite musicians ...
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The World’s Most Expensive Wines Over the Past Decade

Posted: January 8, 2020 at 12:26 pm

According to the online wine marketplace and wine app Vivino, an average bottle of white wine costs $14.41, while its red counterpart comes in slightly higher at $15.66. Those averages ...
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Things You Should Probably Never Order at a Restaurant

Posted: January 2, 2020 at 10:58 am

According to the most recent available figures, there are some 660,755 quick-service and full-service eating establishments around the country. People patronize these places for a variety of reasons, of course. ...
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This Is What Most People Will Be Ordering in 2020

Posted: December 26, 2019 at 4:06 pm
Last updated: December 27, 2019 7:57 am

Some food fads come and go relatively quickly (when’s the last time you opened a package of SnackWells, or ordered blackened redfish at a restaurant?). Others arrive on the scene, ...
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Biggest One-Hit Wonders of All Time

Posted: December 26, 2019 at 3:41 pm

Winning a Grammy award is considered to be among the highest achievements in the music industry. This year's ceremony -- which is scheduled to air on Jan. 26 on CBS ...
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The One Can’t-Miss Restaurant in Every State

Posted: December 24, 2019 at 3:11 am
Last updated: January 7, 2020 9:34 am

There are great restaurants all over America today, in both cities and the countryside, from simple family-run places -- some serving time-honored diner fare, some with vivid accents (Latin, Asian, ...
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The Biggest Comebacks in Music History

Posted: December 23, 2019 at 4:58 pm

Music fans worldwide will be tuning in on Jan. 26 to watch the 62nd Grammy Awards. Often considered the highest achievement in music, winning a Grammy demonstrates artistic excellence and ...
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Etiquette Mistakes That Make You Look Rude

Posted: December 18, 2019 at 9:09 am

People often think of etiquette -- good manners -- in terms of the dinner table. While there are certainly fine points in that arena that deserve to be better known, ...
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Saddest Restaurant Closings of 2018

Posted: December 17, 2019 at 2:47 pm

Why did these places shutter? A variety of reasons. In some cases, leases were up and were too expensive to renew. Other places closed because they just weren’t making it ...
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25 Bacon Flavored Foods the World Doesn’t Need

Posted: December 16, 2019 at 3:32 pm
Last updated: January 15, 2020 2:40 pm

Bacon just won’t die. Americans have probably eaten this cured and/or smoked pork belly product for as long as there have been Americans. Our over-the-top national obsession with it, ...
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Saddest Restaurant Closings of 2019

Posted: December 16, 2019 at 1:57 pm

It's no secret that the restaurant business is volatile, and that restaurants come and go with sometimes surprising speed. Especially go. Restaurants close for a variety of reasons. Sometimes the ...
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