Hotel puts luxury twist on mushroom-hunting trips

Guide Larry Evans discusses a mushroom found during a mountain excursion organized by Four Seasons Resort Vail in Vail, Colo. For $200 a person, the Four Seasons Resort Vail is sending out guided expeditions in luxury SUVs to look for mushrooms. The Mushrooms & Mercedes program includes …

Hotel puts luxury twist on mushroom-hunting trips

For $200 a person, the Four Seasons Resort Vail provides guided expeditions in luxury SUVs to look for mushrooms.

Brewing up love: Weddings tap craft beer craze

You may now chug with the bride.

Poptails! A chilly cocktail served on a stick

To me, summer is margarita season.

Poptails! A chilly cocktail served on a stick

This homemade popsicle version of the Topolo margarita is a delicious adult cocktail treat.

Shaved ice is this summer's hot chilly treat

The parade of retro treats marches on. And this summer it seems the foodie hipster scene has declared shaved ice is the hot "new" old way to stay — and be — cool.

Wine pairings to toast the legacy of Julia Child

Maybe it's in the way one cook browns meat, or another views dessert. Or it may be in the moments when a harried chef seeks perspective in the well-worn pages of "The Way to Cook."

Red wines you can afford after paying the taxman

Tax Day is now in our rearview mirror, and if this rite of spring left your wallet a bit light, now is the time for a bit of bargain hunting.

From brew masters to tasting groups, women are making their mark on the craft brew scene

A brew and a bro — it's the classic pairing, right? Not necessarily.

A wine fermenter Humpty Dumpty would love

Do you like eggs with wine? How about wine IN eggs?

A wine fermenter Humpty Dumpty would love

Winemakers are embracing concrete egg-shaped fermenters as a way to add unique flavors to their wines.

Still hungry? Have a 'second breakfast'

Sometimes one breakfast isn't enough. So why not sneak in a second or a third?

Still hungry? Have a 'second breakfast'

Sometimes one breakfast isn't enough. So why not sneak in a second or a third?

Party like mad ... Or at least like Mad Men might

Does Don Draper do finger food? Judging by the first four seasons of TV's popular "Mad Men" show it doesn't seem likely unless we're talking about a belt of bourbon with a couple of smoking hot Lucky Strikes on the side.

Party like mad ... Or at least like Mad Men might

We've come up with something a little tastier to greet Sunday's return of "Mad Men" on AMC.

A sweet potato rendition of shepherd's pie

Some folks are as adamant about their shepherd's pie as others are their chili.

A sweet potato rendition of shepherd's pie

In my family, we've always taken a loose interpretation of shepherd's pie.

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Reel food: Sips, snacks inspired by Oscar winners

Great movies and great food are box office gold, from Forrest Gump's chocolates to "Silence of the Lambs" anti-hero Hannibal Lecter's disturbing pairing suggestion for Chianti.