It’s no secret that wine and cheese make a delicious couple, but did you know that beer and cheese pair just as well — if not better? Just as beers range from bitter to spicy to creamy, so do cheeses — and there’s a beer out there for your favorite slice or cheesy cooked dish. [...]

If you’re already feeling beginning-of-semester blues, these spicy cheese pence should awaken your taste buds. They pair nicely with beer; a change from nuts and chips. Instead of cheese and crackers with your wine, these cheese crackers make a hot appetizer. The following recipe is inspired by “The Baker’s Bible,” edited by Deborah Gray, published [...]

Since June, The Local Jam has provided two kinds of jams in Athens. Irina Cochran, owner of the restaurant, makes and sells jams; and customers can bring their vinyl records or choose from the restaurant’s collection to play. “We’re a casual hangout,” Cochran said. “We figure out what you like to eat and what you [...]

New Year’s Eve wouldn’t be the same without champagne, but that doesn’t mean you have to limit yourself to just one drink choice. Champagne-based cocktails are a great way to add variety and flavor to any party that your taste buds will love as much as your friends will. So grab a bottle of bubbly [...]

Ease the stress of the holidays with a festive beer. Whether beer plays the perfect complement for a holiday feast or the saving grace at a grating family reunion, try adding fizzy flavor to this season’s traditions. And remember: even at the most casual of gatherings, attempt to drink good holiday beer from appropriate glassware. [...]

Rather than following the usual patterns of holiday meals that include goose, turkey or ham, handmade, herb-filled ravioli serves as a tasty vegetarian option and center. The following recipe was adapted from “Vegetables: Best-Ever Vegetable Recipes,” Bay Books, 2006. What you will need: 1 cup of all-purpose flour with some extra flour for rolling ¼ [...]

The thinner the dough, the crispier the cookie. Use cookie cutters or the end of an empty glass to cut out the cookies and place on a cookie sheet. The cookies do not expand too much while baking, so you can set them close together. What you’ll need: 3 cups all purpose flour with some [...]

This past summer, Trappeze Pub’s menu started offering another course — but it won’t arrive on a plate. In addition to serving the assortment of foods the bar normally provides to accompany its expansive beer selection, patrons can now actually learn about what they’re drinking. The class, dubbed Beer Academy, meets in Trappeze and lasts [...]

When a traditional French restaurant opened in Athens, I felt excited. I savored each of my experiences in French restaurants in Virginia and New York and was eager to try this newest addition to Athens. Etienne Brasserie opened at the end of May. I wanted to celebrate the end of second term over French food, [...]

Correction appended. At Thanksgiving, many look forward to sweet potato, yam, pumpkin and other seasonal squash dishes; and many love and expect corn muffins to accompany a Southern holiday meal, but these muffins provide a tasty and seasonal alternative. This recipe is based on one by Mark Bittman for Runner’s World in November, 2011. What [...]