Golf entertainment leader Topgolf® has selected Ignite Creative Services, LLC. as their national agency of record handling marketing, advertising, food and beverage. The two-year agreement extends through June 2018.

Whether a rose petal floating in a glass of special occasion champagne, a sprig of lavender sitting (somewhat impractically) atop a signature cocktail or a lone violet bobbing prettily in a drink to signal that spring has, in fact, arrived, floral garnishes have the power to take drinks from everyday to event-worthy.

With a case study from the Pacific Northwest, a restaurant designer and a green economy expert show how restaurateurs can use the local movement to their advantage.

We often celebrate the fancier end of the dining spectrum, but here, we shuffle down the spectrum a touch to hail the efforts of those big-on-flavor, short-on-frills eateries that are always there, waiting (often by a roadside late at night) to serve up heaping plates of deliciousness and familiarity: America’s best chain restaurants.

If you’ve got a sunny window in your house or apartment then you’ve got everything you need to enjoy the flavor of fresh herbs year-round.

This months issue includes a big culinary photoshoot, the launch of our new website, some great cocktails to celebrate National Wine Day (or any day) and other interesting tidbits from around the industry.