Soif’s Italian Accent
An evening of Italian wines with Amanda Rehn was not only full of vibrant conversation and saucy wine lore, but provided a dozen of us the chance to actually learn a lot about what's going on in contemporary Italian winemaking. Three whites and four reds crossed our...
Dessert to Die For
The reigning dessert of summer—a deconstructed bread pudding, ultra-rich, joined by succulent ripe peaches and blackberries, and encircled by lavender-scented crème Anglaise. The light perfume of the lavender propelled all the elements into culinary orbit. Kudos to...
Gabriella evolves
An appetizer of beets, throngs of beautiful beets on a field of greens.
and yet more Gabriella
Chef Michael Kilmartin anoints a perfect pork chop with sauteed fresh cherries, and presses it into a bed of polenta, with perfect carrots and roasted infant cabbage.
Summer & Smoke: Vintage 2008
The 2008 installment of Bonny Doon Vineyard's Le Cigare Blanc has been released just in time for serious summer relaxing. An initial tasting provided an opening hit of honeydew, chased with sea salt and finished with some quince, lime and light jasmine. At 57%...
Inside the Flame
A book of sensory adventure: The rituals, passions and discoveries of an engaged life.