If you are having a morning cocktail party and will be serving Bloody Mary's, you should probably have black pepper, tobasco sauce and Worcestershire sauce. Common items like salt and sugar should also be a part of your bar. If you will be making margaritas, you should use coarse salt rather than the regular table salt. This can be found in the liquor section of most grocery stores, and it usually comes in a wide rounded container designed for dipping glasses. By far, wine is the drink most commonly tied to food.
Most cooking shows make a point out of recommending a particular wine with each dish.
Traditionally, the rule is red wine with meats, white wine with fish. Recently, people have started to stray from this basic ideology and are trying different combinations. If you are not a wine connoisseur, don t worry. Most restaurants where wine selection is important have suggestions for the appropriate wine for each serving, even desserts. For the most part, wine is made from grapes.