Aroma counts just as much or even more than actual taste when it comes to assessing flavor. Fill your kitchen with the mouth-watering scent of roasted rack of lamb perfumed with fresh tarragon and rosemary, mustard and minced shallot. Serve with ...
These "cookie-cutter cabs" that don't realize their full potential are sparking a consumer rebellion, he added, fueled by good, affordably priced wines from Argentina, Chile and Spain. Big is increasingly the word as holidays draw near, especially in ...
Forget April in Paris. Bordeaux's wineries can be so beautiful in spring. The grass is newly green, the vines have begun to leaf out and the lilacs are fragrantly in flower. I was lucky enough to savor the scene on a 2008 trip to Chateau Cassagne ...
nice oak, and you get a little cocoa and caramel in the wine and the chocolate," she added. When my daughter was small, the moms took the kids trick-or-treating. We fathers stayed home and doled out the candy. Utterly boring -- until I discovered by ...
benefit: It lasts longer after this cooking process, and takes up less room than when raw.) Then, just before serving, you give it a delicious warm-up in gently heated garlic-infused olive oil for a perfect finish. Mollie Katzen hopes to rectify one ...
"house cured sardines with local tomatoes and olive oil jam" on the menu. Sardines, herrings and anchovies are very much "in season" for chefs across the country looking to make a savory and sustainable statement with fish. These species were long ...
Chef John Besh opened his fifth restaurant a month ago and has his sixth opening in as many days. He's touring the country with a just-published 5-pound, 200- recipe, $45 paean to the region's foodways called "My New Orleans: The Cookbook." A big ...
fried chicken. Gustave Lorentz Pinot Gris Reserve from Alsace is a natural with French bistro fare, especially garlicky escargot. Italy's pinot grigio rises to the occasion when it's a Tiefenbrunner Delle Venezie served with scampi. Pinot noir has long ...
boxes displaying some wines featured in Acme's four monthly wine clubs. Home to some of the most prestigious wineries in the nation, St. Helena is probably the last place on Earth where one would expect to open a high-end, high-concept wine shop, ...
insist on loose tea, scorning tea bags as not up to snuff. Loose tea leaves historically have been considered of higher quality, but there's no guarantee. When asked how to brew tea, Michael Harney always used to reply: "Boiling water, five minutes." ...
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