Punktastic Voyage
“We have a brûlée torch if you want to brûlée anything,” Punky typed to me by way of apology that her oven wasn’t working. This is going to be awesome, I thought!…
Read moreRoots of the Matter
The bottle of 1996 Barbaresco called to me twice. The first time was when I bought it in Baltimore. The second was when I opened it for a special three-year-and-nine-day…
Read moreWe’re the Curds in America
Happy American Cheese Month! All October long, Brooklyn Beer Geek and I have been discussing the merits of our favorite domestic curds. And by discussing, I mean devouring chunks of Spring Brook Tarentaise, Meadow Creek…
Read moreVouvray Two Ways
“This is it!” a dinner guest exclaimed. “Vouvray is our family wine.” After tasting it, I wished I could have hopped in my DeLorean, hit 88 miles per hour and…
Read moreWalla Voilà!
At long last I am fulfilling the second definition of Vin Vivant. Readers – Hi, Mom! – rejoice! I’ve recently returned from a trip to Walla Walla, Washington, where Brooklyn Beer Geek’s family…
Read moreElegy With Julia
“I told you my Mom met Julia Child, right?” “No, you didn’t. I would have remembered.” “We were at that awesome food store in Cambridge with my parents and my…
Read moreRosé-y. Cheesy. Glory.
In the spirit of the Olympics, I decided to put together a cheese plate from various lands to see how each paired with the 2011 Château de Ségriès Tavel Rosé.…
Read moreTake Me to Your Liter
A chunky new kid shows up at school – what do you do? If that kid is a big 1L bottle of Grüner, you should throw an arm around its broad…
Read moreGreens for the Blues
I had hoped that the title of this post would be GOOOOOOOAL ITALIA, but the Spanish national team felt otherwise. After La Furia Roja routed Gli Azzurri 4-0 in the Euro Cup finals on Sunday,…
Read moreThe Girl, the Goat and the Pouilly-Fumé
New York City: where it’s easier to get a whole goat than ground goat. I’d never cooked it before but became obsessed with sourcing it after the seventh butcher I…
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