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Mon. 08 Sep '08

Wine

Finally! An eco-friendly boxed wine we'll drink. Wine is a carbon Bigfoot: All those heavy glass bottles and time spent on trucks and planes add up. Wine producers have... more
Thu. 27 Aug '09

Wine

Hit the street to try New Zealand's best wine, from Sauvignon Blanc and beyond . When it comes to wine, it's tough to break old habits: Most of us find a few bottles we... more
Tue. 24 Mar '09

Wine

Wakozi brings wine to your door in minutes. In a city where you can have everything from DVDs to just-baked cookies dispatched to your doorstop at a moment's notice, the... more
Tue. 25 Aug '09

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The Triangle's arbiter of good taste turns to wine. When Lex Alexander opened 3CUPS a few years ago, coffee was the backbone of his Chapel Hill, North Carolina, specialty... more
Fri. 21 Aug '09

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The new generation of retsina is better than ever. It was inevitable: The rise of quality Greek wine had to trickle down to an improvement in retsina. This pine... more
Wed. 17 Jun '09

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Minerally, crisp Picpoul is turning heads this season. The first day of summer begins on Sunday, but don't go grabbing that bottle of rosé just yet. Restaurants... more
Tue. 21 Apr '09

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The best wine deals are now found at top restaurants--if you know where to look. There's never been a better time to be a wine geek in New York. In this crummy economy,... more
Tue. 10 Nov '09

Wine

Let our local wine merchants do the shopping for you. A wine club doesn't have to be so impersonal. If you trust your favorite local wine merchant to make selections for... more
Tue. 13 Oct '09

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Get a sampler pack from Tasting Table and DomaineLA. The perfect neighborhood wine store should have three things: A great selection for every budget, a hands-on owner... more
Tue. 18 Aug '09

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Ontario's most overlooked grape is a tremendous value. Given Ontario's proximity to the United States, it's surprising just how little of the region's wine we see... more
Tue. 21 Jul '09

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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
Wed. 29 Apr '09

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Put Portuguese reds on your wine radar . Portugal is finally getting its well-deserved time in the wine limelight. While its port and Madeira have capped our meals for... more
Mon. 06 Apr '09

Wine

These kosher wines deserve yearlong attention. Like cherry blossoms or the Gonzaga basketball program, kosher wine gets the attention it deserves for only a few fleeting... more
Wed. 12 Nov '08

Wine

Hit D.O.C. Wine Shop for obscure values. Anyone can make a dinner party impression with a well-known, expensive wine. But we prefer to bring under-the-radar wines that... more
Wed. 15 Oct '08

Wine

Surrender yourself to sherry at Terroir. "For 3,000 years, sherry has witnessed the fall of empires, Phoenicians, Romans, the Caliphate, Spanish, British and now... more
Fri. 06 Nov '09

Wine

Josh Kaplan crafts a Tasting Table-only wine flight at ENO. Josh Kaplan's ongoing mission is to find "drinkable overachievers"--wines that stand out for their character,... more
Mon. 19 Oct '09

Wine

Restaurants take a cue from the frat house. The idea of serving wine out of a keg isn't altogether new: Bars in Italy and France have poured wines straight out of the... more
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
Wed. 22 Jul '09

Wine

Veritas wants you to love Ch�teauneuf-du-Pape. Most of us know Veritas as the restaurant with the prodigious wine list of 3,300 selections that range from verticals of... more
Fri. 05 Jun '09

Drinks

A new reason to drink red wine all summer long. Poor, poor red wine: Come summer, many of us pack you away with the wool sweaters and ski boots and turn our attention to... more
Tue. 26 May '09

Dining

New wine-focused Barbrix has Silver Lake buzzing. Silver Lake isn't the first place you think of for high-end cuisine and adventurous wine lists, but that's changing with... more
Fri. 19 Dec '08

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Three of this year’s best wine values, plus a discount. Although 2008 is almost over, we still have some of the year's most important wine purchases ahead of us: A... more
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
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
Tue. 03 Nov '09

Wine

Discover Washington State's powerhouse Syrah. Located near the border of Oregon, Walla Walla, Washington, is a surprising wine destination to some. But one grape, Syrah,... more
Mon. 28 Sep '09

Wine

There's life beyond stainless steel for Sauvignon Blanc. Gooseberries and cat pee have their place, but sometimes these typical characteristics of stainless steel-tanked... more
Mon. 21 Sep '09

Wine

Italian blends match the durable with the delicate. Penn and Teller, Laurel and Hardy, Axl and Slash: Some of the best duos pair a boisterous front man with a subdued... more
Tue. 26 May '09

Wine

Spain's Txacoli wines are what to tap for summer . Move over Albariño: Spain's most exciting wine right now may be Txacoli, the light, crisp whites made in the... more
Wed. 20 May '09

