Bar & Entertaining

Corporate and Client Gifting That Doesn't Get Binned in January
A client gift succeeds if it survives the desk cull in February. Here is how to pick one that does. Read more...
Why Your Home Cocktails Don't Taste Like the Bar's
It is almost never the recipe. It is four things, and three of them cost under $25 to fix. Read more...
Stocking Stuffers for the Home Bar, Under $15
Under $15, fits in a stocking, and doesn't look like filler. Starting with the one nobody thinks of. Read more...
Wine Gifts Under $30 and Under $50
Two budgets, two different jobs — what works at each, and the four wine gifts to avoid. Read more...
Hostess Gifts Under $20 That Aren't a Candle
Why a $7 bar towel beats a candle, which jokes land, and how to pair them into a gift that doesn't look like $7. Read more...
Pickleball Gifts That Aren't a Paddle
What to buy a pickleball player, by price — and why paddles, balls and anything sized are the three gifts to avoid. Read more...
Gifts for Wine Lovers Who Already Have Everything
A short list of wine gifts a serious wine drinker probably doesn't already own — starting with the one most people have never seen work. Read more...
How to Use a Cocktail Smoker: Woods, Timing, and the Mistake Everyone Makes
What smoking actually does to a drink, which of the six woods suits which cocktail, how long to smoke, and why over-smoking is the error nearly everyone makes. Read more...