by Talia Kleinplatz | From New York and Nashville to D.C. and Denver, Food & Wine shares its picks for the best new mixologists of 2016.

If you’re obsessed with food and podcasts, we have great news for you! Eater kicks off the second season of it’s Eater Upsell podcast with a conversation with author, restaurateur and Bizarre Foods host Andrew Zimmern.

A new cocktail list is out at The Acorn and the Cock-A-Tail sounds far too good to pass up!

Lucky Peach shares the story of one man’s journey from bakery to prison and back again and how that path eventually lead to a life of sobriety, one pie at a time.

Anyone else have the distinct feeling the folks of Virtuous Pie will fit into the Vancouver food scene just fine? The 21 seat vegan pizza joint is set to open it’s doors next month in Chinatown.

He may have the number one restaurant in the world, but Massimo Bottura has his sights set on food access for low-income individuals and families with his Food for Soul project. Inspiring!

In great news for people who enjoy both food and sex, Food Republic sits down with a self-described sexual evangelist who shares some tips and tricks for turning a dinner date into dessert (if ya know what I mean).

The Vancouver Sun’s Aleesha Harris heads out to Coquitlam to check out Pasta Polo. Any restaurant growing fresh herbs and tomatoes in an on-site hydroponic greenhouse sounds pretty rad to me!

The folks at Vice take a look at how Teeling is bringing distilling back to Dublin for the first time in over four decades.

After 44 years in business (38 of which they were open 24/7), the Vancouver institution that is Tops will be closing its doors for good on August 28th.

Now we get to enjoy not one, not two, but three Matchstick locations as the lovely cafe opens the doors of its new spot on Main Street.

The Atlantic gives us a lesson on the history of icebergs and more importantly, how to use them to chill your single malt. I’ll cheers to that!

What started with efforts to rescue imperfect produce has quickly become an up-scale venture. Check out how some companies are turning food waste into high-end, artisanal food and drink.

Forget stress, genetics and family history. If you were lucky enough to be born in the winter months in a location with less sunlight, science suggests you are less likely to develop Celiac.

And for those who can still tolerate wheat, enjoy this list of the best chocolate chip cookies broken down by state. Closest to home we have Seattle’s Hello Robin.

Eating via instagram honours this week go to Le Marche St. George for capturing this incredible shot at last night’s Araxi Longtable dinner.

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