August 2011 - Posts

• Diner’s Journal Blog: Essential Summer Dishes: Submit Your Photos and Recipes

  Share the best dishes you've made since Memorial Day, whether they were grilled or iced, old standbys or fresh triumphs. Read More... Posted Aug 31 2011, 12:57 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Recipes, Cooking and Cookbooks, Cooking, home cooking, reader photos

• City Room: Bees Rescued After Tree Torn by Storm

  The storm flooded homes and streets, knocked down trees and set off a dispute over bees. Read More... Posted Aug 31 2011, 12:34 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Brooklyn (NYC), Weather, Bedford-Stuyvesant (NYC), Fort Greene (NYC), Bees, People & Neighborhoods, Police Department (NYC), Rescues, Hurricane Irene, Tropical Storm Irene, Cote, Andrew

• Hailstorms decimate Mosel

  Devastating hailstorms have hit the Mosel Valley, destroying cars, buildings and up to 50% of the grape crop in some areas. Read More... Posted Aug 31 2011, 11:53 AM by Wine News | Decanter

• Burgundy 2011: 'Good but not great', say vignerons as harvest begins

  A few properties in Burgundy began harvesting on Monday, but most will begin tomorrow, as vignerons predict a 'good but not great' year. Read More... Posted Aug 31 2011, 06:39 AM by Wine News | Decanter

• English wine producers fear 'British' confusion

  Sales of British wine have surged over the last year, causing a headache for English and Welsh wine producers. Read More... Posted Aug 31 2011, 04:28 AM by Wine News | Decanter

• Tastes of Argentina returns to London

  Tastes of Argentina, Decanter's extraordinary wine event, returns for the third time to London in two weeks' time. Read More... Posted Aug 31 2011, 04:02 AM by Wine News | Decanter

• Recipe: One-Hour Texas Chili — Recipe

  A recipe for One-Hour Texas Chili. Read More... Posted Aug 30 2011, 09:19 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Recipes, Cooking and Cookbooks, Chili (Food)

• Feed Me: A Great Big Texas Helping of Home

  Lisa Fain, who writes the Homesick Texan blog, has written a cookbook born of nostalgia for Frito pie. Read More... Posted Aug 30 2011, 09:18 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Chili (Food), Homesick Texan Cookbook (Book)

• Dining Briefs | Recently Opened: Bi Lokma — NYC — Restaurant Reviews

  In Midtown East, a jewel-box-size Turkish spot serves food that is deliciously handmade. Read More... Posted Aug 30 2011, 08:51 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Midtown Area (NYC)

• Dining Briefs | Recently Opened: Nights and Weekends — NYC — Restaurant Reviews

  Summer, minus the heat waves, continues to be on offer at a new place in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, from the chef of Five Leaves. Read More... Posted Aug 30 2011, 08:46 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Greenpoint (NYC)

• At the ‘21’ Club, Beer on Tap in a Swivel Stool

  For generations, patrons at the 81-year-old former speakeasy were required to stand at the bar in the main dining room, but it will soon be possible to have a seat. Read More... Posted Aug 30 2011, 08:40 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, 21 Club

• Recipes for Sandwiches

  From humble grilled cheese to shortcut banh mi, sandwiches for every appetite. Read More... Posted Aug 30 2011, 08:10 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine

• Food Stuff: Jersey Tomatoes? Jersey Ketchup!

  Slather your burgers with new seasonal ketchup made from local tomatoes by a company in Princeton, N.J. Read More... Posted Aug 30 2011, 07:54 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Ketchup

• Food Stuff: Il Buco Alimentari and Vineria Opens

  Il Buco, the rustic Italian restaurant just off the Bowery on Bond Street, opens a shop for imported Italian foods. Read More... Posted Aug 30 2011, 07:54 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Shopping and Retail

• Food Stuff: Ladurée Brings Its Macarons to New York — Food Stuff

  This newcomer from Paris has opened a shop on the Upper East Side. Read More... Posted Aug 30 2011, 07:54 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Bakeries and Baked Products