There’s joie de vivre in a highbrow/lowbrow mashup. Take it from someone who celebrated the completion of her Intro Sommelier course some years ago by smuggling a bottle of Krug into McDonald’s. Champagne can pair […]
You may have first noticed it on the “Great British Bake Off,” a pink substance called ruby chocolate that indeed blushes with a demure hue compared to its more experienced chocolate counterparts. It has also […]
It’s been said that all pizza is good pizza, and while I mostly tend to agree, pizza that really nails the cheese element is, in my mind, what separates good pizza from great pizza. I […]
“I have been using Cholula hot sauce on my pizzas for nearly 30 years,” says Tony Gemignani, award-winning pizzaiolo of San Francisco’s Tony’s Pizza Napoletana and author of “The Pizza Bible.” “Cholula has a combination […]
Pineapple pizza haters, you may want to stop reading now. Pineapple is an excellent pizza topping, bringing sweetness and additional acidity to what is basically already a perfect food, also playing beautifully off other […]
“When in doubt, add a splash,” begins the section on sourcing spirituous ingredients in Aleksandra Crapanzano’s Gâteau: The Surprising Simplicity of French Cakes. In Gâteau, Crapanzano demystifies the idea that French baking is overly […]
When summer turns to fall and we welcome back light red wines after a season of refreshing whites and rosés, the question is frequently begged: to chill or not to chill? Common practice has […]
When you think of Italian sparkling wine, probably Prosecco comes to mind first, which isn’t surprising, given its massive production output and tremendous marketing efforts. Franciacorta may top the list for those in the […]
We all know what a hangover feels like, but to figure out how to get beyond that keen sense of suffering, it’s important to understand what a hangover is, which, unfortunately, is not easy to […]
We all know what a hangover feels like, but to figure out how to get beyond that keen sense of suffering, it’s important to understand what a hangover is, which, unfortunately, is not easy to […]
Champagne—and its sparkling wine derivatives—pair well with everything, full stop. The high acidity of the wine causes you to salivate so that your mouth begs for food, while the action of its bubbles scrubs […]