A Philadelphia-based food and drink writer, Drew Lazor has contributed to Bon Appétit, Condé Nast Traveler, Lucky Peach, Food Network, Food Republic, the Philadelphia Inquirer, Saveur and Serious Eats. More at drewlazor.com.
Drew Lazor
The Rise of Baltimore’s Orange Crush Cocktail
The Orange Crush cocktail—a mix of OJ, orange vodka, triple sec and lemon-lime soda—may have started on Maryland's shores, but it's become a phenomenon throughout the state and beyond. Drew…
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The Misguided Pleasures of “Slap the Bag”
For ages the drinking game has united humans in riotous consumption. In our column "House Rules," Drew Lazor explores drinking games throughout time and around the world. Up now: "Slap…
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Drinking with The War on Drugs’ Charlie Hall
Charlie Hall is not only the drummer for The War On Drugs—he's also the band's resident bartender. Drew Lazor talks with Hall about his road cocktail kit, boozy a cappella…
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Meet the Secret Barroom Handshake That Is the “Challenge Coin”
Challenge coins have a storied history within the military as a badge of honor—and as a communal drinking game. In the latest "House Rules," Drew Lazor looks at the evolution…
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- illustration: Liz Noftle
The 1960s Drinking Game Sensation, Pass-Out
In the '60s and '70s, many adult gatherings came with the presence of one ubiquitous board game: Pass-Out, essentially Monopoly with booze. Drew Lazor on how the game came to…
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Where Have All the Flair Bartenders Gone?
Though the days of Cocktail-style shaker-tossing are over, flair bartending lives on. Drew Lazor on what "flair" looks like post-cocktail renaissance, and the new generation of bartenders working it into…
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House Rules: Dudo, the Dice Lover’s “Bullshit”
For ages the drinking game has united humans in riotous, often misguided consumption. In our monthly column "House Rules," Drew Lazor explores the history and pleasures of drinking games throughout…
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- illustration: Liz Noftle
But Seriously, Does Pedialyte Cure Hangovers?
Once the domain of sick babies, Pedialyte has become the go-to morning-after elixir for adults who can’t seem to quit while they’re ahead. But does it actually work?
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- photo: Lizzie Munro
The #Millennial Phenomenon of “Text or Shot”
For ages the drinking game has united humans in riotous, often misguided consumption. In our monthly column "House Rules," Drew Lazor explores the history and pleasures of drinking games throughout…
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- illustration: Liz Noftle
A Brief, Wondrous History of the Ice Luge
From Escoffier's slender-necked ice swans to vodka chugged by way of Rapunzel's frozen locks? Drew Lazor on the history of ice sculpting, and the modern rise of the ice luge…
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- photo: Okamoto Studio