La Belle Limonadiere, hand coloured etching (1816). Lemonade was ubiquitous in mid-17th century Paris. Where the limonadiers went, piles of spent lemon peels followed. As rats nibbled on the peels, ...

This bright, bubbly sip is as easy as it is elegant, with Lillet Blanc adding soft floral notes to zippy sparkling lemonade. Finished with a fragrant thyme sprig, it feels a little fancy without ...

Any new bar should generate a few twists on classic drinks to be their signatures. But for Maxim's 22, Easton's newest French-themed restaurant, the entire drink menu consists of signatures. They're ...

Tom Nealon's new book searches through patchy historical records to trace subjects like how chocolate helped lead to war in the Caribbean, or the... Did a thirst for lemonade, the beverage that ...

A caricature of a French lemonade merchant, after Henry William Bunbury, 1771. Did a thirst for lemonade, the beverage that launched a thousand childhood businesses, keep Paris safe from the bubonic ...