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Before being the host of WTTW's Check, Please!, Alpana Singh was a 25-year-old, still fairly new to Chicago, working as a sommelier at the high-end restaurant Everest. 

The hosts of NPR's How To Do Everything podcast, Mike Danforth and Ian Chillag, describe their show as part survival guide, part advice column.

If you've been counting on your daily dose of merlot to stave off mortality, you might want to consider Plan B.The links between red wine and longevity aren't nearly as strong as they once seemed, according to new research in the journal Nature.

Now that you’ve dug yourself out of the snow, check out some sweet and savory pairings in the week ahead.