Wine

Drink around the globe at the new Pourtal wine bar. You'll find the self-serve Enomatic wine dispensers--get a pre-paid card, slip it in a slot for a taste--at many wine... more
Fri. 24 Apr '09

Wine

Grab a sparkling red wine for charcuterie, dessert and more. When spring and summer hit, rosé is usually the wine on everyone's lips, but this year go bolder and... more
Mon. 30 Mar '09

Dining

A food-friendly wine shop or a wine-friendly cafe? You decide. . Venice Beach Wines is exactly the kind of wine shop you expect to find near Abbot Kinney--a... more
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
Fri. 09 Jan '09

Wine

Discover Beaujolais's serious side. New York wine shops are still awash with leftover Beaujolais Nouveau, the light, fruity wines released en masse in November and meant... more
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
Fri. 03 Oct '08

Wine

Old-fashioned wine is new again. Modern tools and techniques have turned some wineries into veritable laboratories. But a growing number of rebellious winemakers are... more
Mon. 19 Oct '09

Wine

Cap a great meal with a glass of Les Petits Grains . If you've been skipping dessert lately, here's a reason to reconsider: Restaurants across the Tri-State area are... more
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
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
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
Tue. 06 Oct '09

Wine

Perman Wine Selections has the best six-pack deal in town. We've all been let down by a $10 bottle of wine, and been hesitant to grab that bottle from an unknown Italian... more
Thu. 24 Sep '09

Dining

Get intimate with Spain's food-loving wines. Wines, like people, have distinct character profiles: You have the Immature Hothead, the Overbearing Loudmouth and the... more
Fri. 11 Sep '09

Wine

Pali Wine Co. has Pinot Noirs for every budget. Making good Pinot Noir is one thing, but making good inexpensive Pinot Noir is entirely another. Lompoc's Pali Wine Co. is... more
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
Fri. 14 Aug '09

People

A top sommelier gets his hands grapey. Daniel Johnnes's resume is as impressive as it is wine-stained: As the wine director for Daniel Boulud's restaurants, an importer... more
Fri. 17 Jul '09

Wine

Ethical wine hits America. You fill your cloth shopping bag with local produce, organic milk and single-origin coffee. Now, conscientious consumer, make some room for... more
Fri. 03 Jul '09

Wine

Local vineyards think Illinois produce tastes good in liquid form, too. The West Coast has long been the jewel in American winemaking's crown. But if you're in a "what... more
Tue. 30 Jun '09

Wine

Hitching Post releases three new summer wines. Hitching Post winemakers Gray Hartley and Frank Ostini, known for their lush Central Coast Pinot Noirs, are pushing a... more
Wed. 06 May '09

Wine

Take a wine tour from Sonoma to Santa Barbara at Corkbar. L.A. has more wine bars than you can throw a corkscrew at, but only one focuses solely on the bounty of... more
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
Tue. 24 Mar '09

Wine

Paso Robles Rhone-style white wines, perfect for the season. Wines from Paso Robles tend to be of the big red variety--most notably Syrah--but Central Coast whites... more
Wed. 18 Feb '09

Wine

A bailout plan we can all drink to. The recent stimulus package might have divided Congress, but a California winery has devised a bailout plan we can all get behind: a... more
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
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
Mon. 04 May '09

Wine

These wine lists proudly fly the American flag . Step into any restaurant in Paris and chances are the wine list will be culled from a 300-mile radius--max. But in New... more
Wed. 18 Nov '09

Wine

American wines that won't break your Thanksgiving budget. Thanks to the efforts of forward-thinking (and budget-conscious) winemakers on the West Coast, right now you can... more
Fri. 06 Nov '09

Wine

'Inoteca offers coveted wines at fire-sale prices. Brothers Jason and Joe Denton have compiled one of the city's best Italian-wine lists at the Third Ave. location of... more
Fri. 14 Aug '09

Cooking

This new club combines our favorite things: cookbooks and wine. When it comes to book clubs, only one woman's picks have ever mattered. Others tried to capture readers'... more
Wed. 27 May '09

People

Master Sommelier Laura Maniec wants more people to join her ranks. Becoming a Master Sommelier takes the discipline of a professional athlete. Just ask Laura Maniec: The... more
Fri. 15 May '09

Wine

A classic dessert grape goes dry. Chances are if you've had a wine made from the Furmint grape, it's been sweet. For centuries, Furmint (FOOR-mint) has played a starring... more
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
Thu. 23 Apr '09

Wine

The best of California wine country, under one roof. A quick jaunt to wine country is one of the highlights of visiting San Francisco, but you can't always squeeze in the... more
Tue. 31 Mar '09

Wine

Usher in spring with Chile's best Sauvignon Blancs . With the trees budding and air warming up for spring, we're finally ready to put away those big winter reds and bring... more
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
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
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
Thu. 11 Sep '08

