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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Lifestyle
- Yahoo
The "Long Lunch" Is The Best Dinner Party For Early Birds
In my thirties, I loved hosting big dinner parties, and they were always over the top. These aspiration-driven affairs always included an ambitious menu of overly complicated recipes that usually resulted in us not sitting down to eat until 8 or 9 p.m. Fueled by adult beverages and hamstrung by repressed hunger, we'd gorge ourselves senseless and linger at the table until well after midnight. These days, with my fifties just a few years on the horizon, my entertaining style is changing now that I actually need 8 hours of sleep to function. While I'm far from scoping out Early Bird specials and making 4:45 dinner reservations, I don't hate the idea of getting an earlier start—or better yet, shifting my party planning from a late dinner to a long lunch. Let me explain. Inherently, the words 'dinner party' connote a more formal gathering, leading to questions like 'what do I wear,' 'who's going to babysit the kids,' and 'do I need to clear my calendar for the next day.' In contrast, a long lunch suggests a more relaxed gathering with a finite timespan. It can start at noon, or even a little later, say...2 p.m. It can be devilishly tempting to overreach if you're hosting a dinner party. If you have an entire day ahead of you to cook and futz, it's easy to get seduced by laborious, overly complicated recipes. While it's totally ok to want to show off for company, committing to a long lunch focuses your energy and efforts into a shorter time span, forcing you to make smarter decisions in the kitchen. The older I get, the more I appreciate a good night's sleep. When you eat a big meal right before bedtime, you may have more trouble falling asleep. Additionally, even though you're asleep, your digestive system is hard at work, which cuts into your body's rejuvenation time. Finally, depending on what you eat, you're more likely to experience heartburn and indigestion if you go to sleep soon after eating. I know it sounds like I've got one foot in the grave, y'all—but I really just want to have a fun time and not feel like leftovers the next day. Host your own "Long Lunch" and you'll see what I mean—you'll have a great time AND you'll get a good night's sleep. Read the original article on Southern Living
Associated Press
19-05-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
From Ingredients to Consumption: Paradigm Shifts Reshape Beverage Industry
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 2025-- The '2025 Alcohol Beverages Trend Analysis in the U.S.' report from Beverage Marketing has been added to offering. This report delivers observations and analysis of trends affecting the adult beverage market via a colorful, data-filled PowerPoint presentation designed to bring busy executives up to date while providing food for thought and discussion. It offers beer, wine and distilled spirits market data through 2024 as well as observations on the trends that are re-shaping the beverage alcohol market in the United States. The report also discusses issues impacting the adult beverage market in 2025, including tariffs. This timely report examines key market drivers impacting consumers' alcohol choices, highlighting the effects of these factors on various beverage alcohol segments and sub-segments, while offering insights on key trends and market drivers relating to wine and spirits and beer. It looks at the blurring of alcohol and no-alcohol segments, alliances between companies from the alcohol and no-alcohol worlds, emerging trends including canned wines and prepared cocktails. The report also discusses traditional beer, wine and spirits segment growth, the implications of various paradigm shifts in ingredients, distribution, corporate partnerships and other areas. It also looks at shifts in consumer consumption patterns that are impacting the wine market in particular. The answers you need This data and insight-rich PowerPoint presentation offers insights on the alcohol market, and is the perfect kickoff to brainstorming meetings. Questions answered include: Key Report Features This graphically impactful PowerPoint presentation uses the total U.S. beverage market as the jumping off point for an analysis of trends in the beer, wine and distilled spirits sectors, from volume and growth to market drivers and expectations for high interest alcohol sectors. Key Topics Covered: Beverage Alcohol Overview Beer Market Overview Spirits Market Overview Wine Market Overview For more information about this report visit About is the world's leading source for international market research reports and market data. We provide you with the latest data on international and regional markets, key industries, the top companies, new products and the latest trends. View source version on CONTACT: Laura Wood, Senior Press Manager [email protected] For E.S.T Office Hours Call 1-917-300-0470 For U.S./ CAN Toll Free Call 1-800-526-8630 For GMT Office Hours Call +353-1-416-8900 KEYWORD: UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: FOOD/BEVERAGE RETAIL SOURCE: Research and Markets Copyright Business Wire 2025. PUB: 05/19/2025 06:38 AM/DISC: 05/19/2025 06:37 AM
