November 2009 - Posts

• Feed Me: One Sister’s ‘Mmm’ Is Another’s ‘Um, No Thanks’

  Two sisters’ tastes diverge over dairy-free banana-chocolate chip cookies from the new cookbook “Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar.” Read More... Posted Nov 30 2009, 01:39 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Books and Literature, Bakeries and Baked Products, Desserts, Cookies, Vegan

• Merlot 'impossible' in Bergerac

  One of Bergerac's most renowned winemakers has claimed that global warming is making Merlot impossible in the region. Read More... Posted Nov 30 2009, 10:30 AM by Decanter News

• New Cru Bourgeois label signed and sealed

  The new Cru Bourgeois label has been officially ratified by the French agricultural ministry - and the decree signed by prime minister Fran��ois Fillon. Read More... Posted Nov 30 2009, 05:56 AM by Decanter News

• Chicago News Cooperative: In a Big Beer City, Makers of Spirits on Parallel Paths

  Two artisan distilleries in the Chicago area have been called “impeccable” and “second to none” by local tastemakers. Read More... Posted Nov 28 2009, 05:54 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Alcoholic Beverages, Chicago (Ill), Koval Distillery, North Shore Distillery

• Wines, With Notes of M.B.A.

  A wave of M.B.A.’s, bankers, chemists and others are taking over or starting wineries and infusing them with a level of business expertise usually found only at big brands. Read More... Posted Nov 28 2009, 02:47 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Wines, Economic Conditions and Trends, Napa (Calif), United States Economy

• The Minimalist: Allowing Pasta to Drink to Its Fill

  Cooking pasta the way you would make risotto makes it creamy and rich, and it also gains the flavor of the stock. Read More... Posted Nov 27 2009, 03:30 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Pasta, Risotto

• Richard Woodard

  The world of wine is shrinking, with global consumption falling and the total vineyard area decreasing during 2009, according to new figures. Read More... Posted Nov 27 2009, 07:47 AM by Decanter News

• Wine Rack bought by Venus Wine and Spirit

  UK off licence Wine Rack has been rescued from the collapsed First Quench retail empire. Read More... Posted Nov 27 2009, 07:26 AM by Decanter News

• Dining: Bay Area Chefs Dodge New York Knives

  Critical comments made by chefs in New York may seem like insignificant sniping, but in the Bay Area they irritate an open wound. Read More... Posted Nov 26 2009, 08:24 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food, Restaurants, Dufresne, Wylie, New York City, Chang, David (Chef), Bourdain, Anthony, Momofuku Ssam Bar, Waters, Alice, Chez Panisse, Daniel (NYC Restaurant), Chefs, San Francisco Bay Area (Calif), Appleman, Nate, Asia Society

• Back to the Land

  What does it say about us that we eat so much fast food and eat food so fast? Read More... Posted Nov 26 2009, 08:11 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food, Thanksgiving, farms

• WSTA slams new Scottish alcohol bill

  The Wine and Spirit Trade Association has accused the Scottish government of penalising Scottish businesses and consumers with its new Alcohol Bill - while doing little to challenge the main causes of alcohol abuse. Read More... Posted Nov 26 2009, 09:40 AM by Decanter News

• Heritage Turkeys Selling Briskly, Even at $10 a Pound

  A trend for birds that are said to be more flavorful, but cost more and take longer to raise. Read More... Posted Nov 25 2009, 11:02 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Agriculture, Niman, Bill, Turkeys, Breeding of Animals

• The Latest Entrepreneurial Fantasy Is Selling Cupcakes

  The small-business world is going cupcake-mad, and not just in meccas like Los Angeles and New York. Read More... Posted Nov 25 2009, 10:35 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Bakeries and Baked Products, Entrepreneurship, Small Business, Cupcakes

• Choice Tables: Chicago’s Great Culinary Middle Ground

  A number of chefs and restaurateurs have taken on everyday foods, revisiting, revising and approaching them with care. Read More... Posted Nov 25 2009, 09:03 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Travel and Vacations, Chicago (Ill)

• Field Report: Barn-Raising

  Soul Food Farm learned the meaning of community-supported agriculture the hard way. Read More... Posted Nov 25 2009, 09:00 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food, Agriculture, Farmers, Sustainable Living