Here’s What Stephen Satterfield Drinks Every Morning

First Things First is a series chronicling the morning beverage routines of some of our favorite people.

Stephen Satterfield may have just come onto your radar: He’s the host of Netflix’s docu-series High on the Hog, which unearths the roots of Amer…

First Things First is a series chronicling the morning beverage routines of some of our favorite people.


Stephen Satterfield may have just come onto your radar: He’s the host of Netflix’s docu-series High on the Hog, which unearths the roots of America’s foodways in Africa, and which debuted last month. But Satterfield has been using food as means of organizing and educating for over a decade, first as a sommelier who put a speakerphone to the work of Black winemakers in South Africa and then as the founder of Whetstone, a magazine (and podcast, and media company) dedicated to sharing the origin stories of our culinary worlds. Another thing that hasn’t changed, no matter what continent on which he wakes? Satterfield’s morning routine. Find it below, in his own words.

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5 Unexpected Ways to Make Coca-Cola Extra *Extra* Special

Mix This With That is a new series on Drinks52, where we show you creative ways to level up any sip you please—from Coca-Cola to cold brew and beyond.

Like the best aperitivi, the recipe for Coke is closely guarded. And, also like the best aperitivi…

Mix This With That is a new series on Drinks52, where we show you creative ways to level up any sip you please—from Coca-Cola to cold brew and beyond.


Like the best aperitivi, the recipe for Coke is closely guarded. And, also like the best aperitivi, the recipe for Coke likely involves many more ingredients than you'd want to buy and work with at home: vanilla, lime, orange, lemon, cinnamon, coriander, nutmeg—the list goes on. (Oh, and you’ll need a siphon.)

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So What’s a Cocktail, Really?

With the launch of Drinks52 is going to come myriad mentions of the word “cocktail.” Food52 has already given you summer cocktails, whiskey cocktails, nonalcoholic cocktails, but now that there’s dedicated space for all things beverage, you can expect …

With the launch of Drinks52 is going to come myriad mentions of the word “cocktail.” Food52 has already given you summer cocktails, whiskey cocktails, nonalcoholic cocktails, but now that there’s dedicated space for all things beverage, you can expect many, many more.

So what is a cocktail, Anyway?

You have an image of one in your head right now, no doubt. But is it actually a cocktail, by definition? Merriam Webster defines a cocktail as “a usually iced drink of wine or distilled liquor mixed with flavoring ingredients.” If that wasn’t vague, the secondary definition leaves us with less specificity: “Something resembling or suggesting such a drink as being a mixture of often diverse elements or ingredients.”

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More & More People Are Looking for Nonalcoholic Cocktail Recipes. Here’s Why.

Julia Bainbridge, author of the forthcoming book Good Drinks, examines how cookbooks, recipe websites, and Google search trends are lining up with the changing landscape of nonalcoholic beverages today.

If you have access to the Internet and care ab…

Julia Bainbridge, author of the forthcoming book Good Drinks, examines how cookbooks, recipe websites, and Google search trends are lining up with the changing landscape of nonalcoholic beverages today.


If you have access to the Internet and care about food and drinks, you've likely seen at least one article about the alcohol-free bars popping up around the country. (There have been many, many reports—though the staying power of these businesses remains to be seen.) You've certainly heard something about Dry January or Sober October. And while it's debatable whether or not sobriety is on the rise, as some have claimed—binge drinking is a growing problem among certain sets of the population—moderation is definitely a hot topic today.

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