Dim sum in Hong Kong and satay in Thailand? TravelWizard is offering a culinary and cultural tour of China, Thailand, and Singapore this October, where you can eat the finest cuisine Asia has to offer –– and learn how to make it, too.
There is a set of information that is currently mandatory on labels (see UNCORKING THE CODE PART 1). The Treasury Department is currently reviewing the regulations to determine if any additional information should be added,
I like small bottles. When you feel like a light meal and a little sip of a good wine, but you don’t think it is worth cracking open a bottle…there is a solution.
No, it’s not the latest episode of Fear Factor…it’s Extreme Cuisine by “food” writer Jerry Hopkins. Now, I consider myself pretty adventurous when it comes to food, but I have to say, live water beetles or a beating Cobra’s heart would be pushing it…a lot. Here’s a review by Rebecca Ley of Britain’s Sunday Times/Times…
A victory for the feet and a treat for all fashionistas, Rickard Shah black satin peep toe shoes have been seen walking red carpets at the Golden Globes and SAG Awards. Both the shoes and the amazingly beautiful clutches have been worn or carried by Jessica Alba, Drea de Matteo, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Christina Millan,…
We write to our friends online, meet a date online, do our banking online can we actually have dinner online? virtualWine Bar via [Basic Juice]
In case you are wondering how seriously people take all this talk of globalization affecting wine producers, the answer is…very seriously.
By Jo and Tom Chesworth Posted on Sun, May. 01, 2005 “The red wines of Spain are some of the best bargains presently available on the American market,” write Jo and Tom Chesworth of the Wine Cellar,
Savoir faire versus megabucks. Artform or hypeform? Can only true vineyard nobility produce quality wine? Are we losing the craft forever to make way for cookie-cutter wine production on a mass scale?
British Prince William and his possible princess bride Kate Middleton, skied recently in Verbier, a year-round alpine Swiss resort popular with wealthy Brits. When they weren’t on the slopes, they dined at Chez Dany, a local bistro, and stayed at Les Trois Chouettes (“The Three Owls”), a chalet owned by some friends.
Quite possibly one of the best food/retail innovations in a long time. Thanks to a series of new franchises springing up across the country, you can now get a few friends together and prepare up to a week’s worth of meals – in someone else’s kitchen!
I find wild stories about incredible prices paid for a bottle of wine enormously amusing. I can’t imagine spending such a fortune, but maybe if I had it, I wouldn’t think twice about it.