i have a bottle of apple cider that i bought monday. smells okay. tastes okay, but with just a touch of fermentediness, and a touch of fizz. i had a small glass and am still alive, but wonder about the rest of the bottle. if bad...

After yesterday’s non-meal at Katana-ya Ramen in El Cerrito, I needed to find somewhere else to eat before returning to the City. I headed over to Fourth Street for ice cream at Sketch. But then I noticed that Eccolo was...

. Really, too sour for me. Garelick Farms Rock Pop: vanilla ice cream with coated red and blue pop rocks that fizz in your mouth after the coating melts off. I had this last year and thought it was really neat, but mine...

Trader Joe’s has Boylan, old fashioned soda with a bit less fizz than the modern stuff in black cherry, root beer, and cream.

I’ve only been once, with mixed results. The duck liver pate appetizer was delicious and good value – a decent-sized scoop of rich (but not overly so), piquant pate for only $4, with a simple accompaniment of...

As for gins, there are plenty of good ones but it really depends on what botanical mix you prefer. Like I prefer the dry gin (white label) Bombay over the Sapphire. Other notable ones: • Hayman’s Old Tom Gin – a sweeter...

and cook 2-3 minutes, sprinkle rosemary, cayenne, red pepper, garlic power over shrimp and cook 1 minute. Add vermouth and worcestershire, stir, then add beer. When the fizz dies down add remaining butter. This produces a really...

With orange flower water, a Ramos Fizz, of course. http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2009/06/time-for-a-drink-ramos-fizz.html SO good.

for it. I ordered the pork pot stickers; which were wonderfully flavored and had generously sized fillings. The only complaint was that the “skin” could have been a little crunchier. For entrees, I had the pan-roasted...

My last five or six trips to Rialto over the past year have made me cautiously optimistic and if Rendezvous is on the list I think they’d make the grade too. They have a ramos fizz on the menu and, while certainly not up to...

Before opening, any bulging outwards – toss it. Opening – any hiss or fizz, toss it. Inspection – any off smell, funny colors – toss it. Trial – eat one, makes you gag (but not by fear or suggestion) -...

that one might find in a pickle barrel, just unseasoned (I don’t taste the oregano). The first time I opened the jar was uneventful, but the second time – a couple of weeks later – it fizzed over like a baking...

was a child! Was this an illusion from the endorphins from the delicious burger, or are they putting opium in the bottles? Whatever it was, I had a second bottle of Coke, thinking the first was a fluke. Nope. Same great balance of...

Liter - Cut the fruit into bite-size pieces (or smaller) - Pour the ice into a 1-liter pitcher (or larger) - Slowly pour the chilled ‘CAVA’ down the inside of the pitcher and not directly over the ice; we want to keep...

I think the trick with Pegu is to go with the specialties, or off menu fizzy drinks like a Ramos Fizz.