Author Chad Carns

Skip the brandy—try bourbon In your sangria! Traditional sangria recipe calls for brandy but who has brandy laying around the kitchen? And if you are like me, you sometimes purchase one ingredient for a...

Distilled from New York Wheat (previously known as Black Wax) 77 Whiskey: New York 100% Wheat whiskey is produced the same way Breuckelen Distilling makes the wheat base spirit for the gin. Breuckelen...

Hibiki 12-year-old whisky represents true harmony. The ideal of perfection, the paragon of 'The Art of Japanese Whisky' and its artisans. Hibiki means resonance in Japanese. It speaks to the soul and emotions...

Coconut curry seafood broth is as comforting as my Grandmother's Lasagna for me. My recipe is super easy to prepare but has incredible depth of flavor. It's inspired by a little noodle bar on Carmine St. in...

Hudson Single-Malt Whiskey is the first to be distilled in the Hudson Valley. They start with 100% whole-ground malted barley and pot-distill it one small batch at a time in a converted granary at the...

Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve 23 year old bourbon takes generations of distilling know-how to produce. Only the most careful and expensive distilling method can be used to create a whiskey as special as...

Make Pad Thai at home with my simple take on a deliciously flavorful dish. I discovered Pad Thai a few years after I moved to NYC. Once I tried it I was hooked. Something about cooking noodles with eggs,...

INGREDIENTS Wine Reduction 1 bottle of South Africa Pinotage 3 T sugar 1 T peppercorns, cracked 1 c apples, cherries, plums; cut into large pieces 1 shallot, cut into large...

INGREDIENTS 1/2 c mirin 1/4 c sake 1 c miso paste 1/2 c sugar 2 black cod fillets     DIRECTIONS: Miso: Boil mirin and sake for 20 seconds. Stir in miso...

INGREDIENTS 1/2 lb fusilli 4 oz Italian sausage, sliced 2 T olive oil 2 c chicken stock 1/4 c tomato puree 1 T fennel seeds, crushed 8 sage leaves 4 T canola...