pickled cucumber

  • Pickle Juice Can Relieve Muscle Cramps

    Pickle Juice Can Relieve Muscle Cramps

    Getting leg cramps in the middle of a workout, or just while going about your day, can be an agonising experience—one that, in the moment, you’ll do just about anything to ease. Maybe even chug some pickle juice? Muscle cramps, which tend to be more frequent in warmer months, have long been thought to be…


  • Make It Personal With the Gibson Cocktail

    Make It Personal With the Gibson Cocktail

    My idea of wisdom is knowing better than to judge how somebody orders their martini*. It’s a deeply personal thing. Among the most classic of classic stirred-up cocktails, the martini has perhaps the most forgiving dress code of any. So, it pains me when someone sheepishly admits that they like olives and a twist in…


  • Old Bay Is the Secret to a Perfect Bloody Mary Pickle

    Old Bay Is the Secret to a Perfect Bloody Mary Pickle

    At any given moment, my fridge is about 15% pickles. This may not sound that impressive, but it translates to at least four or five jars, which is a respectable — though not excessive — amount. I appreciate all kinds, from the simple fridge pickle to a true lacto-fermented cucumber (or some other vegetable). I…