Drinks

When life hands you beer and wine, make Tric-quila . The East Village's community board is notoriously prudish when granting liquor licenses. So when Mercadito's new... more
Wed. 16 Sep '09

Wine

What to pour during the shoulder season. September can be hot and muggy or cool and dry--often in the same day. In terms of wine, such vacillating weather calls for... more
Tue. 07 Jul '09

Dining

Celebrate Summer, the French Way. When it comes to France, we have a lot to be jealous of: From Camembert to Champagne, la vie en rose has us blushing with envy. But as... more
Wed. 22 Oct '08

Drinks

The Chestnut Bar proudly puts a mistake on its menu. Few bartenders will admit it, but accidents and happenstance create just as many cocktails as patient trial and... more
Mon. 08 Jun '09

Wine

Minerally Swiss wines are the way to go when the mercury rises. There's a wonderful side effect to the proliferation of restaurants serving buttery spaetzle: They're also... more
Fri. 03 Jul '09

Dining

How to spend the long weekend (and the rest of your summer) . As you prep for your holiday weekend, keep this handy: Our Fourth of July survival guide has everything you... more
Mon. 16 Nov '09

Wine

Playing favorites with the talented team at RN74. A great leader is only as good as his team, they say. In the case of Rajat Parr, co-owner of the new wine bar and... more
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
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
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
Mon. 05 Oct '09

Wine

The harvest party after-parties in Santa Barbara wine country. In the midst of picking and pressing grapes, the Santa Barbara County vintners find time for the... more
Mon. 24 Aug '09

People

Drago Centro's sommelier does double duty behind the bar. At Drago Centro, sommelier Michael Shearin is just as comfortable pouring a $550 Gaja Sori Tildin as he is... more
Fri. 14 Aug '09

Wine

The dry sherry is a sommelier's secret weapon. Ask for a glass of sherry at dinner and too often you get a cordial glass filled with a sweet, raisiny, fortified wine. But... more
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
Thu. 26 Feb '09

Dining

A new wine-country restaurant with New York DNA. It's 2,925 miles from western Sonoma County to Manhattan's East Village, but recent transplants Ginevra Iverson and Eric... more
Wed. 25 Feb '09

Wine

Tell Mom and Dad: Lambrusco's back . You might remember Lambrusco as the fizzy, soda-pop-like wine your parents drank during the Carter-Reagan era, typically over ice... more
Wed. 18 Feb '09

Drinks

This local honey-based wine is creating a buzz. Nathaniel and Thatcher Martin want to change the way you think about mead--if you think about it at all, that is. Most... more
Fri. 09 Oct '09

Wine

Hit California's overlooked wine country--for one day only. The Santa Cruz Mountain region isn't your typical wine destination: It's full of tiny operations that aren't... more
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
Fri. 30 Oct '09

Dining

Going beyond the standard squash. Pumpkins may be in short supply, but don't let that stop you from jumping into other October finds. Here are a few of our... more
Mon. 27 Jul '09

Drinks

Seedling Orchard's apple cider for adults. If you want to make the best hard cider, it makes sense to start with the best apples. Fortunately for Peter Klein, there are... more
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
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
Tue. 09 Jun '09

Dining

New York's top tables for celebrating another candle on the cake. The best tonic for becoming another year older is celebrating with your group at the perfect party spot.... more
Thu. 25 Sep '08

Dining

Sake extravaganza, high-seas wine tour, dining for charity, and a can’t-miss bourbon tasting. Thursday, 9/25 (6 p.m. to 9 p.m.)For Goodness, SakeAfter attending the... more
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
Fri. 30 Oct '09

Dining

Circling back on the month's best stories. Though it may not be official until we "fall back" this weekend, the days have been feeling shorter (and consequently busier)... more
Wed. 21 Oct '09

Drinks

Beers that get better with age. Put a bottle of Heineken in your cellar and months later all you'll have is stale beer. But squirrel away a bottle-conditioned beer and... more
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
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
Thu. 01 Oct '09

Wine

Two versatile French wines make their debut in the States. For people like Stéphane Erésué or Thierry Capdemourlin, whose families have owned... more
Tue. 29 Sep '09

Dining

Eat and drink through the shoulder season. September is always a blur. The month marks the end of summer, with a swift return to school, work and routine--and then all of... more
Mon. 27 Jul '09

Wine

These wines are more familiar than you think. Although Croatia and Slovenia have been producing crisp white and bold red wines for centuries, new winemaking technologies... more
Thu. 23 Jul '09

Wine

These bold white wines drink like reds. We all have friends who claim they don't like white wine. Even in the dead of winter, this is a bad bias to have--it's like... more
Mon. 13 Jul '09

Wine

Let Poison Cup choose your perfect summer bottles. Higher price often equals better product. But Erica Feldkamp and John Witte of The Poison Cup swear it's not always the... more
Thu. 18 Jun '09

