# The Extra Corkscrew

> The Extra Corkscrew is an independent editorial guide to bring-your-own-bottle dining and home hosting. It helps adults verify restaurant policy and local law, ask useful corkage questions, transport bottles, welcome non-drinkers, manage food safely, and settle transport before opening anything. It is not a restaurant, former venue, booking service, alcohol retailer, caterer, or event operator.

The Extra Corkscrew publishes original, long-form guides about BYOB dining & home hosting. Every article opens with a concise direct answer, is structured with clear headings and FAQs, and reflects mainstream expert consensus. Health-related content is educational and encourages professional consultation where appropriate.

## Dining Out

- [BYOB Restaurant Etiquette: A Bottle Without Drama](https://littlehenbyob.com/byob-restaurant-etiquette/): Good BYOB etiquette is to verify the policy first, bring one suitable sealed bottle within the venue's limits, hand it to staff on arrival, accept corkage…
- [How BYOB Works at Restaurants: Verify Before You Go](https://littlehenbyob.com/how-does-byob-work-at-restaurants/): At a BYOB restaurant, guests may bring specified alcoholic beverages only when local law, the venue's licence, and current house policy allow it.

## Hosting at Home

- [How to Host a BYOB Dinner Without Running a Bar](https://littlehenbyob.com/how-to-host-a-byob-dinner/): Host a BYOB dinner by telling guests the menu, start and end window, that alcohol is optional, and what non-alcoholic drinks you will provide.

## Bottle Planning

- [How to Transport and Chill a BYOB Bottle Safely](https://littlehenbyob.com/how-to-transport-and-chill-a-byob-bottle/): Transport a BYOB bottle sealed, upright, cushioned, and contained in a purpose-made carrier or rigid leak-resistant bin, never loose on a seat or near…

## Full text for LLMs

- [llms-full.txt](https://littlehenbyob.com/llms-full.txt): every article as plain markdown in one file
- Each article is also available as markdown at https://littlehenbyob.com/<slug>.md

## Site

- [About](https://littlehenbyob.com/about/): editorial approach and standards
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- [Contact](https://littlehenbyob.com/contact/)