cooking with beer

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The rich, rustic dish combines sweet and tangy Granny Smith apples, savory cheddar cheese and creamy stout beer, buried in a butter-filled baguette. And, it’s a recipe so simple you won’t even need the luck of the Irish to prepare as the perfect dish for a St. Paddy’s Day gathering.

NYC Craft Beer Week: a citywide beer festival in all but name, craft beer lovers from all over the country flocked to this 10-day celebration to taste the best beers in NYC and the Northeast. There were beer dinners, brewers' conventions and of course, a massive array of specialty beers on tap. Here's a wrap-up, plus our 10 favorites from the fest.