Fire Cider from Lili Café. Here lies an herbal concoction that drops you into a deep inferno … but will clear up those stuffy sinuses post haste. 3138 Dobson St., Polish Hill
Carnation. On his newest record, Daughn Gibson’s sound evolves from the country-western noir of his earlier efforts to spooky lounge music.
Graeter’s Bourbon Pecan Chocolate Chip Ice Cream. It won’t get you drunk, but it sure does taste like it would: lots of bourbon flavor, and even the chocolate chunks have a liquorish edge to them.
Last Train to Memphis. Celebrate the King’s birthday (Jan. 8) by picking up the first installment of Peter Guralnick’s lauded two-volume Elvis Presley bio. Last Train chronicles an enigmatic mama’s boy’s improbable rise from obscurity to stardom, concluding as he ships out to Germany with the Army.
