Maggie Hoffman
Contributor
Maggie Hoffman is the former Digital Director of Epicurious and the author of two cocktail books. Find her on Substack at The Dinner Plan and What to Drink.
The Best Cookbooks of 2023
We cooked and baked our way through this year’s new releases to find these favorites.
13 Egg White Cocktails for a Fluffy, Pastel Happy Hour
Shake up a cloud of frothy drinks tonight.
Happy Hour
17 Bitter Drinks Beyond the Negroni
These bitter cocktails are the ones we come back to over and over.
Smarter Not Harder
17 Recipes That Are Even Better As Leftovers
These recipes help you cook once, eat twice.
Your Best Dinner Party Menus of 2023 Will Come From This New Cookbook
Amy Thielen’s new book is all about cozy, radically casual gatherings that balance extravagance with thrift.
Happy Hour
27 Simple 3-Ingredient Cocktails to Make Now and Memorize for Later
Cocktails don’t need a million ingredients to be delicious. These are simple enough to commit to memory for next time.
Happy Hour
Bizzy Izzy Highball and 16 Other Great Rye Whiskey Cocktails
Dry and peppery rye whiskey makes some of the best cocktails we know.
Remember the Alimony and 16 Other Cocktails to Sip Right Now
It’s not quite spring. It’s not quite winter. Here’s what to drink.
Cookbook Library
51 Recipes From Our Favorite Cookbooks of the Year
Warning: These recipes might convince you to buy more cookbooks.
The 15 Most Popular Noodle and Pasta Recipes of 2022
These reader favorites carried you through the year.
49 Wine Gifts for Oenophiles (That Aren’t Cutesy Charms for Their Glasses)
The fanciest wine glass. An opener for old corks. And a reminder to hydrate.
Here's What Epi's Digital Director Maggie Hoffman Is Cooking This Month
These recipes are the easiest way to tackle the biggest cooking month of the year.
Happy Hour
23 Bourbon Cocktails for Dinner Parties and Quiet Evenings by the Fire
These classics—and new drinks—will keep you warm all winter.
The Epicurious Cocktail ABV Calculator
This calculator below will tell you the ABV—that is, the proportion of pure alcohol a drink contains—of whatever you are sipping.
Ingredient Spotlight
15 Nectarine Recipes to Bring a Little Sweetness to Your Summer
Desserts, salads, and summery main dishes with that signature nectarine sweet-tart tang.