Eat + Drink The Best of Portland’s Beer Scene These are the best breweries and annual festivals to be had in Portland, Oregon.
Eat + Drink A Local’s Guide to Genever and Gin in Amsterdam Genever, jenever, and gin: What a storied history in Amsterdam.
Eat + Drink 14 Must-Try Coffee Shops in California California takes its coffee game seriously, and so should you.
Eat + Drink Summer Wines and Cocktails We Love Summer is here, so we're sharing our must-have summer wines and cocktails.
Eat + Drink Summer Salads We Love We're sharing two of our favorite picnic-worthy seasonal summer salads.
Eat + Drink The Best Foodie Destinations (Besides New York, San Francisco, and Tokyo) Consider these 7 destinations whose culinary scenes are flying under the radar.
Eat + Drink For the Love of Avocado No matter the season, there are a variety of ways in which to enjoy avocado.
Eat + Drink 6 Creative Mocktail Recipes for Your Next Soirée Hello mocktails! Our bartenders share six easy recipes for your summer soirées.
Eat + Drink Let the Springtimes Roll: Recipes for the Season It’s time to celebrate Spring and all the bounty that comes along with it.
Eat + Drink The 8 Best Restaurants In Mallorca Food just tastes better in Spain. Check out our must-dines in Mallorca!
Eat + Drink Gothic Quarter Tapas: A Curated Guide Find contemporary versions of classic tapas in Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter.
Eat + Drink Caribbean Breezes and Culinary Dreams We can't wait to dig into to Chef Massimo De Francesca's coastal cuisine.
Eat + Drink A Chef’s Take on Nashville’s Food Scene Get a taste of Nashville's food scene from Henley's Executive Chef, RJ Cooper.
Eat + Drink Eat & Drink Your Way Through Asheville From Mediterranean-inspired cuisine to breweries, Asheville is home to the top food + drink scene.
Eat + Drink The 10 Best Restaurants in Austin, Texas No matter what your tastes, there’s no going hungry in Austin, Texas.
Eat + Drink The Fab Five: Our Favorite Cocktail Bars in London London’s cocktail scene is legendary. Here’s where to start.
Eat + Drink The Perfect Pairing: Travel + CA Wine Experiences California's packed with creative ways to unearth new and delicious wines.
Eat + Drink Must-Try Breweries in DC and Baltimore Be prepared to get “hoppy” with our guide to these noteworthy craft breweries.
Eat + Drink 6 Cities with the Best Al Fresco Dining Scenes Dining al fresco is in full swing and it’s better than ever before. From Coastal Cali to the tropical waters of Tulum, this is where you’ll find us dining this summer.
Eat + Drink Travel Tips NOLA Bar None: Cool Cocktail, Wine and Coffee Bars Now that Kimpton Hotel Fontenot is open in New Orleans, we’re sharing some nearby sweet sensations—cocktail bars, wine bars and booze-infused treats!
Eat + Drink What to Do With Leftover Champagne Pop! That’s the sound of us uncorking bubbly in honor of New Year’s Eve. Clink! That’s our glasses toasting. Eek! That’s what we groan when we can’t figure out what to do with all the leftover champagne.
Eat + Drink Jason McClure’s Garlic-Sherry Mushrooms The appetizer is inspired by Chef Jason’s trips to Europe, where Spain has quickly risen to the top of his favorite places to explore and dine.
Eat + Drink ’Tis the Season to Warm Up With Winter Cocktails We asked our Lead Bartender Jacques Bezuidenhout for his favorite cold-weather tipples. Warm up this holiday season with these creative winter cocktails.
Eat + Drink Holiday Spirits: Kimpton Bartenders’ Favorite Cocktails Sleigh bells ring. Are you listening? Better yet, are you toasting? You will once you try these cocktail recipes from Kimpton’s head bartenders.
Eat + Drink What Are You Drinking New Year’s Eve? Maybe it’s much too early in the game, but we thought we’d ask you just the same: What are you drinking New Year’s Eve?
Eat + Drink 6 Holiday Eggnog Recipes That Wow These festive concoctions are anything but traditional and will win over skeptics and fans alike. Cheers!
Eat + Drink How to Make a Hot Toddy We thought we’d give you a little something for the days Jack Frost nips at your nose.
Eat + Drink Malt, Wheat, Corn and Rye, Oh My! What do Mark Twain, Lady Gaga and Winston Churchill have in common? It’s not the beginning of a bad joke; these famous figures are all self-proclaimed fans of whiskey, one of our timeless favorites and a Kimpton bar staple.
Eat + Drink 2018’s Best New Cocktail Flavors + Recipes Veggie-loaded cocktails? This is just one of the 3 hottest up-and-coming cocktail trends for 2018. Read on for recipes.
Eat + Drink Northern Lights: Fresh Nordic-Inspired Recipes Delicately smoked fish, hints of caraway and flavorful bursts of dill... here are a few ways to incorporate Nordic flavors into your cuisine.
Eat + Drink Well-Traveled: Global Recipes + Rising Spices Make your cuisine as worldly as your bucket list with flavors and ingredients that span the globe.
Eat + Drink 3 Tips for More Meaningful Meals A truly thoughtful meal goes beyond the dishes and sips. Here are three philosophies that will help you do just that.
Eat + Drink Dessert First: Savory Recipes with Sweet Accents Meyer lemon, strawberry, blood oranges... In 2018, dessert ingredients and techniques are expected to take savory dishes by storm.
