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The main pyramid in Mayapan, the last great political capital of the Mayan world.

Go beyond the Cancun coast for a deep dive into Mayan culture, past and present

August 23, 2019 at 3:49 p.m.

For millennia, the Yucatan Peninsula in southeastern Mexico has been home to the Maya, indigenous people who built magnificent cities centuries before Columbus. Cancun, on the coast, draws the tourists...

Pour a splash of bitters to taste into a glass of cola and the cocktail is done. What could be simpler?

Simplest of cocktails, amaro and Coke, stretches budget during holidays

May 31, 2019 at 4:02 p.m.

Just hours before dinner last Thanksgiving, we realized that all we had on hand for drinks were wine and beer — fine but insufficiently, um, festive. Cocktails are festive, but...

Ramen Takeya devotes an entire section of its menu to "otsumami" or drinking foods — nestled among them the Japanese street snack takoyaki. The ball-shaped snacks are made with a batter that crisps up into a golden shell while remaining creamy and soft inside. Hidden away are Chiclet-size pieces of octopus, tiny surprises in the center of each ball. Six balls are served in a red and white paper boats and drizzled with sweet and salty Japanese barbecue sauce, creamy mayo, aonori (dried seaweed) and fishy-but-in-a-good-way bonito flakes (cured fish shavings). Between the crispy-meets-creamy texture and the sweet-meets-salty flavors, it's easy to see how a refreshing beer (or soda, for non-drinkers) would pair nicely. $6. 819 W. Fulton Market, 312-666-7710, <a href="http://www.ramentakeya.com/">ramentakeya.com</a> — Grace Wong

Save room for this aromatic, old-school dessert

May 31, 2019 at 4:01 p.m.

Since 1978, a fitting finale to a red meat dinner at Morton's The Steakhouse has been the lemon souffle. "An amazing lemony scent hits your nose as the dessert makes...

Al Pepino cocktails serve up a sweet burn

May 31, 2019 at 4:02 p.m.

I'm usually not a big fan of peppery cocktails. Chiles are fine in food, but in drinks, well, it's too easy for a chile-laced sip to coat the tongue in...

Like grandfather, like grandson: Younger generations starting distilleries like forebears

May 31, 2019 at 4:01 p.m.

The family business is usually handed off from parents to children. With a new generation of spirits-makers, however, it's sometimes grandparents (or even great-great-great-grandparents) who start a business that grandchildren...

Drink this! A smoky guy’s drink for the masses

May 31, 2019 at 4:02 p.m.

As the weather turns cooler and leaves fall, our thoughts turn away from the tall icy beverages of summer and toward the warming dark cocktails of winter. Enter the Smokey...

Eat This! Who says catfish has to be fried?

May 31, 2019 at 4:02 p.m.

"We were down in Greenville, Miss., at a juke joint, drinking late at night," remembers Adam Wendt, partner and executive chef at The Delta. "This lady sitting next to us...

Chicken-fried mushrooms at ETA Restaurant + Bar. Maitake mushrooms are marinated in garlic, soy sauce and buttermilk, then dredged in seasoned flour and deep fried. They are served with pickled green beans.

Eat this: Chicken-fried mushrooms at ETA Restaurant + Bar

May 2, 2019 at 12:59 p.m.

Even at swank-casual downtown spots like ETA Restaurant + Bar, you might expect fried mushrooms to be the usual marble-sized button mushroom balls, heavily breaded, fried hard and served in...

The Green Bloody Mary at Kitty O'Shea's is made with yellow tomatoes, tomatillos, cucumber, celery, garlic, cilantro, jalapeno, horseradish, Worcestershire sauce and Red Bush Irish Whiskey.

Drink this: Green Bloody Mary at Kitty O’Shea’s

May 2, 2019 at 12:59 p.m.

At Kitty O'Shea's, you'll find yourself easing into a familiar green-and-brown color scheme, long wooden bar, brass fittings and low lights, all predictable comforts of a traditional Irish pub. Then...

19th-century Viennese chef Franz Sacher would be pleased, I think, by the version of his eponymous chocolate cake served at Café Selmarie in Lincoln Square. First, the top of each slice of Sacher torte is decorated with his name, elegantly written in chocolate script. Second, the cake is a real looker: Layers of chocolate cake are mortared with raspberry preserve and chocolate buttercream; the whole thing is then frosted with more buttercream and wrapped in a smooth sheet of bittersweet chocolate — firm enough to be eaten on its own, if you like, with a fork. Third, every bite is delicious. The devil's food cake is firm and pleasant, while the raspberry offers a deep berry counterpoint to all the chocolate. $4.20. 4729 N. Lincoln Ave., 773-989-5595, <a href="http://cafeselmarie.com/" target="_blank">www.cafeselmarie.com</a>. — Bill Daley

This nonalcoholic punch is the perfect thing to drink at a work lunch

June 2, 2018 at 7:56 a.m.

At lunchtime, iced tea is likely your beverage of choice, especially if you don't care for soda (because you're a grown-up) and can't really have a midday cocktail (because you're...

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