Food & Drink

Dallas – October 15, 2026 -- Topgolf guests can get 50% off gameplay on Halloween Saturday, October 31, with the code "BOO," and sip a gummy-worm-topped Haunted Marg while they play. The limited-time Halloween lineup runs now through November 1 at participating venues.

A cocktail served in an IV bag headlines the spooky menu

The Haunted Marg combines Ghost Spicy Blanco Tequila, blood orange and mango over ice, finished with a black lava salt rim, a lime wedge and gummy worms. Any Frozen drink (Lemonade, Piña Colada, Limeade or Margarita) can also be made spooky with blackberry puree and gummy worms.

NEW YORK – October 15, 2026 -- City Cruises has unveiled its 2026 holiday lineup, with Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Eve cruises that include freshly prepared meals, so guests skip the cooking and cleanup. The sailings run across the company's U.S. destinations.

Thanksgiving dinner comes with waterfront views

Thanksgiving brunch, lunch and dinner cruises serve a feast with all the trimmings. Chefs prepare meals fresh onboard, with buffet and plated options that include roasted turkey, traditional stuffing, mashed potatoes and seasonal desserts. Cocktails, music and dancing round out the experience.

Christmas cruises add Santa and a boat parade

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day brunch and dinner cruises feature holiday music, dancing and games aboard festively decorated boats. Guests can sit in warm interiors or step out onto the outdoor decks.

Seattle – October 15, 2026 -- Holland America Line is offering up to 50% off cruise fares on select 2026 holiday sailings, which include Thanksgiving dinner, Brunch with Santa and a Christmas Eve Feast of the Seven Fishes at sea. The celebrations run across Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas and New Year's voyages.

Ships get decorated, and New Year's Eve ends with a champagne toast

Whether a ship is in the Caribbean, Antarctica or Australia, the line promises seasonal décor, ceremonial tree lightings and special programming. Entertainment includes carol singing, holiday movies, crew performances and family activities. A New Year's Eve celebration welcomes 2027 with parties across the ships and a champagne toast.

Shipboard culinary teams also build gingerbread villages. Each ship gets its own design, and the teams spend hours planning, baking and assembling the pieces.

Aspen – October 15, 2026 -- The Little Nell, Aspen's only Five-Star, Five-Diamond ski-in/ski-out hotel, has unveiled its Winter 2026-2027 lineup, including a Sydney cocktail bar residency from January 22 to March 30 and the return of celebrity facialist Georgia Louise. It is the hotel's last full season before a renovation begins in April 2027.

The hotel will close longer than first planned

The closure was originally set to end in early winter 2028. It will now run through early summer 2028 so the work can be completed in full. This winter's programming is built around the hotel's traditions from more than three decades.

Ontario, Calif. – October 15, 2026 -- Travelers passing through Ontario International Airport (ONT) can now order a breakfast-inspired Brekki Burger or Steak Frites with chimichurri and truffle fries at Tap & Pour in Terminal 2, while the airport's two Aspire Lounges serve three cocktails marking a decade of local control.

Tap & Pour debuts two new headliners

The Brekki Burger stacks a premium beef patty with American cheese, bacon, a fried egg, lettuce and sriracha ketchup. The Steak Frites pairs flank steak with chimichurri and truffle fries. Both dishes close out a round of menu updates at ONT restaurants managed by SSP America.

Seattle – October 15, 2026 -- Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines have refreshed their international Suites menus on flights to Asia, Europe and Oceania. The new dishes come from named chefs and are paired with a new premium wine selection. Guests can pre-order up to five entrée options on eligible domestic and international flights.

Seattle chef Brady Ishiwata Williams adds Tokyo and Seoul dishes

James Beard Award-winning Chef Brady Ishiwata Williams has worked with Alaska since 2025. His signature beef entrée is already a guest favorite on flights from Seattle to Tokyo, Seoul and London.

His new Suites dishes are Miso Glazed Black Cod with kimchi fried rice and traditional banchan on flights to Tokyo-Narita, and Galbi-Glazed Chicken with fried rice and banchan on flights to Seoul-Incheon. His menu is open for pre-order now.

Peninsula Papagayo – – October 14, 2026 -- Guests at Nekajui, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve on Costa Rica's Peninsula Papagayo, can now order four tequila cocktails made with Pantalones Organic Tequila, the brand co-founded by Matthew and Camila McConaughey. The Cowboy & Mermaid collection marks the brand's debut in Costa Rica and was created exclusively for the resort.

Texas ranch culture meets Guanacaste's sabanero cowboys

The menu draws on McConaughey's Texas roots and the sabanero cowboy heritage of Costa Rica's Guanacaste region, and pairs that ranching spirit with the country's surf culture. Ingredients and influences come from Texas, Brazil, and Costa Rica.

"We literally met over margaritas," the McConaugheys said, adding that Nekajui is the right place to "kick off your boots, sip tequila, and enjoy the view."

Irwindale – – October 14, 2026 -- Starting October 17, KEWPIE is handing out free mayo-based bites and limited-edition merch at stops across Southern California, with a grand-prize trip to Japan up for grabs. The seven-week "I Love KEWPIE Tour" runs around a red food truck and ends at a Los Angeles concert on December 4.

The mascot's story starts in America

The tour plays on a little-known piece of brand history. American illustrator Rose O'Neill created the character in 1909 as a cherub-like figure for a comic in Ladies' Home Journal, and it later inspired a popular line of collectible dolls. Japanese mayonnaise pioneer Toichiro Nakashima adopted it as the brand's mascot. KEWPIE calls the tour the mascot's return to the country where it was born.

Jeremy Stoddard, Assistant General Manager, Marketing at KEWPIE, said the tour is a way to meet the people who made room for the brand in their kitchens.

Bardstown, Ky. – October 14, 2026 -- Old Fitzgerald Bourbon and designer Jonathan Adler have released a limited-edition backgammon set for $425, and orders placed by December 14 will arrive ahead of the holidays.

The set mixes Adler's bold patterns with Old Fitzgerald's green and brass

The Jonathan Adler x Old Fitzgerald Backgammon Set pairs Adler's playful motifs and bold patterns with the bourbon brand's signature shades of green. A brushed brass key motif completes the look. The key refers to Old Fitzgerald's longtime "Your Key to Hospitality" tagline, which has been tied to the brand since the 1950s debut of its decanter bottle.

The companies built the set for game nights, cocktail hours and holiday gatherings. They present it as part of a renewed interest in analog pastimes.

New York – October 13, 2026 -- Starting Thursday, October 15, fans aged 21 and over can buy an oversized inflatable bar, a vintage photo booth or a cocktail-serving armchair for $12.99 each, the suggested retail price of a 750mL bottle of Smirnoff No. 21 Vodka.

Smirnoff launches three weekly drops with Kayla Nicole

Smirnoff calls itself the Official Partner of the Pregame and built the drops with Kayla Nicole, host of the podcast The Pre-Game with Kayla Nicole. She helped pick the items that would make the cut at her own pregame. New drops go live every Thursday morning on October 15, 22 and 29 at shop.smirnoff.com.

"Anyone who knows me knows I'm all about the pregame — half the time, it ends up being even more fun than the main event," Nicole said.