November 2008 - Posts

• The Holidays Downsized: We’re Going to Party Like It’s 1929

  An event planner delivers a "winter wonderland" from the 99-cent store. Read More... Posted Nov 30 2008, 03:01 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Holidays and Special Occasions, Retail Stores and Trade, Parties (Social), United States Economy

• Shaken & Stirred: Where There’s Smoke, There’s Firewater

  Five years after Mayor Michael Bloomberg banished smoke-filled barrooms, smoke is coming back. Only this time the smoke isn’t in the air. It’s in your drink. Read More... Posted Nov 30 2008, 12:24 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cocktails, Smoking and Tobacco

• A Taste of Puerto Rico in Cities Across the Land

  Once carried by wives to laborers in the fields, the meat-filled cakes called pasteles are now an indispensable part of holiday gatherings. Read More... Posted Nov 29 2008, 11:45 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Food, New York City, Pork, Holidays and Special Occasions, Hispanic-Americans, Puerto Ricans

• Op-Ed Contributor: No Chefs in My Kitchen

  “Chef” has pretty much replaced “gourmet cook” to describe anyone who cooks well. I must confess that the growing use of the word bothers me. Read More... Posted Nov 29 2008, 12:15 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Food, Kitchens

• The Sophisticated Table

  An exploration of the 17th-century shift in French cooking, when chefs rejected pseudomedical dictates to emphasize a more novel merit of food: its taste. Read More... Posted Nov 28 2008, 02:41 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Food, France, Books and Literature, Sauces, Revolution in Taste, A (Book)

• The Minimalist: Stuffed Prosciutto, Salmon and Eggplant at Your Fingertips

  Rolls that are as gorgeous as sushi rolls, but far easier to produce. Read More... Posted Nov 28 2008, 02:39 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Recipes, Cooking and Cookbooks, Salmon, Vegetables, Sushi, Ham

• Lives: The Homesick Restaurant

  At a Pakistani meal in London, the unmistakable flavor of the past. Read More... Posted Nov 28 2008, 11:45 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Food, London (England), Pakistan

• Wine Reports: Domaine Dupeuble Père et Fils 2008 Beaujolais Nouveau (#12.99)

  This Kermit Lynch import is well out front of the more familiar mass-market brands for style and balance, and pleasantly quaffable at an old-fashioned 12.5% alcohol. Read More... Posted Nov 28 2008, 10:22 AM by WineLoversPage.com

• 30 Second Wine Advisor: Nouveau what?

  The Beaujolais Nouveau fad enjoyed a long and happy life, but at least among more serious wine "geeks," it seems to be fading. Read More... Posted Nov 28 2008, 10:22 AM by WineLoversPage.com

• Choice Tables: England’s Culinary Wild West

  Local-mindedness in the West Country’s restaurants is growing, making eating about a deeper connection between the people and the land. Read More... Posted Nov 28 2008, 08:12 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food, Restaurants, Travel and Vacations, England, Sustainable Living, Local Food

• Diner's Journal: Live Thanksgiving Blog

  Waters in the Weeds | 1:18 p.m. OK, so just so no one feels alone, Miss Alice Waters herself just called. Thanksgiving at her house is in the weeds a bit, too. She was looking for one of my guests, the chef Scott Peacock, who has yet to arrive. Read... Posted Nov 27 2008, 10:33 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine

• Bits: Turkey Day 2.0

  Still looking for help with your turkey? Get tips from the pros and the amateurs. Happy Thanksgiving!. Read More... Posted Nov 27 2008, 10:30 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine

• Well: An Abundance of Food, Wasted

  Surprisingly, Thanksgiving is one of the few days a year when many of us instinctively take steps to prevent food waste. Read More... Posted Nov 27 2008, 10:18 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine

• NEW Decanter Fine Wine Encounter videos

  Don't miss our two new videos - Behind the scenes at the 2008 Decanter Fine Wine Encounter, and Tim Stanley-Clarke showing How to Decant Vintage Port Read More... Posted Nov 27 2008, 08:53 AM by Decanter News

• Harpers and Wine & Spirit deal finalised

  The final stages have been put to the takeover of UK wine trade weekly Harpers – with staff from the editor down told to reapply for their jobs or face redundancy. Read More... Posted Nov 27 2008, 08:41 AM by Decanter News