Show Notes
Each day during this pledge drive, we're talking fall food--or in today's case, drinks. Carla Lalli, video host and author of several cookbooks, including her latest, Food is a Feeling (Clarkson Potter, 2026), talks about some of the best seasonal cocktails and mocktails to make when hosting. Photo: A cocktail glass garnished with star anise stands alongside autumn pumpkins and seasonal warm drinks on a wooden patio table during golden hour in Krakow, Poland (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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