Eat + Drink A Chef’s Latke Trio Recipe for Hanukkah Heat up the fry pan for a delicious holiday tradition. Here's betting you'll want to eat these for eight days straight.
Eat + Drink Teamwork Makes Dirty Habit’s Menus Shine Food and drinks pair even more perfectly courtesy of the dynamic (behind-the-scenes) duo at Washington DC's Dirty Habit restaurant and bar.
Eat + Drink Quiz: What’s Your Wine Personality? Pair a wine with your personality. I created a quiz to help you find out which bottle you should cozy up with this season.
Eat + Drink Hidden Foodie Gems in Miami Foodies, get your eat on at these must-visit Miami dining destinations.
Eat + Drink Got Yams? Thanksgiving Leftover Recipes Is your fridge crammed with holiday leftovers? Check out these Thanksgiving leftover recipes that will turn unfinished side dishes into a main event.
Eat + Drink The Wheel Deal: Where to Get the Best California Street Food Food trucks and carts are on the move big-time. See what’s on the mobile menu in San Francisco, LA and San Diego with this guide to our local picks.
Eat + Drink Great Bar Tools for Your Home The thing is, there’s a bartender in all of us. I’ve had a lot of schooling, sure. But the tools that I use are no different then the ones you can buy and, eventually, master.
Eat + Drink A Chef’s Guide to Dining and Drinking in Atlanta From Atlanta’s best pâté, oysters, and cocktails, to Jamaican and Sichuan near the historic sights, a top chef spills the sweet tea on where to dine and drink in Georgia’s capital.
Eat + Drink Wine Hour Meets Southern Hospitality at The Brice Hotel Savannah, GA, is known as "The Hostess City of the South," and The Brice hotel lives up to the city's billing with a variety of free wine-hour experiences.
Eat + Drink In Honor of Thanksgiving: A Wine Tour Through the States Thanksgiving is almost here. In honor of the national holiday, here’s a little bit of national trivia.
Eat + Drink Best Wines for Thanksgiving Day As Master Sommelier for Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, I’m constantly sharing my love of wine. So asking me if I’ll serve wine on Thanksgiving is kind of like asking Richard Simmons if he exercises.
Eat + Drink Great American Wines for a Great American Holiday Thanksgiving is almost here. This year, I plan to celebrate the national holiday by drinking my favorite wines from all over the country. Did you know wine is made in all 50 states?
Eat + Drink 4 Hot Chocolate Cocktails for Winter It's gettin' cold outside - but cozy up to the fire with a hot chocolate cocktail and you'll forget all about snow in no time.
Eat + Drink The Old Fashioned Gets a Decadent New Spin Every year, come Thanksgiving, I get excited about aged spirits like whiskies, cognacs and Calvados. Of course, since it’s an American holiday, let’s not leave out bourbons and ryes.
Eat + Drink 4 Healthy Recipes With Fall & Winter Veggies Veggies are having a moment. Our chefs show you how to do magic with Guinness and leeks in a soup, dial up the comfort factor with sweet potato gnocchi, and evoke the flavors of fall with a squash, zucchini, corn and asparagus salad.
Eat + Drink Martinis 101 — More Boozing Like Bond + Recipes In Part II in a series, Kimpton's National Manager of Bar Education Mike Ryan serves up more martini goodness -- from ordering advice to serving etiquette to the answer to the old gin-versus-vodka debate.
Eat + Drink Martinis 101 – A History, Recipe & James Bond Mania Martinis never go out of style -- and the debates and mysteries surrounding them are what make them so special. Our National Manager of Bar Education Mike Ryan offers his view.
Eat + Drink Sweet Updates: Savory Breakfast + Retro Desserts Breakfast goes savory and kid-friendly desserts rise to the occasion. Say hello to 2017's reboot on sweets.
Eat + Drink Culinary Techniques: Charring, Blistering & Searing Move over, grilling - it's time to let other types of high-heat cooking shine.
Eat + Drink Mediterranean & South American Cocktail Recipes Traveling the globe to find fresh inspiration for 2017's unforgettable new cocktail trends from the Mediterranean to South America.
Eat + Drink Culinary-Inspired Cocktail Recipes When the bar and kitchen meet, it's magic. Here are cocktail recipes borrowing a page from the culinary textbook.
Eat + Drink Fat-Washed, Fermented & Resort 2.0 Cocktail Recipes Fat-washing with coconut oils, elevating that tropical resort cocktail and fermentation are mainstays.
Eat + Drink Chef Walter Pisano: The Great Grappa Guide Don't know your pomace from your grappa? Chef Walter Pisano of Tulio Ristorante in Seattle is a grappa guru, sharing his knowledge of this uniquely Italian drink.
Eat + Drink Beercation Packages on Tap From Kimpton Are you a dedicated hop-head? Here are a few Kimpton beercation packages you'll want to take note of, along with some beer recommendations from our brew-loving chefs.
Eat + Drink Perfect Pairing: Thanksgiving Wine Picks Our recommendations to serve along with your turkey and favorite side dishes.
Eat + Drink Frighteningly Good Halloween Cocktails Here are five recipes to try at home. No cauldron required.
Eat + Drink Apples and Alcohol: A Match Made in Harvest Heaven Apple harvest season is here, which means pies, cider doughnuts and maybe a little bobbing, if you’re feeling festive.
