March 2009 - Posts

• A Taste of Passover, With a Mexican Accent

  For Patricia Jinich, who grew up in Mexico, Passover and holiday cooking were a mix of European and Mexican when she was a child. Read More... Posted Mar 31 2009, 05:01 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Kosher Foods, Passover, Mexico, Jews and Judaism

• Their T-Square Is the Jelly Mold

  Shimmering, brightly colored gelatin is the chosen medium of Sam Bompas and Harry Parr, who have quickly become England’s leading jelly artists. Read More... Posted Mar 31 2009, 04:58 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Desserts, London (England), Parr, Harry, Bompas, Sam, gelatin

• How I Learned to Love Goat

  Goat, the most widely consumed meat in the world, has been edging its way into yuppier climes for a year or so. Read More... Posted Mar 31 2009, 04:55 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Meat, Goat, Cabrito (NYC Restaurant)

• Food Stuff: No Fooling: They’re Not Hot

  New trivets look like stove grates but are actually made of nonskid nylon reinforced with a fiberglass and rubber underside. Read More... Posted Mar 31 2009, 04:44 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Kitchens, Ovens and Stoves, Home Furnishings

• Food Stuff: A Taste of Tea, in Its Own Cafe

  Tracy Stern SalonTea TeaBar serves teas with macaroons, madeleines and other pastries. Read More... Posted Mar 31 2009, 04:42 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Tea, Pastries

• Food Stuff: A Compendium of Chocolate Wisdom

  “Chocolate: History, Culture and Heritage” is a scholarly tome, but it offers plenty of surprises, too. Read More... Posted Mar 31 2009, 04:39 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Books and Literature, Chocolate, Chocolate: History, Culture and Heritage (Book)

• Feed Me: Some Milk With Your Seder?

  Judith Shulevitz and Nicholas Lemann make a dairy Seder each Passover, emphasizing joy over meat. Read More... Posted Mar 31 2009, 04:36 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Recipes, Food, Dairy Products, Passover, Jews and Judaism

• $25 and Under: Dipping Into an Israeli Trend

  Hummus parlors, known in Israel as hummusiot, have begun sprouting in New York lately. Read More... Posted Mar 31 2009, 04:09 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Restaurants, Falafel, Chickpeas, Hummus

• Restaurants: Erotica Amid the Meatballs

  With its busy design, facile exoticism, ultradark lighting and not-quite-Portuguese-Chinese-fusion cooking, Macao Trading Co. can make for a modestly fun night out. Read More... Posted Mar 31 2009, 04:03 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Reviews, Restaurants, TriBeCa (NYC), Waltuck, David, Chanterelle, Macao

• The TV Watch: ‘Chopping Block’ Winds Up There

  Success for television cooking shows like “The Chopping Block,” depends on the charisma of the star, the chemistry of judges and contestants and timing. Read More... Posted Mar 31 2009, 03:21 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Television, Ramsay, Gordon, White, Marco Pierre, Chefs, The Chopping Block (TV Program), Cable Television

• Wines of The Times: If It’s Spring, It Must Be Riesling

  Spätlese is one of the most appealing expressions of German riesling, a versatile wine that excels at many different degrees of sweetness and dryness. Read More... Posted Mar 31 2009, 02:56 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Alcoholic Beverages, Wines, Germany, Riesling (Wine)

• Salmonella in Pistachios Spurs Recall

  Federal officials said that a California processor would recall about one million pounds of pistachio products because of concerns about salmonella contamination. Read More... Posted Mar 31 2009, 12:56 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Recalls and Bans of Products, Food Contamination and Poisoning, Nuts, Food and Drug Administration, Salmonella (Bacteria), Kraft Foods Incorporated|KFT|NYSE, Peanuts

• Chianti Classico to launch black rooster merchandise range

  The Chianti Classico wine association is launching a range of merchandise adorned with its black rooster symbol. Read More... Posted Mar 31 2009, 06:57 AM by Decanter News

• 1928 Krug sets world auction record for Champagne bottle

  A 1928 Krug has broken the world record for the most expensive bottle of Champagne sold at auction. Read More... Posted Mar 31 2009, 06:34 AM by Decanter News

• Wine Market Struggles to Adjust in New Era

  What is a wine worth? That question will dog the connoisseurs gathering in Bordeaux this week to sample the 2008 vintage of the world’s finest wines. Read More... Posted Mar 30 2009, 02:18 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Wines, Bordeaux (France)