Wine

California winemakers embrace the farm life. If you visit a winery these days, you're likely to find more than just wine on offer: Some, especially in California, are... more
Fri. 22 May '09

Cooking

A winemaker turns disaster into a delicious barbecue sauce. In October 2005, an arsonist set fire to a wine warehouse in Vallejo, California, ruining $100 million worth... more
Fri. 08 May '09

Wine

Maverick pink wine is terrifying the French. Recently, winemakers across Provence declared a "war of the rosés" by protesting an EU initiative that would allow the... more
Wed. 01 Apr '09

Drinks

Dolin vermouth will make you rethink your next drink. When's the last time you thought about vermouth? For most people, buying these aromatized wines is a mindless task:... more
Fri. 13 Mar '09

Dining

Go to Duane Park for the food; stay for the burlesque . Marisa Ferrarin sure knows how to spice up a place. After completely re-doing Duane Park Café (now simply... more
Tue. 10 Mar '09

Wine

The acidhead's grape overtakes Chardonnay in Washington. Back in the early 1980s, Riesling was the country's white wine darling--before brassy, flaxen Chardonnay took the... more
Mon. 09 Mar '09

Wine

Discover Japan's newest export: sparkling sake. Put down your shochu: The latest Tokyo drink trend to make its way stateside is sparkling sake. And if you aren't much of... more
Wed. 25 Feb '09

Wine

Top Napa wineries offer little-brother labels at a deep discount . If you're sporting more DKNY than Donna Karan lately, try the same strategy with your wines by buying... more
Fri. 20 Feb '09

Wine

And the nominees are.... Of course, we wanted to see every movie vying for Best Picture at the 81st Academy Awards, but we're willing (in fact, pleased) to settle for... more
Tue. 30 Dec '08

Drinks

Put leftover Champagne to good use in these uplifting drinks. One bonus of a successful New Year's Eve party is a fridge full of leftover Champagne. But if you're... more
Mon. 20 Oct '08

People

Sake sommelier Chris Johnson picks his favorite rice-wine bars. Chris Johnson is New York's best defense against the sake bomb. Since the early days of the sushi craze,... more
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
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
Fri. 03 Jul '09

Dining

How to spend the long weekend (and the rest of your summer) . Whether your weekend involves a rooftop barbecue or a holiday getaway, consider this your Fourth of July... more
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
Mon. 02 Nov '09

Drinks

Apples get the bottle treatment. Black Arkansas, Pippins and Pink Ladies are currently bobbing in bins at local farmers' markets. Such fall bounty is well and good, but... more
Thu. 22 Oct '09

Wine

Celebrate life (and jazz and Champagne) with Pol Roger . If limited-production, special-cuvée Champagne is your thing, then you know all about Pol Roger's... more
Wed. 21 Oct '09

Drinks

Starbelly's genius way with beer and wine . The substantial accomplishment of Starbelly bar manager Lane Ford has been lost amid the hoopla surrounding this new... more
Fri. 09 Oct '09

Dining

The tastiest deals are found at The Park's supper-club nights. When the liquor licensing board gets tough in L.A., the tough come up with new ways to serve loyal... more
Mon. 05 Oct '09

Cooking

Get your Chilean fix at Puro Chile. Soho and Chinatown: Meet Chile. Across from the old Police Headquarters building, Puro Chile has opened a sleek, glass-enclosed store... more
Wed. 23 Sep '09

Drinks

Genever, an 1800s-style gin, hits Chicago bars . Serious tipplers make a mission of recreating drinks from the cocktail's golden age. But to be historically accurate, a... more
Tue. 15 Sep '09

People

The oyster is Christophe Happillon's world. When Christophe Happillon comes to your table at Saint Amour or Joe's to discuss a "dry, lemongrass finish," he's not talking... more
Fri. 17 Jul '09

Cooking

Make Piccolo Sogno's patio-friendly panzanella at home. Pizza may be the most notable of Italy's tomato-bread concoctions, but panzanella (tomato-bread salad) is... more
Wed. 27 May '09

Drinks

Make Ventura Limoncello your new summer liqueur. What does sunny Southern California taste like? According to James Carling and his wife, Manuela, it tastes like... more
Thu. 21 May '09

Dining

Let local insiders (and your appetite) be your guide on these culinary field trips. Scratch that Sex in the City bus tour or Duck Boat jaunt off your itinerary: This... more
Thu. 16 Apr '09

Dining

Explore Rioja wines across the city April 26 through May 2. If you have yet to discover the depth and versatility of wines from Spain's iconic Rioja region, you have... more
Thu. 02 Apr '09

Dining

From fancy steaks to fancy-free sushi, dining in our capital has never been better. Bourbon Steak Steakhouses may have evolved elsewhere, but here they remain clubby,... more
Mon. 23 Mar '09