Eat + Drink Cooking With Scary (Sounding) Ingredients: 3 Thrilling Recipes Forget ghosts, goblins and things that go bump in the night. Kimpton chefs are afraid of nothing -- especially daunting ingredients like beet blood, duck fat and twilight peppers. Get the recipes here!
Eat + Drink Support Small Business and Local Purveyors on Your Next Trip Explore the local partners that embody a little slice of life in the neighborhoods of each of our hotels and restaurants.
Eat + Drink This Halloween: Bone-Chilling Spirits Sink your fangs into this, ladies and gents: Our bartenders have whipped up grown-up cocktails that reflect all the flavors of fall.
Eat + Drink Bell Pepper Smash Recipe Countless chefs make it their life’s work to source local, seasonal ingredients. It’s what the farm-to-table movement is all about. But what about farm to cocktail glass?
Eat + Drink One Day in Taipei Our guide if you only have a day to sample the best of this bustling metropolis.
Eat + Drink 5 Wines to Welcome Fall Kimpton’s Director of Beverage Programs Katherine Wojcik shares some of her top wine recommendations for the season.
Eat + Drink Fave Flavors for Fall Sure, summer gets all the attention with its gaudy fruits and bountiful produce. But what about the fall season?
Eat + Drink Autumn in a Glass: Fall Cocktails to Try Now New season, new sips! Kimpton's National Manager of Bar Education tells you what you must drink as the leaves fall.
Eat + Drink Raise a Glass to These 7 Essential Fall Cocktails There's nothing like a boozy cocktail to warm the spirits. Here are 7 fall-inspired cocktails shared by some of the best bartenders from around the country.
Eat + Drink Craft Breweries in San Diego: An Insider’s Guide The place you love for beaches, bike paths and seemingly endless summer days is also a Big Kahuna in the beer world. Click through to discover where to lift your glass like a local.
Eat + Drink In Praise of Tequila Mixing with this spirit is a constant thrill because it has such a diverse range of flavors, from fruity to herbaceous, with all kinds of spicy nuances in between.
Eat + Drink Women at the Helm: Mixing + Curating in Chicago The Kimpton Gray pays homage to decades past while keeping an eye forward - thanks, in part, to the contributions of two very stylish and smart women.
Eat + Drink Recipe: Oysters with Champagne Mignonette Learn how to make the quintessential oyster toping, champagne mignonette, with this recipe from Shaker + Spear's Executive Chef, Carolynn Spence.
Eat + Drink A Toast to Summer: How to Make a Classic Daiquirí A quick-and-dirty tutorial on how to make a classic Daiquirí. This fresh-lime and rum-studded favorite is the perfect way to say adiós to summer. Watch Video
Eat + Drink Be Back: Gone Grilling What are we looking forward to? Using this well-deserved day off to not labor and instead lose the tie, fire up the grill and kick back with friends and family.
Eat + Drink Cheers! Urban Wine Tasting in the Bay Area Yearning for a NorCal wine country experience without the traffic and crowds? Try these picks for San Francisco and Oakland's best urban wine tasting.
Eat + Drink 10 Best Fresh-Air Dining Venues in Philadelphia Some of our favorite places for outdoor dining, just in time for Labor Day.
Eat + Drink Chefs’ Picks: Kitchen Essentials Kimpton chefs spill the beans on the tools that make their kitchens flexible, creative and fully pro.
Eat + Drink Pazzo Ristorante Chef Returns After 15-Year Hiatus Chef Kenny Giambalvo is back at Pazzo Ristorante in Portland, OR. He dishes on his background, his love of Portland, and offers a couple delish recipes to salute the end of summer.
Eat + Drink Bar Star Gets Seriously Playful With Low-Proof Cocktails At Urbana in Washington, D.C., bartender Andrea Tateosian is shaking things up with creative, low-proof cocktails. She talks about the low-ABV trend and offers a recipe of her own.
Eat + Drink Ending Summer on a High Note: 4 Rooftop Lounges From D.C. to San Diego, we have an outdoor lounge perfect for soaking up the season's last golden rays of sun. Check out these 5 rooftop lounges to toast the end of summer.
Eat + Drink Roof-to-Table: The Ultimate in Local Dining A number of our restaurants have wholeheartedly embraced urban agriculture, growing fruits, vegetables and herbs in rooftop (or patio) gardens for daily use in their kitchens and lounges.
Eat + Drink Burger Bucket List: 5 of America’s Best Burgers Don’t settle for a mediocre burger when traveling. Check a perfect patty off your list with a collection of America’s best burgers.
Eat + Drink 11 California Taco + Tequila Spots to Try Now California may be north of the border, but its all-star tacos and tequilas sizzle with authentic Mexican flavors.
Eat + Drink Recipe: Jane Q’s Asparagus with Rouille Savory Italian flavors elevate grilled asparagus in this recipe from Jane Q restaurant in Los Angeles.
Eat + Drink Cheers to Olympics Cocktails! London’s calling. And we can’t wait to tune in. Toast the five rings with Olympics-themed cocktails, available at select Kimpton bars and restaurants in San Francisco and Washington D.C.
Eat + Drink Jane Q’s Chef Shares His Picks in LA At Jane Q in Los Angeles, Chef de Cuisine Jason Hall puts a fresh spin on seasonal farmers' market finds for his rustic, lively Californian menu.
Eat + Drink Savor the Flavor of Charm City: Dining in Baltimore Baltimore's culinary circuit is more than just crab cakes and Old Bay seasoning. James Beard Award winning chefs and craft breweries also call it home.
