The best way to welcome summer is with the sun on your face and a drink in your hand. We can't help you if it's a cloudy day, but we can show you some of the tastiest summer beverages, and how to serve them virgin or otherwise.

One way to get to her heart is through her stomach, this we know. But if you're more Romeo than Mario (Batali), and if Cap'n Crunch and artificial bacon bits are staples on your weekly grocery run, then you'll be stabbing yourself in the foot with Cupid's arrow by not following our KISS ("keep it simple, stupid") menu for a perfect Valentine's Day dinner. (We're leaving dessert up to you.)

Any bar on the block can serve up a bottle of Bud. A few might even carry some German brewed ales. But where do the real hop heads go to get the real specialty beers? Peter Genovese has the answer.

Easy-to-Make Eggnog for the Holidays

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