Dining

A coffee shop with amazing food--or a restaurant with amazing coffee?. You'd be forgiven for thinking Simon Sips is just another great East Village coffee shop: After... more
Wed. 11 Mar '09

Drinks

Seek out these three new backroom bars. We get the allure of hole-in-the wall restaurants, tucked-away bars and places where obvious signage is uncool: Everyone loves a... more
Wed. 29 Jul '09

Dining

Pick a park: Your ready-made picnic is waiting nearby. With what little sunshine we're given, who wants to eat indoors? Take to the grass with these expert picnics, each... more
Wed. 24 Sep '08

People

A new sandwich shop and cookbook from chef Sara Jenkins. This fall is shaping up to be a good one for Sara Jenkins: First, her excellent new cookbook, Olives &... more
Fri. 20 Nov '09

Dining

Look to Patina Restaurant Group for the perfect holiday dining spots. The holidays can turn a lot less happy when you're dealing with large groups and a slew of varying... more
Fri. 06 Nov '09

Drinks

Leopold Bros. restores the cranberry's cocktail cred . When it comes to cocktails, cranberries have had a tough go of it. Last decade's Cosmopolitan craze has left most... more
Tue. 27 Oct '09

Drinks

Drink with the pros at Louis 649's Tuesday Night Tastings. With new bottles appearing on the back-bar all the time, it's impossible to know which are actually worth a... more
Fri. 23 Oct '09

Drinks

Midi's DIY bar ingredients have gone unsung long enough . In San Francisco, small-batch shrubbs and gums are as commonplace as fog banks at 4 p.m. But stumbling upon an... more
Tue. 13 Oct '09

Drinks

This Swiss brew will change your mind about warm beer. The Swiss know something about dealing with cold weather. Take a page from their book and try Brasserie des... more
Mon. 28 Sep '09

Cooking

Eatz' hands-on cooking classes make a fun night out . Being taught by a professional chef is a gratifying experience for any would-be cook. But at Eatz' cooking classes,... more
Mon. 31 Aug '09

Dining

Five ways to weather the shoulder season. Summer is drawing to a close and though the lingering heat makes it hard to believe, it'll be sweater weather any minute. Here... more
Fri. 31 Jul '09

Dining

We've been keeping these treats cool for you. Summer's the time for ice cream, tomatoes, the lake, cocktails and cold beer. Sound good? Here's how to make it all happen... more
Fri. 03 Jul '09

Cooking

Chicago Honey Co-op sweetens the west side. Thank you, Chicago Park District; you make delicious honey. With the help of the Chicago Honey Co-op's bees, that is. From... more
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
Mon. 22 Jun '09

Drinks

First milk, then wine; now, water comes in a carton. Nothing draws the ire of environmentalists like bottled water. But is all packaged water really that bad? Two new... more
Mon. 11 May '09

People

Naomi Pomeroy's got a soft spot for chicken-liver mousse. Although chef Naomi Pomeroy's self-described "refined French grandmother cuisine" just snagged her a Food &... more
Fri. 01 May '09

Cooking

Culture your own curds with this easy home recipe. If the apocalypse should come, Brooklyn could sustain itself deliciously: The borough already produces chocolate, beer,... more
Tue. 28 Apr '09

Cooking

That's the question. And StillTasty has the answer.. "Best Before," "Sell By" and "Expires On" are all terms that can give any cook fits, especially if the date on the... more
Tue. 03 Mar '09

Dining

The Seaport's pirates and brothels are gone, but a few old-timey spots remain. Meet Up: Carmine's With its weathered doors and life-preserver signage, this century-old... more
Tue. 10 Feb '09

Dining

Announcing Tasting Table's Everywhere edition. Dear Tasting Table Subscriber: It's time to branch out. For a few months, we've been your daily source for the best eats... more
Fri. 06 Mar '09

Drinks

Brewers are rolling out the barrels for high-end beer . In their constant quest for better-tasting beer, more and more brewers are stealing a page from the spirits... more
Tue. 17 Feb '09

Cooking

Take advantage of the lobster glut--while you still can. Once upon a time, lobsters were so plentiful that fishermen would use them as bait. While that's far from the... more
Tue. 17 Nov '09

People

The chefs that make new Beverly Hills restaurant tick. Once you work in a Thomas Keller kitchen, the expectation for perfection will never cease. Just ask Rory Herrmann,... more
Mon. 16 Nov '09

People

Why those in the (cheese) know head to a Back of the Yards warehouse on Saturday mornings. When Giles Schnierle first approached chefs with a small collection of... more
Tue. 10 Nov '09

Dining

The neglected rooster gets special treatment at Mas . We may be in the midst of a chicken renaissance, but you won't see much of the bird's maligned male counterpart on... more
Mon. 09 Nov '09

People

Michael McAvena likes tall beers with big stories . As The Publican's beer director, 26-year-old wunderkind Michael McAvena has put together one of the city's most... more
Wed. 04 Nov '09