Eat + Drink Sipping in Seattle: 6 Spots for Washington Wine Tasting Washington State has cellars, tasting rooms and wineries galore but where do you start? Hotel Vintage's wine concierge, Lara, has her top picks.
Eat + Drink Beer Cocktails Bubble Up Our mad scientists … um, mixology experts found ways for beer and liquor to mingle together deliciously. Who doesn’t love a two-fer?
Eat + Drink Decadent Desert: Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse Treat yourself with a decadent dessert. This recipe featuring Red Owl Tavern's Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse is courtesy of Pastry Chef Stacey Needham.
Eat + Drink Healthy Eats: Summer Superfood Recipes Empty calories and junk food lurk around every corner this time of year. So check out these summer superfood recipes starring some of the season's tastiest ingredients.
Eat + Drink Best Wines for Summer Barbecues On long, hot days, lower alcohol wines are ideal; they refresh without making your head fuzzy.
Eat + Drink 5 Fabulous Restaurants for Summer Ready for summer? Whether you’re looking for your new favorite neighborhood spot or the best place for farmer’s market-inspired brunch, we’ve got you covered with one of these 5 restaurants that perfectly suit the season.
Eat + Drink A Summer Pasta Recipe from Savannah’s Pacci Restaurant A simple and delightful pasta recipe that’s perfect for summer entertaining, courtesy of Chef Roberto Leoci at Pacci restaurant in Savannah, GA.
Eat + Drink Recipe: Homemade Almond Joys Sate your sweet tooth with this recipe for homemade Almond Joys with Executive Chef Heather Terhune.
Eat + Drink Going Native: Trends to Sip and Savor in California Here’s our shortlist of trending California eats and drinks so you'll know where to grab a table (or bar stool).
Eat + Drink Chef Nick Bajal: Rocking Culinary Creations in CA Drawing inspiration from Korea to Puerto Rico, Chef Nick Bajal puts creative twists on classic standbys at SoCal's laid-back Outpost restaurant.
Eat + Drink 8 Grilling Tips from Denver’s Newest Grill Master Chef Christian Graves introduces Denver's new Citizen Rail restaurant and shares his 8 expert grilling tips to cooking the perfect steak.
Eat + Drink The Negroni: Classic Cocktail Stands the Test of Time It's Negroni Week, June 1–7 ... have you had your Negroni yet? Our bar star Mike Ryan offers some background — as well as some recipes — for this classic cocktail.
Eat + Drink Recipe: Pacific Hideaway’s Grilled Ono Tacos Lighten up your summer dining with some Californian coastal cuisine with Pacific Hideaway’s recipe for grilled ono tacos.
Eat + Drink Pacific Hideaway + 11 Fab Huntington Beach Eats Pacific Hideaway Chef JT Walker chats about his fresh and flavorful food philosophy and his must-visit local eats in Huntington Beach, California.
Eat + Drink 4 Ceviche + Poke Recipes You Need this Summer Turn tonight's dinner prep into a no-cook affair with our chefs' best fresh ceviche and poke recipes. Just dice, mix, chill... and dinner's done!
Eat + Drink Coastal Creations: The Dish on Zimzala’s Chef JT Walker Get the dish on Chef JT Walker's inspiration for coastal cuisine at Zimzala in Huntington Beach.
Eat + Drink How to: Curadero’s Bold Short Rib Street Tacos Here's Curadero's popular suadero short rib taco recipe, and how to assemble this tasty taco, step by step.
Eat + Drink Grilling Tips and Recipes From Our Chefs A few of our chefs offer their best grilling tips, as well as some flame-enhanced recipes. Get fired up for summer.
Eat + Drink Kimpton Chefs’ Favorite Recipes to Make at Home Look to the pros for your next go-to recipe during quarantine.
Eat + Drink Pacci Serves Up Soulful Coastal Italian Cuisine in Savannah Pacci Italian Kitchen + Bar is now open in the heart of downtown Savannah, GA.
Eat + Drink Chef SammyD Dishes About Amsterdam’s Best Bites Chef SammyD makes his culinary mark on Amsterdam... and shares his top tips for eating like a local.
Eat + Drink Let’s Toast World Cocktail Day! Today is World Cocktail Day. The annual holiday celebrates the first reference to the word “cocktail” in 1806.
Eat + Drink Recipe: Crisp Asparagus with Raclette Fonduta Lightly tempura-battered asparagus, a creamy raclette fonduta and a pecan vinaigrette come together to make a beautiful composed plate sure to impress.
Eat + Drink What’s Trending in the Kitchen During Quarantine Here are some of the culinary and cocktail trends we’ve seen emerge from all this time at home.
Eat + Drink A Yummy Fish Taco Recipe for Cinco de Mayo Chef Derek Simcik of Outpost restaurant in Santa Barbara, CA, shares his beer-battered, sriracha-infused fish taco recipe, just in time for Cinco de Mayo. ¡Buen provecho!
Eat + Drink An Inside Scoop: Scala’s Bistro + Other San Francisco Eats Scala’s Bistro Chef Justin Deering shares his cooking philosophy and chef-approved San Francisco spots to eat and drink.
Eat + Drink Standing Apart: Outlier Opened in Downtown Seattle Global flavors come to life in fresh ways at Seattle's new hot spot, Outlier.
Eat + Drink 5 Wines for Spring You Can Order Online Stock up on these top wines for spring that you can purchase online and have delivered to your door.
