Drinks

A group of friends drink masala chai at a dhaba, or truck stop, in Delhi, India.

A good drink revives and refreshes us, warming or cooling us from the inside out. The best drinks—a glass of milky-sweet masala chai, fragrant with cardamom; a spicy bloody mary spiked with vodka and horseradish; a rich black-and-white malted milk shake—complement the foods on the table, but they are just as wonderful when sipped on their own.