Dining

This distinctive fish has charmed local chefs. The previously maligned sardine is experiencing a deserved resurgence.But there are other sustainable and healthy fish in... more
Wed. 04 Nov '09

Dining

New happy hours up the haute bar-snack ante. You know what makes any happy hour even happier? Cheap--or free--bar snacks. But we don't mean dry pretzels or... more
Wed. 04 Nov '09

Drinks

A new, locally made spirit from a Chicago bar star. With the exception of rosy-hued Negronis, pink is not a color associated with serious cocktails. But there's a new... more
Mon. 02 Nov '09

People

A new local confectioner puts serious savory into her sweets. Salt is an essential component of pastry. Anything beyond that--say, hand-blended curry powder, roasted... more
Fri. 30 Oct '09

Dining

Our favorite in-case-you-missed-them moments. • California's spiny lobster season opened this month, and you'll see the beasts on restaurant menus and at fish... more
Thu. 29 Oct '09

Wine

Celebrate life (and jazz and Champagne) with Pol Roger . If limited-production, special-cuvée Champagne is your thing, then you know all about Pol Roger's... more
Tue. 27 Oct '09

Dining

Umami Burger's delicious new happy-hour bargain. Umami Burger die-hards thought owner Adam Fleischman was crazy to replicate his unique burger joint all over town. But... more
Mon. 26 Oct '09

Dining

LM brings serious (and seriously good) French-inspired cuisine to Lincoln Square . LM Le Restaurant was one of the season's quietest openings. Owner Stephan Outrequin... more
Fri. 23 Oct '09

Cooking

Heritage turkeys are richer--and prettier--than the rest . With fall comes a new set of heirloom and heritage produce: apples, squash and the most colorful of the bunch,... more
Fri. 16 Oct '09

Cooking

Use Logan Square's new sustainable kitchen and event space. You've always dreamed of selling your Prairie State Pralines at the farmers' market, but that pesky little FDA... more
Thu. 15 Oct '09

Dining

Four newcomers are boosting SoCal's culinary cred. Farm House Café At this countrified South Park restaurant, French-born chef Olivier Bioteau pays homage to his... more
Mon. 12 Oct '09

Dining

Go for martinis, steaks and two garlicky Chicago originals. Chicago didn't invent the steakhouse. But it is the birthplace of Chicken Vesuvio and Shrimp de Jonghe, and... more
Wed. 30 Sep '09

Cooking

A brave new grocery store will make local affordable. The only drawback to buying local ingredients is that they're often more expensive than their supermarket... more
Wed. 23 Sep '09

Wine

Local restaurants add custom-made sake to their lists. There are approximately 1,800 sake breweries in Japan, but only a small percentage of their output is available... more
Tue. 22 Sep '09

Cooking

A farm-fresh bounty awaits--in Queens. Fall is upon us: The leaves are turning, the air is brisk and apples are ready for picking. But here in the concrete jungle,... more
Wed. 16 Sep '09

Cooking

Can't score a reservation at Schwa? We'll help you bring the restaurant home. . With loud music, frenetic chef-servers and fine-dining-worthy food, Schwa ranks among the... more
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
Fri. 04 Sep '09

Cooking

The inexpensive skirt steak is perfect for your Labor Day grill. When it comes to grilling steak for Labor Day barbecues, you'd be wise to look to the Argentineans, whose... more
Wed. 02 Sep '09

Dining

Hidden finds for a dining day trip (or weekend) up the coast. Crowds pack Santa Barbara's most popular restaurants (especially on a three-day weekend), so when it comes... more
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
Tue. 18 Aug '09

Dining

Go for Frank Lloyd Wright's early works, stay for the food. Barely 11 miles from downtown Chicago, historic Oak Park--Frank Lloyd Wright's early stomping ground--has long... more
Mon. 17 Aug '09

Cooking

Pop an Heirloom-LA savory 'cupcake' in the oven and...done. When you think of cupcakes, a sweet, icing-slathered cake usually comes to mind--unless you're Heirloom-LA... more
Wed. 12 Aug '09

Dining

Bed-Stuy's Saraghina serves a mighty fine pie. If the queue at Co. or the crowds at Kesté have you settling for substandard pizza elsewhere, consider making a trip... more
Fri. 07 Aug '09

Dining

An Italian standard turns 25 years young. When Spiaggia opened in 1984, fine dining in Chicago--and across the country--was synonymous with French cuisine. "Italian food"... more
Thu. 06 Aug '09

Dining

Skip the buffet and save big at the Strip's best restaurants . In Las Vegas, where temperatures are more than 100 degrees and nightly room rates are less than $100 right... more
Wed. 05 Aug '09

Cooking

A grocery store becomes the best chef's table in town. A grocery store in downtown Brooklyn is probably the last place you'd expect to find acclaimed chef César... more
Mon. 03 Aug '09

