TIP OF THE DAY: A Cocktail Or Dessert Of Champagne & Sorbet

Add the right fruit sorbet to the right sparkling wine: delicious! (photo © Domaine Chandon).   September is California Wine Month. The first sustained California vineyard was planted in 1779 by Franciscan missionaries, at Mission San Juan Capistrano (in southern California, halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego). The first documented imported vines (from Europe)…
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Grown-Ups: Have Some Boozy Chocolate Milk For National Chocolate Milk Day

Updated September 2026 September 27th is National Chocolate Milk Day. Just in case you think it’s kid stuff, we present 13 different liqueurs and spirits you can mix into your chocolate milk. Below: > Liquors for adult chocolate milk. > The history of chocolate milk. > The history of chocolate syrup. > The best chocolate…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Have A Cake Decorating Party

You won’t believe how easy it is to decorate this cake, using products by Duff Goldman for Gartner Studios. Photo courtesy Gartner Studios.   Our cake design (not the one in the photo—more about that below) recently “took the cake.” It was selected as the winner of a cake decorating contest by Duff Goldman, the…
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