Better Bar Food

These recipes aren't fancy. They're not parading around as fancy or secretly packing a host of healthy ingredients. They're straight-up bar food of the highest caliber (the only caliber of bar food we know).

Attempt to make DIY jerky and you may just wake up in a blindingly dense haze that makes your eyes water. At least that’s what happened to SlantShack’s COO David Koretz and his roommate when they forgot about the ultra-spicy jerky dehydrating overnight in their oven. Since then, Koretz has ceased burning meat in his oven and has joined the jerky business professionally, with a twist — SlantShack's jerky has ambitions to help change the food system.

The Manhattan Cocktail Classic is not just about drinks, it's also about the things that you eat when you drink. While these pakoras are a little fancier than chips and dip, these spicy hot bites were designed to pair perfectly with the Marco Polo Negroni.