Were you one of those people who resolved to drink less in 2016? Or maybe you're determined to avoid a hangover at all costs? Perhaps you're simply just not big on booze but hate sipping on ginger ale ...

Any bar worth its rimming salt should be stocked with at least a couple of bottles of bitters. Sure, you can make a cocktail without them, but you can also roast a chicken without salt or pepper. Like ...

Evan Mallett is hovering over some plants in a Victorian-era greenhouse in Portsmouth, N.H. Mallett, a chef at the Black Trumpet Bistro, is collecting medicinal herbs, which he infuses in alcohol to ...

For this recipe, you shouldn't use a vodka brand that you wouldn't drink straight. For the bitters blend, I soak the ingredients for two days (you can taste the bitterness when its ready). For the ...

In the Old West, snake oil salesmen wandered the plains, peddling their wares to unsuspecting folk. A good deal of their business was in health-giving tonics, which were little more than a mixture of ...

Tomorrow on Good Food, Evan talks to author Brad Thomas Parsons about his new book Bitters:A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All. In this outtake, Evan asks Brad about how to make bitters at home.

To try Derek's technique for making your own bitters at home, click here. Hunting for bitters used to be a thankless task, and if you wanted something "exotic" like orange bitters you were simply out ...

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