The Guilty Pleasure: Bacon-Wrapped Deep-Dish Pizza Where to Get It: Little Caesars, locations nationwide Price: $12 What it Really Costs: Each slice is 450 calories. Each. Slice. Peak Bacon has come and gone. I mean, things with bacon on them are ...

Since the weather is idyllic around here, let's ditch the winter drinks and pull out something bright and summery...

For some reason, people keep coming to me for advice in romantic matters at least tangentially related to booze. Since I'm behind the stick, I am apparently a relationship expert by default. Never mind that I've been single for years. I'm thankful...

The Guilty Pleasure: Ben & Jerry's Cookie Core ice cream Where to Get It: In theory, your favorite grocery. In practice, I've only seen it at Walmart. Price: About $4, same as all the other Ben & Jerry's flavors wherever you buy them. What it Real...

The Guilty Pleasure: Red Velvet Oreos Where to Get It: Your favorite big box grocery store. Price: Same as the regular box of Oreos. What it Really Costs: More money per cookie, considering the smaller box. When someone tells me that Nabisco is go...

Since I write about cocktails, I see all manner of ludicrous pitches for new things in cocktails. Usually they're some silly novelty product, e.g. the eye-catching but vile tasting Viniq liqueur. It gets a quick once-over, sometimes a little snick...