September 2007 - Posts

• Dumplings for the Lord

  Despite age and infirmity, the Ukrainian women who hand-roll varenyky for their church soldier on. Read More... Posted Sep 29 2007, 04:22 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine

• East Village: Dumplings for the Lord

  Despite age and infirmity, the Ukrainian women who hand-roll varenyky for their church soldier on. Read More... Posted Sep 29 2007, 04:22 PM by NYT > Dining and Wine

• City Room Blog: New York’s Best Street Food?

  While the participants at the Vendy Awards served a range of food, for the third straight year, the finalists hailed from only two of the city's boroughs, Manhattan and Queens. Read More... Posted Sep 28 2007, 04:02 PM by NYT > Dining and Wine

• New York’s Best Street Food?

  While the participants at the Vendy Awards served a range of food, for the third straight year, the finalists hailed from only two of the city's boroughs, Manhattan and Queens. Read More... Posted Sep 28 2007, 04:02 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine

• Stormhoek produces ‘Microsoft wine'

  Stormhoek, the South African label owned by Orbital Wines, has created a wine specifically for Microsoft. Read More... Posted Sep 28 2007, 10:17 AM by Decanter News

• 30 Second Wine Advisor: Down with the markup?

  Frustrated with restaurant wine prices? A local eatery rolls out a cheeky challenge to wine-list practice, offering its list at wine-shop retail. Will this idea fly? Read More... Posted Sep 28 2007, 09:08 AM by WineLoversPage.com

• Complete Penfolds Grange tasting could be the last ever

  What may be the last ever complete museum set of Penfolds Grange vintages is being tasted today by a panel of wine writers in Australia. Read More... Posted Sep 28 2007, 07:42 AM by Decanter News

• The chemicals don't work so go biodynamic: Joly

  Mildew has affected biodynamic and non-biodynamic farmers alike this year, Nicolas Joly has said - proving the uselessness of chemicals. Read More... Posted Sep 28 2007, 07:16 AM by Decanter News

• Australia harvest 'slashed by up to half'

  Australia's unrelenting drought looks set to slash the 2008 grape harvest by up to half, driving grape growers and wine producers out of business and forcing a structural change in the industry. Read More... Posted Sep 28 2007, 06:28 AM by Decanter News

• Too Cool for School

  Duke students get a six-course lesson in molecular gastronomy. Read More... Posted Sep 27 2007, 11:16 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine

• Food: The Way We Eat: Too Cool for School

  Duke students get a six-course lesson in molecular gastronomy. Read More... Posted Sep 27 2007, 11:16 PM by NYT > Dining and Wine

• Foster's looks to South America, South Africa

  Wine giant Foster's is poised to source fruit from South America and South Africa if Australia's drought-stricken vineyards deliver another small crop in 2008. Read More... Posted Sep 27 2007, 10:34 AM by Decanter News

• Angelus owners take stake in Bellevue

  The de Boüard family, owners of St-Emilion premier grand cru classé Château Angélus, have taken a 50% stake in Château Bellevue, a former St-Emilion grand cru classé. Read More... Posted Sep 27 2007, 10:03 AM by Decanter News

• Wine Advisor FoodLetter: Italian glossy turkey

  Thanks to public radio's Splendid Table for the inspiration for this Northern Italian technique, known as "glassato" or, perhaps, "glossy." Read More... Posted Sep 26 2007, 08:42 PM by WineLoversPage.com

• In a Tortoise Tale, Rabbit Wins the Day

  What happens when mere mortals try to go to a fabulous restaurant, even in the slow month of August. Read More... Posted Sep 26 2007, 12:12 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine