Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the 818 Bar & Lounge (818 Travis, 713-222-2254). No name. No artwork. No ambience to speak of. No glassware (just plasticware — you stay classy, 818). No bartender ...

Diageo, the booze behemoth, is using all the levers to expand its product reach. So far, so good. . . for shareholders, at least. The liquor giant formed by the merger of Grand Metropolitan and ...

The tradition of cooking with spirits goes back centuries. In the Gascony region of France, for example, Armagnac, the distinctive brandy, is used in all sorts of sauces for game. Similarly, chefs in ...