Taste

My elegant Christmas dinner calls for equally-sophisticated cocktails. I'll have distinct wine pairings for each course and one festive signature cocktail to get the night started right.

With the oysters and crab crostini, pour a sparkling Prosecco; it's a lovely and affordable varietal. With the main course offer a spicy red Pinot Noir or Zinfandel. Have a white varietal that complements the gorgonzola gnocchi. An American Chardonnay or Italian Fiano are excellent choices.

Make the signature cocktail a red-hued concoction by using frozen berries. Get the recipe for this festive drink, just read more

There's something oddly amusing about babies tasting new foods for the first time. Watch this little guy pucker up after sucking on a lemon, and just when you think he'll return to chewing on a plastic lid instead, he goes in for another lick of lemon. Is this boy trying to torture himself? Or is he just a sour patch kid at heart? To be determined.

Have you ever been put on the spot on a date, or at dinner with friends by the wine sommelier asking you what type of wine you fancy? Many people know what they like by taste, but aren't quite sure how to put their preferences into words, so here are some tips to help you refine and master your taste in wine.

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Today concludes our posts about your 5 senses. Our tongue is equipped with over 10,000 taste buds, busy sending messages to our brains about things bitter, sweet, sour, or salty. Whether or not you like your meals spicy, food provides many opportunities to spice things up.

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