Karen Man, the former co-owner and pastry chef of the renowned but-now-shuttered Oxheart restaurant, walked into my house one morning recently for a cup of chai. She also brought with her a small ...

An elementary cocktail education wouldn’t be complete without discussing bitters and their place in drink-making. A few dashes of these magical concoctions can soothe a bellyache and change the course ...

I see lots of familiar things on my early-morning run through the neighborhood. Neighbors walking with their dogs and morning coffee and kids weighed down by backpacks waiting for the school bus are a ...

Bitter melons may resemble cucumbers and may be called melons, but they are neither. Certainly, these long green fruits are bitter. Despite that, one bite soon leads to another: I find myself chewing ...

Chef David Pianka’s Asian-inspired grilled chicken wings make use of Chinese bitters, an exotic cocktail additive, but he says it’s easy enough to substitute Chinese five-spice powder instead. The ...

Herbalists and creative drinkers looking for a crafty activity this winter are in luck. In DIY Bitters: Reviving the Forgotten Flavor, Urban Moonshine cofounders Guido Masé and Jovial King offer a ...

The paper-covered bottle of Angostura may be collecting dust at your local dive but across the city—and the country—cocktail bars are employing all kinds of bitters from a traditional dash in an Old ...