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Wed. 01 Oct '08
Drinks
Five surprising cheese pairings from Casellula’s fromager. At Casellula, a sleek Hell's Kitchen wine bar known for its inventive cheese pairings, fromager Tia... more
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Mon. 09 Nov '09
Wine
Where to buy Saison's surprising wines. Saison, the pop-up restaurant at the back of Stable Café, is a marvel wrapped in disarming modesty and extreme... more
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Tue. 14 Apr '09
People
At DBGB, Daniel Boulud will usher in a new era of Good Beer. After Daniel Boulud famously elevated the hamburger to luxury-goods status, should we be surprised that he... more
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Fri. 23 Jan '09
Cooking
A sweet-and-savory love affair for Valentine's Day. When it comes to cheese and Valentine's Day, we tend to think of stuffed animals and sappy cards. But cheesemonger... more
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Tue. 25 Nov '08
Drinks
Drink what the Pilgrims drank at their Thanksgiving feast: beer. The thought of beer on Thanksgiving might conjure images of your uncle, Budweiser in hand, nodding off as... more
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Fri. 26 Jun '09
Drinks
Flawless food-and-beer pairing online . Wine sommeliers spend years sharpening their skills, sniffing and swishing hundreds of vintages so they can suggest perfect... more
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Thu. 14 May '09
Wine
Riesling Week 2009 is here. Why should you love Riesling? Because it smells like summer--like flowers, peaches and limes. Because it's dry. And sweet. And everything in... more
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Fri. 03 Apr '09
Dining
Change things up at Piccolo's reversal-wine dinners . Piccolo Ristorante loves playing with role reversal: The owner hosts, the sommelier serves food, and the chef... more
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Fri. 05 Dec '08
Drinks
At Braeburn, apple cider earns its place next to wine. Although a mug of warm apple cider is the perfect late-autumn warm-me-up, it's not the best pairing for dinner.... more
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Tue. 17 Nov '09
Wine
Wines for pumpkin pie and beyond, from Tasting Table and The Noble Grape. A festive meal calls for an equally celebratory progression of wines. We've made your... more
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Wed. 11 Nov '09
Cooking
Make Bin 36's classic wine-friendly dish at home. Some consider pairing wine with food a work of art. Others simplify, e.g.: red with meat; white with fish; "grows... more
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Wed. 04 Nov '09
Dining
Mushroom madness in Mendocino County . Northern California's Mendocino County is known for its excellent wines, but the region's terroir is also found in its most famous... more
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Tue. 03 Nov '09
Cooking
Venerated West Coast kimchi comes east. Lauryn Chun thinks her mother makes the best kimchi in the world. She's not the only one: Chun's mother, Young Ja, is the... more
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Fri. 30 Oct '09
Dining
Spastic weather aside, October has been a delectable month. The leaves have since changed, but these October bites are just as good as they were the first time around.... more
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Mon. 26 Oct '09
Drinks
A new book spotlights the craft-beer explosion. The streets are flowing with artisanal beer these days, so it's about time we understood what we're drinking. Thankfully,... more
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Wed. 21 Oct '09
Wine
Embracing the world of pours between by-the-glass and full bottle. As excited as we are about SPQR's new chef, Matthew Accarrino, we're even more thrilled to use the... more
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Tue. 13 Oct '09
Dining
Rioja Restaurant week is coming--and full of great deals. If you have yet to discover the depth and versatility of wines from Spain's iconic Rioja region, you have... more
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Tue. 13 Oct '09
Dining
Rioja Restaurant week is coming--and full of great deals. If you have yet to discover the depth and versatility of wines from Spain's iconic Rioja region, you have... more
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Wed. 07 Oct '09
Wine
A new website gives you a leg up on ordering wine . We've become a society of menu stalkers, diners who pour over a restaurant's offerings online and arrive for the meal... more
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Wed. 16 Sep '09
Dining
Party like it's 1959 at this Midtown mainstay. In this unforgiving era of shuttered restaurants, an establishment that stands the test of time is a rare thing indeed. And... more
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Mon. 24 Aug '09
Dining
Spontaneous market-to-table cooking at...a steakhouse. David Burke's Primehouse is one of the city's finest temples of steak, but there's more to the restaurant than... more
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Mon. 17 Aug '09
Wine
