February 2012 - Posts

• Recipes for Health: Red Berry/Cabbage/Almond Smoothie — Recipes for Health

  This ruby-colored drink is packed with vitamins and minerals, and has a hint of spice. Read More... Posted Feb 29 2012, 05:04 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Recipes, Medicine and Health, Diet and Nutrition

• US e-commerce platform Lot18 set for UK launch

  The New York-based wine e-commerce website Lot18 is launching in London this week, aiming to quickly repeat the success of its US and French models. Read More... Posted Feb 29 2012, 12:00 PM by Wine News | Decanter

• M&S to stock Lebanese wines

  Marks & Spencer will stock three Lebanese wines nationwide this May â€" a first for the UK retailer and a first for Lebanon. Read More... Posted Feb 29 2012, 11:00 AM by Wine News | Decanter

• Diner’s Journal Blog: Health Inspection Hearing Set for Next Week

  The New York City Council will hold a hearing into the city's restaurant health inspections. Read More... Posted Feb 29 2012, 10:32 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, restaurant inspections, New York City Council, New York health department, New York State Restaurant Association

• Diner’s Journal Blog: Library Will Let Some 'Wichcraft In

  Two mobile carts from the 'wichcraft chain will open in the New York Public Library. Read More... Posted Feb 29 2012, 12:01 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, tom colicchio, New York Public Library, 'wichcraft

• Back Forty West, ‘Wichcraft at the Public Library Open

  A second Back Forty, a Balducci’s to Go and ‘Wichcraft at the Public Library to open in New York. Read More... Posted Feb 29 2012, 12:01 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants

• Food Stuff: Searching for the Real Mirin

  Real mirin, also known as hon-mirin, is fermented from varieties of rice that lend it sweetness. Read More... Posted Feb 28 2012, 07:52 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Whole Foods Market Inc|WFM|NASDAQ

• Food Stuff: Slate Servers Tell What’s Being Served

  Locavores can present New York cheese on New York stone from Brooklyn Slate. Read More... Posted Feb 28 2012, 07:49 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Williams-Sonoma Inc|WSM|NYSE, Whole Foods Market Inc|WFM|NASDAQ

• J. B. Prince Sells Chef’s Professional Culinary Equipment

  The shelves of the cookware store J. B. Prince, a haunt of chefs that’s hidden from the casual shopper, brim with beauty. Read More... Posted Feb 28 2012, 07:45 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cookware, Chefs, Pfizer Inc|PFE|NYSE

• New York City Restaurants Skirt Inspections’ Finer Points

  Chefs and restaurant operators navigate a gray zone, balancing fidelity to their training and culture with adherence to city health regulations. Read More... Posted Feb 28 2012, 07:21 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Food Contamination and Poisoning, Health and Mental Hygiene Department (NYC)

• Dining Calendar: From Feb. 29

  Tastings of duck dishes, Taiwanese oolong teas, craft beers and more events this week. Read More... Posted Feb 28 2012, 07:20 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine

• Recipe: Tournedos Rossini - Recipe

  A recipe for tournedos rossini. Read More... Posted Feb 28 2012, 07:13 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Recipes, Cooking and Cookbooks, Meat, Foie Gras

• A Last Look at Sushi Nozawa

  Inside the Los Angeles restaurant where the chef Kazunori Nozawa has inspired fear in diners for decades. Read More... Posted Feb 28 2012, 07:02 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants

• $25 and Under: Ngam’s Modern Thai Food Stays True to Traditional Flavors

  The food at Ngam, in the East Village, is not pure Thai, but neither is it watered down. Read More... Posted Feb 28 2012, 06:58 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, East Village (NYC)

• Kazunori Nozawa, of Sushi Nozawa in Los Angeles, Is Set to Retire

  Kazunori Nozawa, a chef known as much for his personal style as his strict rules for diners in his restaurant, Sushi Nozawa, is retiring. Read More... Posted Feb 28 2012, 06:38 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Sushi, Nozawa, Kazunori, Sushi Nozawa