Healdsburg used to be a sleepy Sonoma County village. Then the food revolution came to town. Healdsburg sits in the middle of three unique wine-growing regions, but it’s the food that is wowing critics and food lovers alike. It’s where the Slow Food Movement meets the Wine Spectator. Learn more about the small town that [...]
“The Early Show on Saturday Morning” and Food and Wine magazine Executive Wine Editor Ray have hand-picked five craft beers as the best in America: Widmer Hefeweizen: A great American version of a German wheat beer. It’s a little tangy, and very refreshing. A great summer beer. I’d pair it with grilled seafood, raw oysters, [...]
Mark Bittman, The Minimalist for the New York Times, makes a real grilled cheese sandwich. Start up your grill, get your cheese and bread — and make a delicious grilled cheese sandwich on your outdoor grill. Related Posts:June 22, 2010 — Pasta With Peas, Prosciutto and LettuceJune 13, 2010 — Inside-Out Lamb Persillade by Mark [...]
The editors at the Pursuitist have recently tasted the latest ultra premium silver tequilas. One, Corzo Tequila Silver, stood above the rest. So much so, Corzo Tequila Silver is Pursuitist Recommended. From the smooth and sipable taste, to the stylish bottle, it doesn’t get much better than Corzo Tequila Silver. Corzo Tequila Silver is an [...]
Wine columnists Jay McInerney and Lettie Teague sample a tasting of the white wines. Can you taste what’s under the vines in a wine? Chablis has a mineral quality that reflects its flinty soil. Jay McInerney, the author of seven novels, including “Bright Lights, Big City”, is one of the country’s best known contemporary fiction [...]
Roger Ebert’s new book is “The Pot and How to Use It, The Mystery and Romance of the Rice Cooker” published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. In “The Pot and How to Use It,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic, admitted “competent cook,” and long-time electric rice cooker enthusiast–gives readers a charming, practical guide to this handy [...]
“A recent review in a prominent journal considered the possibility that the hangover is an early stage of alcohol withdrawal. If that were the case, then hair of the dog would make sense. Consuming more alcohol would eleviate withdrawal the way that small doses of opiates eleviate opiate withdrawal, or having a cigarette relieves nicotine [...]
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The maker of Johnnie Walker scotch, Diageo, found an innovative way to plug a deficit in its pension plan: put aside 2 million barrels of maturing whiskey from its distilleries in Scotland. Here’s the official news from Diageo: Diageo has today announced that agreement has been reached with the Trustee of the UK Diageo Pension [...]
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Chocolate is a taste that only grows sweeter as you age. You move beyond the simple Hersey bar of your youth and realize that all chocolate is not created equal. You learn there’s more than just dark chocolate or milk chocolate or chocolate with nuts or chocolate with caramel. Chocolate is an art – a [...]
Bourbon whiskey doesn’t always get the ink that their Scotch cousin’s do, but it doesn’t mean there aren’t some great options on the market for the bourbon lover. Blanton’s Single Barrel Bourbon is a great choice if you’re looking for a special bourbon. It is expertly crafted in a unique time-honored tradition. It is aged [...]
