October 2009 - Posts

• Dining: A New Restaurant Gets Noticed in Oakland

  James Syhabout didn’t open his restaurant in Oakland, Calif., because he couldn’t have San Francisco. Read More... Posted Oct 30 2009, 03:54 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, San Francisco (Calif), Reviews, Restaurants, Sidewalk Cafes, Oakland (Calif)

• The Minimalist: To the Middle East, With Collard Greens

  These little meatballs made with lamb, bulgur, cumin and mint are destined to become part of a dish that’s Middle Eastern in spirit. Read More... Posted Oct 30 2009, 03:52 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Lamb, Collard Greens

• A Good Appetite: Having My Cake and Eating It Too

  This sweet, gooey butter cake resembles the center of a pecan pie, with a crackling crust. Read More... Posted Oct 30 2009, 03:30 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Bakeries and Baked Products, Desserts, Cakes

• Heads Up: Singapore’s New Breed of Bar

  As the city’s thirst for cocktails has grown steadily over the last few years, a new generation of bars and clubs has emerged in some memorably unusual places. Read More... Posted Oct 30 2009, 12:00 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Travel and Vacations, Bars, Singapore

• Germany 2009 vintatge 'as good as 07'

  Germany's 2009 vintage will be as fine as the excellent 2007 – but with less wine, vintners say. Read More... Posted Oct 30 2009, 09:38 AM by Decanter News

• Continental Tastes in China’s Capital

  The restaurateur Michelle Garnaut has opened a third in her line of M restaurants, Capital M, in Beijing, with a view of Tiananmen Square. Read More... Posted Oct 30 2009, 08:29 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Beijing (China), Tiananmen Square (Beijing)

• First Quench goes into administration

  First Quench Retailing has gone into administration. Read More... Posted Oct 30 2009, 02:37 AM by Decanter News

• 'Lilke walnuts in a condom...' Guy Woodward's Australia blog continues

  No 12: Australian wine vernacular. For the past week, Decanter editor Guy Woodward has been at large in Australia... read his blog here Read More... Posted Oct 30 2009, 01:52 AM by Decanter News

• 'All is not totally well in the garden of Eden...' Guy Woodward's Australia blog continues

  No 12: Australian wine vernacular. For the past week, Decanter editor Guy Woodward has been at large in Australia... read his blog here Read More... Posted Oct 30 2009, 01:52 AM by Decanter News

• Field Report: Handpicked

  Trading the French Laundry for an apple farm in Northern California. Read More... Posted Oct 29 2009, 12:08 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Food, Agriculture, Organic Food, Napa (Calif), Apples, French Laundry

• US clarifies position on Brunello

  US restrictions on Brunello di Montalcino will remain in place, the US Trade Bureau has said. Read More... Posted Oct 29 2009, 09:12 AM by Decanter News

• First Quench hangs on the edge

  First Quench Retailing is considering emergency restructuring as the threat of administration looms. Read More... Posted Oct 29 2009, 05:34 AM by Decanter News

• Journeys: Tasting Ecstasy and Agony at Le Cordon Bleu in Ottawa

  The Canadian branch of the Paris cooking school, its only outpost in North America, provides an opportunity to sample gourmet cooking techniques. Read More... Posted Oct 28 2009, 10:09 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Travel and Vacations, Education and Schools, Ottawa (Ontario), Cordon Bleu (Org)

• US geologists challenge 'gout de terroir'

  Scientists in Oregon are challenging the notion that terroir can be detected in a wine. Read More... Posted Oct 28 2009, 09:54 AM by Decanter News

• Tater Tots for Two: It’s a Date!

  Where once date restaurants hewed to a certain standard of quiet finesse, now there is a whole new class of mood-inducing dining. Read More... Posted Oct 27 2009, 04:15 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Dating (Social)