Knocking off the top of a Champagne bottle with a saber — known as sabrage — is an old rite in Europe, and a novel addition to American celebrations. But there's an art to doing it right. "Even before ...

There are a few different ways to be the coolest person at a party. You can spend the whole night smoking cigarettes out back, remain aloof even to the most invited flirtation, hilarious joke, or ...

Opening a beverage isn’t typically laden with pomp and circumstance; jaws don’t often drop when the tab is cracked on a Coke can, or when the cap is wrenched off of a beer. No wonder people are ...

Napoleon Bonaparte is credited with popularizing the ritual of sabering a bottle of champagne. During the Napoleonic Wars, the French emperor is said to have celebrated victories and defeats by having ...

There is no way to open a bottle of Champagne that's more fun or dramatic than sabering, the act of taking a large blade (or, you know, a chef's knife) and, though the magic of physics, popping off ...

The St. Regis San Francisco is delighted to announce the launch of private champagne sabrage masterclasses. Honoring St. Regis Hotels & Resorts’ long-standing tradition of sabrage, and launching this ...