April 2009 - Posts

• Gallo faces fine over illegal water use

  US wine giant E&J Gallo is facing a US$73,000 fine over an illegal reservoir which may have helped reduce the habitat for an endangered species of trout. Read More... Posted Apr 30 2009, 10:19 AM by Decanter News

• Domains: Craft House

  At home with Tom Colicchio, the founder and co-owner of the Craft restaurants and head judge of the series ‘Top Chef’ on Bravo. Read More... Posted Apr 29 2009, 02:19 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Families and Family Life, Colicchio, Tom, West Village (NYC), Chefs

• Government wine cellar worth nearly £800k

  The wine cellar of the UK government is worth nearly £800,000, a Foreign Office minister has revealed today. Read More... Posted Apr 29 2009, 08:08 AM by Decanter News

• Petaluma parent company faces takeover from Kirin

  Japan's Kirin Holdings is set to add nine top new world wineries to its portfolio if an AUS$6.5bn bid for Lion Nathan succeeds. Read More... Posted Apr 29 2009, 07:20 AM by Decanter News

• Food Stuff: You Can Lick Your Plate, or in This Case, Your Slab

  Quartz-like slabs of pink Himalayan salt that can be used for cooking at home are being sold. Read More... Posted Apr 28 2009, 06:38 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Salt

• Food Stuff: Butters That Spread the Seasonings

  Scotch Hands Butter in Kingston, N.Y., has a line of flavored butters that are not a bit shy about their seasonings. Read More... Posted Apr 28 2009, 06:38 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Butter

• Food Stuff: Hibiscus-Infused Tequila as a Muse

  With a rosy blush and gentle floral notes, Gran Centenario’s hibiscus-infused Rosangel tequila has class. Read More... Posted Apr 28 2009, 06:38 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Tequila

• Everyday Cooking Is as Easy as 3:2:1

  Ratios — the proportion of ingredients in a preparation or a dish — are at the center of Michael Ruhlman’s elegant new book on cooking technique. Read More... Posted Apr 28 2009, 06:37 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Books and Literature, Ruhlman, Michael

• Restaurants: In Search of Recession Beaters

  Anthos Upstairs, Halfsteak, DFF and the lounge at Per Se are all lower-cost alternatives to higher-gloss productions, attached to or even circumscribed by brand-name hosts. Read More... Posted Apr 28 2009, 06:16 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Reviews, Restaurants, New York City, Recession and Depression, Colicchio, Tom, Psilakis, Michael, Per Se, Wise, Damon, Anthos, Craft

• Dining Briefs | Recently Opened: ’Ino’s Uptown Outpost

  ’Inoteca Vino, Cucina e Liquori Bar shares a genius for panini with its siblings. Read More... Posted Apr 28 2009, 06:02 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Reviews, Restaurants

• Feed Me: Treats in the Doggie Bag, for the Dog, of Course

  As a poster child for the economy, you are free to carry a doggie bag home. Why not fill it with chocolate biscotti? Read More... Posted Apr 28 2009, 05:55 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Cookies

• Creating Luxury in Days of Denial

  With leases signed and construction underway before the economy took its nose dive, a surprising number of high-end restaurants are set to open this year. Read More... Posted Apr 28 2009, 05:25 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, New York City, Economic Conditions and Trends, Recession and Depression, Buildings (Structures), Restoration and Renovation, Chefs

• It May Be Cheap, but It’s Also Tasty

  With the right techniques, a lot of unfamiliar meats in the supermarket can be more delicious than more expensive cuts. Read More... Posted Apr 28 2009, 05:19 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Meat, Supermarkets, Shopping and Retail

• Same Cow, No Matter How You Slice It?

  Meat and marketing experts spent more than $1.5 million to identify and develop new cuts of beef in an attempt to sell the American consumer something besides steaks and ground beef. Read More... Posted Apr 28 2009, 05:17 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Meat, Cattle, Shopping and Retail, National Cattlemen's Beef Assn

• Bucko's Wine Reports: Spring 2009 Releases

  Spring is in full force in much of the Northern Hemisphere. It's time to start charcoaling those steaks and smoking that brisket. Randy "Bucko" Buckner offers some big Zins, crisp whites and more as he presents his monthly report on 100... Posted Apr 28 2009, 08:00 AM by WineLoversPage.com