Eat + Drink Cool Brews: Kimpton Bars Mix Tea Cocktails In honor of National Stress Awareness Month, we're sharing some of our recipes. We think they'd do the Mad Hatter proud.
Eat + Drink 5 Fun Drink Station Ideas to Spike Up Your Meetings & Events Innovative cocktails can take a gathering to the next level. Make your next event memorable with these fun and creative drink station ideas.
Eat + Drink Before You Eat: How to Take Instagram-Worthy Photos of Your Food It can be surprisingly hard to take good pictures of food. Use these tips for shooting like a pro and making your meal look great on Instagram.
Eat + Drink Bar Educator Mike Ryan Drafts His Fave Spring Beers Mike Ryan is Kimpton's National Manager of Bar Education, and no, you can't have his job. But he will share with you his favorite spring beers this season.
Eat + Drink Cozy Up to Chef Applin’s Duck Bolognese Looking for a comfort food with a gourmet touch? Try this hearty duck bolognese recipe courtesy of Outlier's Executive Chef, Shawn Applin.
Eat + Drink 4 Essential Cocktail Recipes to Try Get ready to mix, shake and stir with these 4 essential cocktail recipes from our bar team pros.
Eat + Drink Bourbon: America’s Native Spirit Bourbon deserves a spotlight in your bar cart. Learn more about this truly American spirit, plus cocktail recipes that put it front and center.
Eat + Drink Bowled Over By Punch Punch bowls are back. Not in the college-party way (aka: buckets of fluorescent mystery liquid), but in a sophisticated, olden-days fashion.
Eat + Drink Cocktails Bloom in Honor of D.C’s Cherry Blossom Festival Our bartenders have been busy concocting Japanese and cherry blossom-inspired sips, available through April 27, when the festival concludes.
Eat + Drink Sedona & SaltRock Southwest Kitchen Welcome Chef Robert Hoffman Get up close and personal with SaltRock Southwest Kitchen's Chef Robert Hoffman.
Eat + Drink Why I Love Box Wine The concept has a bad rap because most are pretty cheap swill. Yet in truth it’s a really brilliant idea.
Eat + Drink Do the Math: Celebrate Pi Day With These Pie Recipes We circle back to Pi Day — 3.14.15 — with two pie recipes even the most math-challenged among us will want to try.
Eat + Drink At the Helm of Shaker + Spear: Welcoming Chef Carolynn Spence At Seattle’s Shaker + Spear, we’re elated to welcome Executive Chef Carolynn Spence to the Kimpton team.
Eat + Drink A Spotlight on Shrub Cocktails Shrubs—your one-stop shop for alternative acidity, history, and metathesis.
Eat + Drink Matcha Madness: A Traditional Green Tea Goes Modern Matcha green tea has been ceremoniously poured for centuries in Japan. Now this super-healthful tea powder is finding its way into everything from cupcakes to cocktails.
Eat + Drink National Margarita Day We’ll help you get the fiesta rolling with our resident spirit guide, Kimpton Lead Bartender Jacques Bezuidenhout.
Eat + Drink South Beach Wine & Food Festival It’s time to ditch your New Year’s resolution and recommence mass consumption — Miami’s South Beach Wine & Food Festival (SOBEWFF) takes place this week
Eat + Drink Red Star Tavern’s Peanut Butter Mousse Happy Valentine’s Day! No matter how you plan to celebrate, we figure that a good way to your heart is with a sinfully tempting dessert.
Eat + Drink Wines to Pair With Your Valentine’s Day Meal Food in general is pretty sexy stuff, but there are certain dishes known to up the romance (oysters, chocolate … you know what I mean)
Eat + Drink Cooking with Aphrodisiacs: 3 Valentine’s Day Recipes Valentine’s Day is on the horizon and there’s no better way to win hearts than through the tastebuds. Get in the mood with these 4 ingredients that are all-star culinary aphrodisiacs.
Eat + Drink Cocktails We Love for Valentine’s Day These cocktails – gathered from Kimpton’s lounge, bar and restaurant menus across the country – are festively red and known to set the mood for romance.
Eat + Drink A Toast to Love: Valentine Cocktails We know the importance of chocolate … and of a great cocktail. So our bar stars have whipped up some chocolaty creations that could have come straight out of an Oompa Loompa test kitchen.
Eat + Drink 3 Chef Recipe Picks for Valentine’s Day Whether you're cooking for your partner-in-crime or the entire family, read on for three Valentine's Day chef-inspired recipes. That's amore.
Eat + Drink 10 Things to Eat and Drink in Palm Springs Escape winter's chill with these 10 dishes and drinks featuring California's best coastal cuisine from the Kimpton Rowan Hotel.
Eat + Drink Jason McClure’s Beer Salted Caramels New Year’s diet or no diet, we think everyone deserves a sweet treat now and then.
Eat + Drink How to Twist the Classics Classic drinks like martinis and Manhattans have always been cool. These days, with Mad Men fever spreading, they’re even more sought after.
Eat + Drink A Trio of Hearty Winter Soups Soups, stews and bisques all have a place in our hearts. Potatoes, squash and leeks take the spotlight in our recipe round-up.
Eat + Drink Wines That Care Kicks Off Another Year Are you a fan of Kimpton’s hosted evening wine hours, held daily at our hotels? Well, here’s a thought for you to chew … or, rather, drink in.
