NEW YORK — Jennifer Perry isn’t much of a drinker. Never has been, yet she’s ready every New Year’s Eve for the inevitable attention when she’s out trying to have a good time.
“I don’t care if everyone at the table orders a drink but me. That’s fine,” said Perry, 46, a singer in Atlanta. “What I do resent is being pressured, and then...
Jan. 1 is the beginning of a new year, and for most of us that’s good enough. It inspires us to make resolutions (that we hopefully keep) and it gives us the feeling of a fresh start, which translates into wanting the year ahead to be the best one we have had so far.
There are some folks who need that freshness more than others. If you...
New Year’s, the biggest party night of the year, is just a little over a week away, and hosts across the globe will be looking for that one special beverage to keep their guests smiling -- and sipping -- until the ball drops at midnight, if not well after.
Tradition holds there will be some sort of bubbly with which to ring in 2012. My...
Eating healthier while eating in restaurants isn't impossible. It only requires that we make better choices this week than we did last week.
But then we have to do it again the next week. And the next. And -- you get the picture: We have to stick with it to make a difference.
It's not easy to keep saying no to foods we love....
CHICAGO — When it comes to that ever-curious species, the human consumer, peering through crystal balls is a long-practiced and practically irresistible art. Especially when we're entering a new year, and we're itching to know what the days ahead might bring.
In the food department, we're eager to know what we might find on our plates,...