Dining

Skip the taquerias, and spend a night trying the neighborhood's new offerings. Meet Up: Ristorante Al Teatro Start your evening perched on a stool at the granite bar of... more
Fri. 31 Jul '09

Dining

The month's top tips for staying cool (and dry). Capricious skies have kept us scrambling for umbrellas one moment and sunscreen the next. Whatever Mother Nature delivers... more
Fri. 31 Jul '09

Dining

Don't let summer slip by without these tasty tidbits. There are 51 days of summer left (but who's counting?), which means you have one day to refamiliarize yourself with... more
Wed. 29 Jul '09

Dining

Small plates replace pizza at the Santa Monica restaurant. Sometimes even a successful restaurant needs a little change. After less than a year, chef Jason Travi has... more
Fri. 24 Jul '09

Dining

Three new reads for your beach tote. There's no better time to put a dent in your reading list than during the summer, but die-hard food lovers know that hauling a coffee... more
Tue. 14 Jul '09

Dining

With fancy new trappings, goat goes upscale. They're surly characters, but when goat is properly prepared, you'll marvel at its tenderness. And versatility: It's making... more
Wed. 08 Jul '09

Drinks

Brewers look to fruits and herbs for seasonal beers. Adding spices and fruits to beer isn't new--who hasn't added lime to a Corona?--but West Coast brewers are going more... more
Tue. 07 Jul '09

Drinks

Slushies get sophisticated at Nacional 27. Though the frozen cocktail trend is slowly gaining steam, there are still many mixologists who blanch at the thought of a... more
Mon. 06 Jul '09

Dining

Downtown's best new bar food is 27 stories high. There's been plenty of hype about the height of Roof, the new bar on top of theWit Hotel. But with food and drinks from... more
Fri. 03 Jul '09

People

Kris Swanberg's Nice Cream is a cross-town culinary effort. When teacher Kris Swanberg got laid off last summer, she turned to her never-used ice cream maker and, in her... more
Wed. 01 Jul '09

Dining

Find more than gourmet goods at the La Brea marketplace. With a new wine program and revolving menu of Italian specialties, Cube Marketplace isn't quite the... more
Mon. 29 Jun '09

Dining

For great pizza, head to Grimaldi's...then keep walking. Grimaldi's, Lucali, Franny's: We adore you. But getting a coveted seat at your illustrious pizza joints has... more
Mon. 29 Jun '09

Dining

Try Ubuntu's transcendent food at its new offshoot. In the nearly two years since it debuted, the vegetable-centric menu at Napa's Ubuntu has garnered mountains of praise... more
Mon. 15 Jun '09

Dining

Celebrating 20 years of simple, seasonal and straightforward. If you look at a family tree of the Los Angeles dining scene, Campanile rests comfortably near the top. In... more
Thu. 04 Jun '09

Dining

A farm-to-table oasis in the heart of Texas. Let's face it: The Lone Star State isn't exactly at the forefront of epicurean trends. Which is why The Inn at Dos... more
Tue. 02 Jun '09

Dining

Domenico ups the pasta ante in Silver Lake. LA Mill brought pork belly BLTs and Chemex brews to Silver Lake's reservoir neighborhood, and then Reservoir came with its... more
Fri. 22 May '09

Dining

Three new spots to fill your weekend picnic basket. Memorial Day weekend isn't just the unofficial start to summer--it's also the kick off for picnic season. Thankfully,... more
Tue. 19 May '09

Dining

Table 8's pomp can be enjoyed for a pittance. Table 8 has not been starved for attention since it opened in the swank new Cooper Square Hotel earlier this month. But... more
Mon. 18 May '09

People

Jose Garces brings an atlas's worth of cuisines to Philadelphia. What do China, France, Mexico, Peru, Spain and the U.K. have in common? Answer: Jose Garces. The... more
Wed. 13 May '09

Drinks

Ice cream in root beer, beer and...port?. Drinking a classic ice cream float has a certain Norman Rockwell-innocence, but it shouldn't be relegated to nostalgia: Today's... more
Mon. 11 May '09

Drinks

Danny Meyer picks his favorite cocktails. Danny Meyer's restaurants--Gramercy Tavern, The Modern and Tabla, among others--are so lauded for their food that we often... more
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
Thu. 30 Apr '09

Dining

Four of the Northwest's brightest stars shine near the Puget Sound. Cassina Spinasse Chef Justin Niedermeyer has pulled together a sentimental vision of Piedmont at his... more
Tue. 28 Apr '09

Cooking

Let's Be Frank spices things up at the carts--and now at home. The Let's Be Frank hot dog cart is as well known for its homemade condiments--like bread-and-butter pickles... more
Fri. 27 Mar '09