Eat + Drink It’s Alive! Four Riffs on the Corpse Reviver #2 Cocktail Our creative bar team at Sable Kitchen & Bar in Chicago offers four recipes that give unique twists to the classic Corpse Reviver, a go-to hangover cure.
Eat + Drink Our Favorite Lemonade Recipe Taste the best of summer as top chefs share their favorite homemade lemonade recipes—from a fresh classic one to creative hard lemonades sure to make a splash.
Eat + Drink Mediterranean Spirits with Bartender Gen Longoria Launching multiple bar programs at once for a brand new hotel? Just a drop in the bucket for bar rockstar Gen Longoria.
Eat + Drink What’s Hot Ahead: Culinary & Bar Trends for 2016 Is cauliflower the new kale? Are bamboo cocktails making a comeback? And how cool are artful ice cubes? We found out after doing extensive surveys at our bars and restaurants across the country -- and we share it with you here.
Eat + Drink #WineWednesday: Best Under-the-Radar Wine You don't know it yet. But you'll love it. Get introduced to the unsung hero of wines. Hint: It's dry, fruity and comes from France.
Eat + Drink Sweet Sensations: 4 Kimpton Pastry Chefs You Should Know We're big believers in saving room for dessert. But not only that -- we think it's as important as the main course. Meet some of our pastry chefs, who tempt you with everything from fine chocolates to peach cakes.
Eat + Drink #WineWednesday: A Surprising Hangover Cure Don't dread the morning -- Brandon Walters, General Manager at Pacci restaurant in Savannah, has a trick to battling hangover blues. Watch our video to find out!
Eat + Drink Inside the Chef’s Fridge: Danny Bortnick Ever wonder what a chef's fridge looks like inside? We did, too. Peek inside the fridge of Danny Bortnick, Kimpton's VP of Restaurant Concept Development, and read our Q&A to get inspired!
Eat + Drink #WineWednesday: The ONE Wine Everyone Should Know What's the one wine you should bring with you on a dessert island? In other words: What's your go-to wine? Find out in our #WineWednesday video. Watch Video
Eat + Drink #WineWednesday: Sending Wine Back at a Restaurant All eyes at the table are on you as the server pours you a sip of wine. So what happens if you don't like it? We ask one of our experts: When is sending wine back at a restaurant OK? Watch Video
Eat + Drink Le Citron Fizz: A Sparkling Cocktail Recipe Just in time for the hot weather, check out this recipe for the sparkling, refreshing, fruit-infused Le Citron Fizz cocktail. Look out summer, it's about to get fizzy up in here. Watch Video
Eat + Drink Q&A: Chef Harper McClure of BRABO Restaurant We get the dish on Chef Harper McClure of BRABO by Robert Wiedmaier restaurant in Alexandria, VA: His style, his mentors, his Iron Chef experience, and his perfect day off.
Eat + Drink #WineWednesday: What’s a Good Summertime Wine? The summer party season is here. Need some help choosing the perfect wine for your picnic or barbecue? Sommelier Philip Lucas has got your back with this month's #WineWednesday. Watch Video
Eat + Drink A Malört Cocktail Recipe for a Taste of Chicago South Water Kitchen bartender Dan Rook offers a Malört cocktail recipe that takes this iconic Windy City liqueur from bitter to much, much better. Check out the video. Watch Video
Eat + Drink Pop Star: TD’s Pop Up Restaurant in Portland, OR What could be better than tacos and Tequila served outdoors alongside a scenic river? Chef Tom Dunklin of Three Degrees restaurant kicks summer off with the return of TD's Pop Up.
Eat + Drink #WineWednesday: What Wines Go With Artichokes? Our Master Sommelier Emily Wines gets to the heart of the matter with this month's #WineWednesday video: What wines go with artichokes? Turns out it's a prickly question. Watch Video
Eat + Drink A Strozzapreti Recipe From Chef Luca Corazzina Chef Luca Corazzina of 312 Chicago restaurant offers an easy video lesson on how to prepare his strozzapreti recipe. It's knockout gnocchi straight from the Old Country. Watch Video
Eat + Drink #WineWednesday: An Impressive Italian Wine Even if you don't know a Super Tuscan from a Super Mario Brother, Kimpton Master Sommelier Emily Wines has a #WineWednesday Italian wine recommendation that's sure to impress. Watch Video
Eat + Drink Take the Chill Off With a Leatherneck Cocktail Winter is stubbornly clinging on but we have the antidote with this video primer on the Leatherneck cocktail, a whiskey-centric drink served warm. Watch Video
Eat + Drink #WineWednesday: Red Wine With White Fish Silly rules are everywhere, so here's one less you have to worry about. This month's #WineWednesday video offers some tips on drinking red wine with fish. Watch Video
Eat + Drink #WineWednesday: Under-the-Radar Wine Regions California, here we come? Not so fast. Our Master Sommelier Emily Wines shares some under-the-radar wine regions in this month's #WineWednesday video. Watch Video
Eat + Drink Our Chef and Bartender Survey Predicts the Trends Our first annual chef and bartender survey takes the pulse of what's happening in our kitchens and lounges around the country. Take a look and see what's hot in 2015.
