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 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 Caribbean Breezes and Culinary Dreams We can't wait to dig into to Chef Massimo De Francesca's coastal cuisine.
Entertaining Dip Recipes for the Big Game From Our All-Star Chefs No matter which team you’re rooting for (or if you’re just watching for the commercials), enjoy these yummy dip recipes from our Kimpton chefs.
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 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 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 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.
Entertaining Holiday Helper — Thanksgiving Recipes Part 3: Desserts While turkey usually gets top billing on Thanksgiving (though not always — check out our non-traditional main courses from yesterday), the star of the meal is often dessert.
Entertaining Holiday Helper — Thanksgiving Recipes Part 2: Main Dishes If you want some creative, out-of-the-box ideas for your holiday dinner — like grilled quail, braised lamb bellies or lemon-poached salmon— keep reading
Entertaining Holiday Helper — Thanksgiving Recipes Part 1: Appetizers and Side Dishes We asked some of our chefs for a few recipes that will have all eyes focused on your fabulous meal and not on the dust bunnies in the corner.
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.
Entertaining 3 Cocktails to Spice Up Your Holiday Party Turn up the volume on your next holiday party with these crowd-pleasing cocktails and punches. Spiced grenadine, vermouth or apple cider - it's up to you!
Eat + Drink Frighteningly Good Halloween Cocktails Here are five recipes to try at home. No cauldron required.
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 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 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 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.
Entertaining How to Host an Elevated Potluck — So Easy! Football season is back -- and parties should be more than chips and dip. Wow your company with unexpected apps, beyond-ordinary spreads, and lots of cheers. These recipes from Kimpton chefs will up your potluck.
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 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 Recipe: Jane Q’s Asparagus with Rouille Savory Italian flavors elevate grilled asparagus in this recipe from Jane Q restaurant in Los Angeles.
Entertaining Think Outside the Cake Box: Alternative Wedding Desserts Tradition has its place, but it doesn't necessarily have to be at your wedding reception. Check out these ideas for alternative wedding desserts, including a recipe for monkey bread.
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.
Entertaining Simple Summer Recipes to Wow Your Party Guests James Beard Award–winning chef Caprial Pence from Seattle's Bookstore Bar & Café keeps it fresh and easy with these simple summer recipes for your patio party.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Sedona & SaltRock Southwest Kitchen Welcome Chef Robert Hoffman Get up close and personal with SaltRock Southwest Kitchen's Chef Robert Hoffman.
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 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 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.
Entertaining Upscale Game Day Eats Hosting a crowd for the big game? Take a cue from Tre Rivali and The Outsider's Executive Chef Heather Terhune and go gourmet with these upscale game day recipes.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.
