Alyson Sheppard is a food writer and hangover specialist based in the South.

Bars We Love: Wassail, New York City (Playboy.com)

Bars We Love: Wassail, New York City (Playboy.com)

Depending on whom you ask, cider is either the next wine or the next beer. But really, it’s the next…cider. “Cider is something that is very old, but very new too,” says Jennifer Lim, owner of Wassail cider bar in New York City’s Lower East Side. 

http://www.playboy.com/articles/bars-we-love-wassail-new-york

City in a Glass: Detroit (PasteMagazine.com)

City in a Glass: Detroit (PasteMagazine.com)

Chef's Corner: Paul Kahan on Chicago, Big Chef Egos and Donald Trump (Playboy.com)

Chef's Corner: Paul Kahan on Chicago, Big Chef Egos and Donald Trump (Playboy.com)