Bar Snacks

Finger food for your next tail party.

Academy Awards Cocktail Party

Celebrate the Oscars with old-school Hollywood style.

Spicy Holiday Cocktail Party

Rock it like it’s hot with this festive menu.

King Cocktail Speaks

Dale DeGroff on his new book and the perils of mixology.

10 Perfect Tequila Cocktails

Margaritas? Of course. But try something new.

Cocktail Culture, Las Vegas Style

A bar convention dips to the lowest common denominator.

Black Pepper–Manchego Cheese Puffs

Loaded with flavor but light as a feather.

When Should You Stir Versus Shake a Cocktail?

It depends on what texture and look you are after.

Thoroughbred Dishes and Cocktails for Kentucky Derby Day

Ponies race, you eat.

10 Party Preparation Tips

How to entertain the easy way.

Stain-Free Partying

Is it OK for hosts to ban red wine from pale furnishings?

Dinner Parties on the (Ultra) Cheap

Three multicourse bashes for eight.

Chronicles from a Pig Party

Our associate food editor goes to the Southern Foodways Alliance conference to celebrate the year of the pig and other Southern delights.

Tea Parties Must Make a Comeback

Economical, festive, and good for Sundays.

Bitter Widow

A riff on the Negroni from San Francisco’s Salt House.