May 2008 - Posts

• Explorer | Sonoma County, Calif.: On the Trail of a Sustainable Feast in Sonoma

  California wine country is no longer just about the grapes. A new crop of farms is promoting locally grown, sustainable food. Read More... Posted May 31 2008, 11:22 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Agriculture, Travel and Vacations, Organic Food, Sonoma Valley (Calif)

• Course Requirements: Good Nose and a Taste for Wine

  At the risk of feeling tipsy, one can attend a 20-week course given by The Sommelier Society of America in Midtown Manhattan. Read More... Posted May 31 2008, 09:46 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Wines, Manhattan (NYC), Sommelier Society of America

• Spain’s Top Chefs Clash Over Ingredients and Culinary Innovations

  Santi Santamaría, one of Spain’s most prominent chefs, has directed bruising public attacks at his avant-garde counterparts, saying their food is pretentious and their ingredients often dangerous. Read More... Posted May 31 2008, 09:15 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Spain, Awards, Decorations and Honors, Adria, Ferran, Hazardous and Toxic Substances, Santamaría, Santi

• Chile and Peru Vie in Spat Over Spud

  Peru and Chile’s argument over the origins of the potato is the latest in a long string of arguments on issues big and small. Read More... Posted May 31 2008, 09:10 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Potatoes, Chile, International Relations, Peru

• A Lifetime Amid the Lox and Rugelach

  Saul Zabar, whose family founded the venerable West Side purveyor of New York noshes that bears its name, will turn 80 next week. Read More... Posted May 31 2008, 12:27 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Retail Stores and Trade, Upper West Side (NYC), Zabar, Saul, Zabar, Eli

• Frank Shattuck II, Who Helped Guide Schrafft’s, Dies at 89

  Mr. Shattuck was the last president of the company that owned Schrafft’s restaurants, a New York City-based chain that offered home-style food in genteel surroundings. Read More... Posted May 30 2008, 11:58 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, New York City, Deaths (Obituaries), Schrafft's, Shattuck, Frank G II

• Shaken And Stirred: I’m Forever Drinking Bubbles

  Americans love bubbles, so lately bartenders and drinks-minded mad-scientist types have been pioneering methods of adding bubbles to booze by carbonating the liquor (or the entire cocktail) itself. Read More... Posted May 30 2008, 07:40 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Alcoholic Beverages, Bars, Soft Drinks

• Chronicle: Wine

  Benjamin Wallace unpacks the mystery of Thomas Jefferson’s wine cellar; Neal I. Rosenthal reflects on his career as a wine merchant; and Alice Feiring goes toe-to-toe with Robert M. Parker Jr. Read More... Posted May 30 2008, 05:46 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Wines, Books and Literature, Parker, Robert M Jr, Collectors and Collections, Wallace, Benjamin, Jefferson, Thomas, Feiring, Alice, Billionaire's Vinegar, The (Book), Reflections of a Wine Merchant (Book), Battle for Wine and Love, The (Book), Rosenthal, Neal I

• As Oil Prices Soar, Restaurant Grease Thefts Rise

  The value of processed fryer oil has increased, and there have been reports of thefts in multiple states. Read More... Posted May 30 2008, 05:26 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Fast Food Industry, Waste Materials and Disposal, Biodiesel Fuel, Robberies and Thefts

• Cooking

  Most cookbooks are failures, but there are some good ones out there. Here are a dozen of the summer season’s most interesting. Read More... Posted May 30 2008, 11:10 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Books and Literature, Grill It! (Book), Stets, Marah, Moonen, Rick, Kwong, Kylie, Cook's Illustrated, Italian Grill (Book), Oprah Magazine Cookbook, The (Book), Kimball, Christopher, Best Chicken Recipes, The (Book), My China (Book), Elements of Cooking, The (Book), Ruhlman, Michael, Winfrey, Oprah, Schwartz, Arthur, Arthur Schwartz's Jewish Home Cooking (Book), Outstanding in the Field (Book), Bobby Flay's Grill It! (Book), Robinson, Mark, Fearnley-Whittingstall, Hugh, Fish Without a Doubt (Book), Batali, Mario, Finamore, Roy, Willoughby, John, Flay, Bobby, River Cottage Cookbook, The (Book), Denevan, Jim, Izakaya: The Japanese Pub Cookbook (Book), Schlesinger, Chris

• The Way We Eat: The Supper Club

  At First Wednesdays, membership has its privileges. Read More... Posted May 30 2008, 10:20 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Recipes, Cooking and Cookbooks, Pork, Lamb

• French government unveils sweeping changes to wine sector

  The French government unveiled its five-year wine industry modernisation plan last night, hoping to improve the country's competitiveness. Read More... Posted May 30 2008, 09:14 AM by Decanter News

• Wine Reports: Domaine Charles Audoin 2004 Marsannay Au Champ Salomon ($16.99)

  Not at all over the hill, but golden color and richness make it surprisingly mature for its years. Read More... Posted May 30 2008, 08:11 AM by WineLoversPage.com

• 30 Second Wine Advisor: Premature oxidation

  Wine geeks are starting to notice an odd pattern of white Burgundies turning brown and Sherrylike before their time. Read More... Posted May 30 2008, 08:11 AM by WineLoversPage.com

• New York sommelier named ‘best in the world'

  Aldo Sohm, sommelier and wine director the Michelin three-star restaurant Le Bernadin in New York, has been named World's Best Sommelier 2008. Read More... Posted May 30 2008, 08:09 AM by Decanter News