Try Taxim for a taste of Greek terroir. Retsina may have been en vogue in the sixties (ask your parents), but today's Greek wine vocabulary has grown to include... more
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Mon. 10 Aug '09
Cooking
Pastoral is an American cheese list's best friend. American artisanal cheesemaking has come a long way since Laura Chenel introduced California to fresh goat cheese in... more
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Tue. 28 Jul '09
Drinks
Restaurants pour custom-made proprietary beers. Your favorite local microbreweries are crafting some of the best beer you've never heard of. That's because these beers... more
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Tue. 21 Jul '09
Wine
An owner's guide to Rootstock Wine & Beer Bar. Humboldt Park's gastronomic score increased exponentially in May. It gets the extra points for biodynamic wine,... more
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Thu. 07 May '09
Dining
Experience the ultimate farm-to-table meal. In these locavore-loving times, we can now find farm-fresh food at most of our favorite restaurants. But come summer, it's a... more
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Mon. 27 Apr '09
People
A chef-winemaker snags his dream job. These days, there are lots of chef-farmers and chef-butchers. But Jason Berthold is a rarity: a chef-winemaker. At San Francisco's... more
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Mon. 30 Mar '09
People
10 Downing's Christian Hammer touts Prosecco and its perfect companions. You'd expect Christian Hammer, the former wine director of Balthazar and Pastis, to be a... more
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Wed. 11 Mar '09
People
Youthful picks from a budding wine expert. Sarah Krathen may be one of the city's youngest restaurateurs, but she's no greenhorn. She secured her first restaurant job at... more
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Tue. 24 Feb '09
Drinks
A new book elevates the most essential beverage. We applauded ourselves when we switched from canned soda to flavored water, but then we read that these colorful elixirs... more
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Mon. 09 Feb '09
Wine
Try Southern Italy's overlooked star . An often-heralded rule of thumb for getting the best bang for your wine buck is to check out lesser-known grapes. And now is the... more
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Fri. 30 Jan '09
Dining
This 125-year-old steakhouse hasn't missed a bleat. Though it's almost 125 years old, Keens Steakhouse is surprisingly on top of the latest trends. Taxidermy and... more
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Fri. 16 Jan '09
Wine
Crisp Torrontes is a great match for brisk weather . Though the temperature outside is frightful, don't pack your white wines away with your flip-flops just yet. Some... more
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Wed. 19 Nov '08
Wine
Fretting about which wines to pour at Thanksgiving? Don’t: We’ve done the work for you.. No holiday creates more wine-pairing angst than Thanksgiving. The... more
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Tue. 18 Nov '08
Dining
Stock up on wine before trying Brooklyn’s best new pizza. When restaurants open without a finalized liquor license, we leap at the chance to play sommelier and... more
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Thu. 09 Oct '08
Wine
A Procrastinator’s Guide to the NYC Wine & Food Festival. This weekend, the New York City Wine & Food Festival invades the Meatpacking District with countless... more
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Wed. 08 Oct '08
Dining
Vai (and its drinks) are a refreshing departure for the UWS. The Upper West Side suffers from a dearth of comfortable, any-night-you-fancy restaurants, so it was... more
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Fri. 26 Sep '08
Wine
Pair The Ten Bells’s $1.25 oysters with a crisp Muscadet. With the “r”-less months (May-August) behind us, oysters are now in season. Our favorite new... more
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Mon. 16 Nov '09
Cooking
Tasting Table's guide to a triumphant Thanksgiving . We cherish the entire Thanksgiving experience: the flurry of preparation, the familiar smells, the good company and,... more
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Mon. 13 Jul '09
Dining
Italian-style sushi stages a comeback. Remember Bar Tonno? When Scarpetta chef Scott Conant opened this crudo-centric restaurant in 2004, he wasn't sure if New Yorkers... more
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Wed. 08 Jul '09
Wine
An all-occasion sampler from Tasting Table and Crush . From picnics to barbecues to a quiet session with a dozen oysters, there's not one perfect bottle of wine for... more
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Mon. 06 Jul '09
Wine
Four spots that focus on hands-off wines. Until recently, natural-wine lovers pretty much had to catch a red-eye to Paris to enjoy a glass of manipulation-free Chenin... more
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Wed. 28 Jan '09
Wine
The world's best sherry sommelier is right here in NYC. It's official: The best place to drink sherry in NYC is wherever Roger Kugler happens to be. The sommelier at Suba... more
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