When famed coffee chain Starbucks opened its first humble abode in Seattle, Washington in 1971, we imagine the founders could never have predicted its inevitable domination of the global coffee ...

Starbucks’ almond syrup was subtly nutty all while adding sweetness to fan-fave drinks like lattes and hot chocolates! Despite its loyal following, Starbucks discontinued it around 2008, likely due to ...

THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, consider serving dessert cocktails made with orgeat. Or-what? Orgeat (pronounced or-zhat) is a French almond syrup, an essential ingredient in the Mai Tai as well as the classic ...

Orgeat is something I only found out about in my 30s, about the time when I could confidently afford to go to a fancy cocktail bar and have that confidence dashed by not understanding ingredients on ...

Have you ever smelled amaretto? Orgeat syrup—that strange, stray, hard-to-pronounce bottle languishing in certain bars and cafes—is similar to the almond liqueur, minus the alcohol burn and with bonus ...

Peter Hoffman is a New York-based chef and cookbook author. For over two decades, he owned and operated the seminal SoHo farm-to-table restaurant, Savoy. Dubbed “A Locavore Before the Word Existed” by ...

1. Preheat oven to 160C. 2. Place the butter, sugar and water in a saucepan over medium heat and stir until the butter is dissolved to a caramel syrup. 3. Add the apricots and cook for 2 minutes until ...