Why did Spain leave behind such terrible food?
If you must be colonized by the Spanish, make sure you have some of your own recipes beforehand
Food and Drink
Monday
The fine wines of Meursault
The feast was all about some of the finer things the French have to offer — wine, food and fashion
Wine highlights from Inauguration Day
For us deplorables, it was a celebratory occasion
Friday
Ship shape: Normandie, the biggest French restaurant of all
As a symbol of that way of life, no space on any other ship could compare with Normandie’s grand restaurant
How beer cracked France
This trend is, in part, due to the increasingly positive perception of anglophone culture
The Bloody Mary deserves more than brunch
With the right tweaks, and the right ingredients, it can be an amazing drink, not just for a brunch, but for a great night too
The best winter wines
Probably the fanciest wine I had over the holiday season was a 2021 Échezeaux Grand Cru from Marchand-Tawse
Thursday
My thoughts on Malört
Chicago’s legendary liqueur… isn’t as bad as people say
Strong stuff for a Dry January
There are some great mocktails to fuel you through the doldrums
The master Kyè
The wine is eminently drinkable, by which I mean two people can get outside of a bottle before they can say ‘antipasto’
Thursday
How to host the perfect Christmas party
Things going wrong are an opportunity for the magic to happen
Catching my breath in Paris
The trip ended with oysters, scallops and steak tartare at Le Stella, a cozy neighborhood bistro, and a peaceful train ride home
Cocktails for a merry, tipsy Christmas
Yule regret it in the morning
The secrets of Super Tuscans
What if I told you that some of the most spectacular wines in Italy were made from the Cabernets (Sauvignon and Franc) and Merlot?
Casa Bonita, the greatest restaurant in the world
How the South Park guys rescued a local icon of their childhoods and mine
Monday
Dining with the Chinese food pioneers of New York
‘I feel like New York is the city that is always exploring new things. If you have a new idea, you put it here’
Chicken soup for the souls: a feast for the dead
In Britain and Ireland, children and poor people would go door to door on November 2, singing and asking for soul cakes
A sip of the Vieux Carré
The cocktail is a love letter to the tangled, intoxicating spirit of New Orleans
The objectively, subjectively, best vineyards in the world
Isn’t one’s taste in wine a classic instance of de gustibus non disputandum est? Well, yes and no
Thursday
In praise of Halloween food
It’s all about the candy
