An Insider's guide to restaurants, wine, spirits and culinary travel

glass half full: 8/9/2017

A roundup of the most interesting food, wine and spirits stories on the web (because even Al Gore, who invented it, doesn't have time to read them all)

The secret to longevity?

Queen Elizabeth reportedly enjoys four cocktails each and every day:

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/08/queen-elizabeth-four-cocktails-a-day

Before you attempt to scale that border wall, fortify yourself with a cold one.

Brewdog plans to open a craft beer bar on the U.S./Mexican border:

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2017/08/new-brewdog-bar-to-straddle-us-mexico-border/

DNA: way beyond ancestry or proof of criminal guilt.

Scientists now say they can determine your wine preferences by analyzing your double helix:

https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2017/08/dna-to-define-your-wine-tastes

It’s only August…

Can’t we save the pumpkins for Halloween?

https://www.eater.com/2017/8/4/16099406/pumpkin-spice-foods-2017

Is rosé fatigue already setting in?

Man, that was quick:

https://www.eater.com/2017/8/3/16086772/rose-is-exhausting

Rebirth of a legend?

The Four Seasons Restaurant, in Manhattan’s Seagram Building, gave birth to the farm-to-table movement. For 50+ years, it was one of the most important restaurants in America---until the landlord kicked them out and handed the keys to three young wizards from the Major Food Group. How are they doing?

https://www.eater.com/2017/8/1/16071808/the-grill-four-seasons-mario-carbone-rich-torrisi-reviews