AltWeeklies Wire
Almost Vegetarianismnew

Demi-vegetarians have their steak and eat it, too.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Stephanie Dazey |
07-24-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Demi-vegetarian
Origins of Atlanta's Fernet obsessionnew
How Fernet Branca became a thing in Atlanta.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Stephanie Dazey |
07-24-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Fernet Branca
Out of Indianew

India is home to one of the world's largest liquor markets and many unfamiliar spirits.
Gambit |
Will Coviello |
07-23-2012 |
Food+Drink
Liquor Before Beernew

Taking the measure of the 'beertail.'
Gambit |
Staff |
07-23-2012 |
Food+Drink
Flower Powernew

A twist on farm-to-glass cocktails taps foragers and apothecary tradition.
Gambit |
Ian McNulty |
07-23-2012 |
Food+Drink
'SSX' proves innovation and adrenaline can go hand in handnew

Sports games are one of the most tired genres of the video games industry.
San Antonio Current |
Grayson Hamilton |
07-20-2012 |
Video Games
Adobe Revival Beckons as Builders Return to the Mudnew

"You know how the good Lord wasn't popular in his hometown? That's kind of the way it is with us." So says Lawrence Jetter from his Southside earth-building compound about the near complete absence of adobe buildings in San Antonio.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
07-20-2012 |
Art
Jim Irsay's blackout gambitnew
Hitting Colts Nation where it lives - on the couch.
Freak Foodsnew

GMO labeling seems like a no-brainer, but opposition does exist.
North Bay Bohemian |
Catherine Zaw |
07-19-2012 |
Food+Drink
Atlanta's Olympic legacynew

When Atlanta was awarded the Olympics 22 years ago, it was forever changed. For better or worse is still being debated.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Max Blau |
07-19-2012 |
Sports
Nixon's Swiss Stashnew

Did a secret money stash of President Nixon's help finance a San Diego suburb?
San Diego Reader |
Don Bauder |
07-18-2012 |
History
Making Moonshine and the Taxes You'll Owenew

Although homemade beer and wine are permissible in North Carolina, non-tax-paid spirituous liquor is another story.
INDY Week |
Billy Ball |
07-16-2012 |
Food+Drink
Is there a future for North Carolina hops farming?new

North Carolina brewers, growers, researchers and beer drinkers agree that with the right hops variety and the right investments, hops could be a robust niche industry in this region and in the mountains, where there are fledgling hops farms.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
07-16-2012 |
Food+Drink
Woodlawn tackles mental health with rule-breaking, Pulitzer-winning 'Next to Normal'new

It's next-to-impossible to categorize Next to Normal, but here's a shot: it's a cross between a high-energy rock concert and op-ed column on psychopharmacology.
San Antonio Current |
Thomas Jenkins |
07-16-2012 |
Performance
Yoko Ono: American Badassnew

John Lennon's widow gives peas a chance in art show to benefit New Mexico food bank.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Enrique Limon |
07-16-2012 |
Art