Drinks

The sweetly sour world of Flemish red ales. Flemish red. Flanders red. Belgian red. The distinctive sweet-and-sour ales of Belgium's West Flanders region go by many... more
Fri. 20 Mar '09

Wine

Love Barolo but can't spare the expense? Look across the Adriatic.. Given the economy, now is probably not the time to be buying Barolo, Italy's high-priced cult... more
Thu. 12 Mar '09

Drinks

A nonalcoholic alternative we can get behind. Finally, there's a nonalcoholic beverage that actually appeals to wine lovers. If you find yourself tee totaling (either for... more
Tue. 10 Mar '09

Cooking

Make Cafe Katja's addicting liptauer at home. There are many reasons why Café Katja has become one of our weekly haunts. This 25-seat Austrian restaurant excels at... more
Mon. 09 Mar '09

People

Meet Andrew Steiner of Andrew's Cheese Shop. Cheesemonger Andrew Steiner isn't one for formalities. Instead of waxing poetic about something like Hook's 12-year-old... more
Fri. 06 Mar '09

Dining

Cheap meats at Buenos Aires are the real deal . Eating at a quality steakhouse no longer requires having an expense account. If your company is tightening the purse... more
Fri. 27 Feb '09

Dining

Lining up for flavor bombs at Umami Burger. LA is such a demanding town when it comes to burger joints that ambitious newcomers need a secret weapon to get our attention.... more
Fri. 27 Feb '09

Cooking

Sandwich scene-stealers from two of Seattle's favorite chefs. Seattleites aren't afraid of a little idiosyncrasy, and now some local chefs are bottling that quirkiness,... more
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
Mon. 23 Feb '09

Drinks

Before speakeasies were all the rage (again), there was Bar Centrale . Next door to the legendary Joe Allen restaurant, behind an unmarked door and a heavy curtain, lies... more
Mon. 23 Feb '09

Dining

Fried chicken nights at West Hollywood's Tower Bar. The swank Sunset Tower Hotel is the last place we'd expect to find a good, home-style fried chicken dinner, but that's... more
Thu. 19 Feb '09

Dining

Four bold new spots in San Francisco. San Francisco is known for producing restaurants that stand the test of time. We expect these exciting new spots to stick around... more
Wed. 18 Feb '09

Dining

Don't separate yourself from Church & State. We need a draw if we're going to visit a restaurant in the depths of downtown's Arts District, and chef Walter Manzke--now... more
Mon. 16 Feb '09

Dining

Hollywood's show-stopper sandwich at Tamarind Ave. Deli. Everyone knows a great sandwich is the sum of its parts. Take the Costello at the four-month-old Tamarind Ave.... more
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
Tue. 20 Jan '09

Dining

Txikito excels at small plates and mammoth steaks. When husband-and-wife chef team Eder Montero and Alex Raij left beloved Chelsea tapas spots Tìa Pol and El... more
Mon. 22 Dec '08

Drinks

Three unconventional and highly affordable bottles from Astor. Instead of buying your favorite liquor-loving friends another bottle of their standby whiskey or gin,... more
Tue. 11 Nov '08

Cooking

The Green Table's quick apple sauerkraut is the perfect pork companion . Winter isn't officially here yet, but our instinct to build up a little natural protection from... more
Mon. 27 Oct '08

Cooking

New York's best Greek market is a one-stop party shop . We expected to find New York's best Greek supermarket in Astoria, but we were truly surprised to discover just how... more
Fri. 19 Sep '08

Drinks

Meet the semi-secret cocktail creator at Franny's. Franny′s pizzeria in Prospect Heights is famous for its ethereal Neapolitan pies, which chef-owner Andrew... more
Mon. 15 Sep '08

People

Meet Sebastian Beckwith, top-shelf tea importer and cocktail aficionado . Tastemaker: Sebastian Beckwith, 43, founder of In Pursuit of Tea, a Brooklyn-based tea... more
Fri. 12 Sep '08

Dining

Try the East Village's other tiny, chef-driven restaurant. It's a bold move to serve pork buns just steps away from Momofuku. But Jehangir Mehta, a former Jean-Georges... more
Thu. 04 Sep '08

Dining

Three stops make a perfect night out in the land of lofts. Meet-Up: Smith & Mills. Cozy up to the tiny, steamship-themed bar for excellent Negronis—or, if... more
Mon. 30 Mar '09

People

Make Andrea Reusing's star condiment at home. North Carolina's Triangle region excels at many things--basketball, medicine, vinegar-based barbecue--but Asian food?... more
Mon. 29 Dec '08

Cooking

Two easy, inventive toppings for New Year's Eve oysters. Even with over-the-top New Year's Eve parties on the decline, the holiday is a perfect chance to bring a little... more
Tue. 23 Dec '08

Cooking

Make one of L’Artusi’s best dishes at home. You'll hear a lot about L'Artusi in 2009. Only a couple of weeks old, the second restaurant from chef Gabe... more