2012 Las Rocas de San Alejandro, El Renegado, Calatayud, Spain ($13.99) Beautiful red wine for drinking RIGHT NOW! Calatayud is one of the least-known northern Spanish red-wine areas (about 55…
Yes, we’ve become a nation of sushi-lovers. But are we Americans really in tune with the Japanese aesthetic…
Oh my, oh my, a lucky guy… A lucky guy am I. I fix a feast for friends tonight… And the type of the food…is Thai! Even as I write,…
A festive lunch at Galatoire’s in New Orleans We are just past Mardi Gras, and it was good, brother. Not that I was there. But I heard reports of it…
The lobby of the Mandarin Oriental Paris, which is open in spring 2014 There’s a certain kind of American in Paris…the kind who likes his or her luxury! And within…
If you’ve read me at all, you doubtless know that my thing in restaurant food is NOT the glitzy stuff that grabs 99% of the food-world buzz: all that itty-bitty…
2011 Hirsch Vineyards ‘San Andreas Fault’ Estate Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast ($60) First off: don’t buy this wine if you’re wanting to drink it now! Or anytime soon. Only buy…
This is an out-and-out love song to Chicago…but first I have to make sure you don’t take it as an insider’s insult.
I love chow fun…a gossamer, rice-based noodle that is almost like Chinese pappardelle. The bad news is that you’ll probably have to go to your local Chinatown to find fresh…