Eat + Drink Croquettes, Anyone? A Recipe for an International Favorite Chef Brian Millman of Atwood restaurant in Chicago offers a quick video primer on how to make his zucchini, yellow squash and carrot croquettes with herb-cucumber sauce. Watch Video
Eat + Drink #WineWednesday: Tailgating! Hitting a tailgate party? If you're not a beer drinker you might get left out in the cold. So check out this month's #WineWednesday video for the perfect wine to bring to the big game. Watch Video
Eat + Drink Our Chef-Recommended, Must-Have Gifts for Cooks Looking for the perfect present for the kitchen wizard in your life? We asked a few of our chefs for their must-have gifts for cooks.
Eat + Drink Introducing our #WineWednesday Videos Welcome to our #WineWednesday video series. The first Wednesday of every month, we’ll be uncorking a video that will offer a quick tip on the world of wine. Watch Video
Eat + Drink New and Renovated Kimpton Restaurants Old favorites have gotten a refresh and soon-to-be-favorites are opening their doors — here’s a quick recap on what's new with Kimpton restaurants.
Eat + Drink Whisky Tasting at Seattle’s Bookstore Bar & Café With 70 single-malt Scotch whiskies and more than 50 American bourbons and whiskies on hand, whisky tasting at Seattle’s Bookstore Bar & Café is definitely a top-shelf experience.
Eat + Drink San Francisco Cooking Classes at Scala’s Bistro Union Square hot spot Scala's Bistro offers San Francisco cooking classes with Executive Chef Larry Finn and Pastry Chef Kimberly Bugler.
Eat + Drink Meet the Man Who Keeps Kimpton Restaurants Cooking Think you’re obsessed with food and restaurants? Try walking a mile in James Lin’s proverbial Crocs.
Eat + Drink Red Star Tavern Renovation Shines Brightly How do you make Red Star Tavern shine even more brightly? By adding more specials, more fun and of course more seats to make room for the festivities at this Portland, OR, hot spot.
Eat + Drink We’re Juiced! Juice is hot. Once solely relegated to the breakfast table, fruit and vegetable juices are now busting out in a big way.
Eat + Drink Still Crazy After All These Years When he became executive chef of Pazzo — which translates from Italian as “crazy” — he brought with him a fresh, lean, unpretentious style that merged new flavors with both classic and creative techniques
Eat + Drink Cheers to Highball Located just steps away from historic Boston Common, Highball embraces a vintage vibe with tufted Chesterfield sofas, antique cocktail tables, iconic Tolix stools and reclaimed wood walls.
Eat + Drink Life’s a Picnic Now that we’re a little older, a little wiser and just as adventurous, we’re still taking our bikes out for a joy ride but with a decidedly grown-up twist.
Eat + Drink Kimpton Restaurant Month Summer is heating up and we’re dishing out a cool restaurant deal.
Eat + Drink Healthy Snack: Kyle Rourke’s PB&J Trail Mix We're nuts about trail mix, especially when it's made in creative new ways.
Eat + Drink Emily Wines Whisks Wine Managers to Italy Pet lovers, get ready for some doggone fun: Our Pet Photo Contest is back and is better than ever!
Eat + Drink Seattle’s Tulio Restaurant is Sweet on Grappa Got grappa? Tulio restaurant in Seattle does. In fact, it has a grappa list 40 varietals strong.
Eat + Drink Valentine’s Day Dining You’ll Fall For Cupid is drawing back his bow – and taking aim at your appetite. Join Kimpton restaurants from coast to coast for special menus in honor of Valentine’s Day.
Eat + Drink Fries + Flutes = Fun in Chicago Executive Chef Derek Atwood and the team at Atwood Café in Chicago are no doctors. But they did come up with a cure for a case of the Mondays.
Eat + Drink Chicago Restaurant Week is on its Way! Traveling to Chicago? Hope you come hungry. February 1-10 marks Chicago Restaurant Week, a 10-day dining event that lets you enjoy exciting, prix fixe meals at easy-to-swallow prices.
Eat + Drink Chef Danny Bortnick: Kimpton’s Foraging Fan Our final installment in our yearlong culinary journey is Forage, and it celebrates the bounty of ingredients that can be found in nature.
Eat + Drink Hotel Allegro Rocked the Repeal! On December 5, 1933, a Kimpton hotel made history. Once you find out the reason, you’ll want to raise your glass.
Eat + Drink Topaz Bar Toasts the Presidential Candidates The election is just five days way. Decisions, decisions!
Eat + Drink Chicago Dining: Meet Three Unusual Meats We never met a salad we didn’t like. But as the days get shorter, we hanker for heartier fare. And nothing says “sweater weather” better than meat.
Eat + Drink Poste Moderne Brassiere Serves Election Cocktails It’s election season, which means you may be throwing support behind your party. You also may simply want to party.
Eat + Drink Walter Pisano Chats About 20 Years of Tulio In honor of our latest spotlight about knife skills, we caught up with a pretty sharp cookie: Executive Chef Walter Pisano of Tulio Ristorante in Seattle.
Eat + Drink It’s National Breakfast Month! Rise and shine, food lovers. We don’t expect you’ll have any sleep dust to shake off once we tell you some exciting news: September is National Breakfast Month.
Eat + Drink Sneak Peek! Firefly Restaurant’s New Look Firefly restaurant in Washington D.C. is momentarily closed. But tell your appetite not to worry – it’ll open back up on Saturday, September 29, with an exciting, new look.
Eat + Drink Kimpton Hotels Serve Wines That Care Kimpton hotels serve wines you can truly feel good about drinking – not just because they are rich in flavor and character, but because they’re made with love of the environment and their makers are known to support charitable causes.
