A Guy A Girl and a Bottle #36: In today’s podcast we deviate from wine once again, and visited Ariella Toeman at Cocoa Designs. Actually, the pairing of wine and chocolate has been a constant favorite of many, although some claim that not all chocolate pairs well with...
Hungry Magazine #27: A Rhapsodic ReturnSteve Chiappetti made his bones at Mango, Grapes, and Rhapsody. He was really one of Chicago’s first celebrity chefs. In 2000, he closed all of his restaurants and took some time off to raise his kids, pursue photography, work on a book, and start...
#70: Food and Wine Pairing at Pour I visit the new wine shop Pour on Manhattan's Upper West Side and speak with owner H. Tres Meyer and Beverage Director Jerri Banks about their novel approach to selling wine for food pairing.Be sure to check out Food Philosophy #34...
We've been chasing after them for as long as we've had legs to run and the extra brain cells required to do more than avoid falling on our faces; from Nessie to Yeti to Sasquatch to Squid, the allure of mythical beasts has been too strong to resist....
My bottle of Allure Estates Olio Nuovo 2006 just arrived, and I don't know what to do with myself. They've outdone themselves, because this year's vintage is even better than last year's; I won't even use this one for cooking, as it is to be enjoyed solely for dipping and...
CHIC Podcast #50: Fortified WinesWines are great to drink with or without food but today we talk about the wines that are just a little stronger than standard wines. Chef John Fuente and John Laloganes talk with me about Ports, Sherrys and many other fortified wines were discussed. Be...