Eat + Drink Chef Derek Simcik is Way Into Bacon Chef Derek Simcik of Atwood Café in Chicago has a classic pastry background. He also loves bacon.
Eat + Drink Kyle Rourke’s Gourmet Chicken Kielbasa Corn Dogs Okay, we know these don’t look like the typical corn dog. And that’s exactly what makes them so special.
Eat + Drink Mother’s Day Brunches from Coast to Coast If you’re still looking for a way to make the occasion special, you’re in luck: Here’s a sampling of what we have happening.
Eat + Drink Brendan Dorr, Head Bartender at B&O American Brasserie Everyone loves a good comeback. Especially when cocktails are involved. Just ask Brendan Dorr, the head bartender at B&O American Brasserie in Baltimore and founder of the Baltimore Bartenders Guild.
Eat + Drink Cocktails Get Political at Topaz Bar in Washington DC With an election year here and the GOP race in full swing, everyone’s talking politics. And Topaz Bar in Washington D.C. is adding cocktails to the conversation.
Eat + Drink Allegro Introduces Bloody Mary Turndown Service We know how much some of you love a Bloody Mary. (They don’t call it “meal in a glass” for nothing!). So our team at Hotel Allegro Chicago found a new way to add one to your morning mix.
Eat + Drink 3 Dishes to Savor in Washington DC They say yummy things come in threes. We believe it after hearing about a trifecta of delicious – and entirely out-of-the-ordinary – dishes on our menus in Washington D.C.
Eat + Drink Hot Cocktails, Cool Patio It isn’t warm in Washington D.C. this time of year. But that hasn’t stopped Poste Moderne Brasserie from keeping its courtyard upper patio open.
Eat + Drink Our Chefs’ Favorite Healthy-Eating Gift Ideas What do you buy for the cook that has it all? More things to cook with, of course!
Eat + Drink Red Star Tavern Releases Signature Bourbon Raise a glass, everyone! We’re toasting Red Star Tavern and Roast House in Portland, which has debuted its own Signature Single Barrel Bourbon.
Eat + Drink Shopping Green City Market with Chef Roger Waysok In autumn, our chefs get the pick of the crop. That’s especially true in the heart of the Midwest, where foliage blazes orange, red and yellow; comfort foods find their way from the farm to the table.
Eat + Drink Why Our Chefs Can’t Wait for Fall It was nice knowing you, summer. While we hate to cut our relationship short (we know you aren’t over until September 23), we are already turning our thoughts to what the next season will bring.
Eat + Drink Tattoo Spy: Derek Simcik’s Epic Inkings The executive chef at Atwood Cafe in Chicago has five epic inkings that show his love of food and sense of humor.
Eat + Drink How to Make “The Last Word” Cocktail If you’re looking for a change from the old Long Island iced tea routine, Damien Lynch, the cocktail crafter at Library Bistro & Bookstore Bar in Seattle, is here to punch things up. Watch Video
Eat + Drink Panzano’s Elise Wiggins Talks Going Gluten-Free Starting a gluten-free diet is a life-changing experience. Many, in fact, would call it downright difficult and would be tempted to recoil from the kitchen. But not Elise Wiggins.
Eat + Drink Wine Quiz: What’s Your Entertaining Style? The type of wine you serve at a party is indicative of the kind of entertainer you are. Take this quiz created by Master Sommelier and Director of Wines Emily Wines to discover your soirée style.
Eat + Drink Chef’s Summer Celebration Has Local Flavor It’s summertime … and the living is easy. Mostly because there are just so many good things out there to eat.
Eat + Drink A Chef Tells Us How to Picnic Chefs often get asked, “What do you cook when you’re at home?” But now that summer’s finally here, we’d like to take the conversation outside.
Eat + Drink A Mother’s Day Delight from Chef Luca Corazzina Mom’s the word this Sunday. And we’re not staying mum about great ways to celebrate the holiday.
Eat + Drink Library Bistro & Bookstore Bar Has a Book for Every Taste Here they nourish us with their favorite reads and recommend menu items to cleverly pair them with.
Eat + Drink Discover Our Chefs on Twitter A little birdie told us that our chefs have been pretty outspoken lately on Twitter. Sure enough, we checked and the tweets were flying.
Eat + Drink Danny Bortnick’s Chicken Matzoh Ball Soup Even as spring shows its sunny face, we still turn to warming comfort foods. A favorite? Matzoh ball soup.
Eat + Drink We’re Tickled by Pickles Lately we’ve found ourselves in a pickle. Meaning, well … we can’t get enough of them!
Eat + Drink Tattoo Spy: Mike Ryan’s Armful of Bacon Why, what’s on Sable Kitchen & Bar head bartender Mike Ryan’s arm? A bacon tattoo.
Eat + Drink How to Pair Wine with Chocolate It’s Valentine’s Day, so I want to share something especially sweet.
Eat + Drink Kimpton Goes to Market With The Butcher’s Block Good things come in threes, whether they’re tenors, blind mice, or Bee Gees. Now, you can add Chef Robert Wiedmaier’s trifecta of Virginia gourmet destinations to the list.
Eat + Drink Jason McClure’s Thanksgiving Side Dish Turkey Day is nearly here. Still stuck on what to serve alongside that bird?
Eat + Drink Chef Thomas Dunklin’s Carolina BBQ Ribs & Grilling Tips They say all good parties start in the kitchen. But we like to think that, during football season, they start around the grill.
