Scusi! Move over, France because Italy is coming after your cheese lovers! Italian cheese used to be somewhat of an obscurity—or defined only by its most popular entrants on the international market: Parmesan and mozzarella. Fine cheeses and those produced by local makers were closely held secrets or the domain of established restaurants, says New
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Although it’s been a little over a decade since Red Rooster first opened its doors in Harlem, head chef and restaurateur Marcus Samuelsson seems like he’s been a part of the local landscape for far longer. Helping cement his outsized stature is a steadfast devotion to the surrounding community. This often takes the shape of
Why pay a dietitian hundreds of dollars a session to tell you what to eat when you could just take yourself to dinner at Philadelphia’s latest show-stopping restaurant … one that offers menu suggestions based on your body type? At what appears to be the first high-end Ayurvedic herbal eatery of its kind, patrons of
To be clear: There are many very compelling wines in Sonoma right now in addition to the four that I describe below. These four do, however, take the pulse of Sonoma’s current goings-on. They are the wine equivalent of catching someone’s eye from across a crowded room. And, as I wrote in Part One of
Ready for some weekend wine? See if you can find these Sonoma wines (or, if not, their producers) on wine lists, restaurant shelves or online. They were four of the most compelling wines I tasted recently, when I visited northern California for the Sonoma County Wine Auction. 2018 Fort Ross Vineyard Pinot Noir from Gary
VIVANT is an innovative wine experience platform, the brainchild of Michael Baum, a Silicon Valley tech pioneer and serial entrepreneur. Baum was one of the founders of the software company Splunk (SPLK) who decided to follow his passion and get involved in a wine venture. A commitment to sustainability In 2014, this professed wine lover,
As the sun began to rise and shine its rays of warmth on the hot southern coast of Iran, a Range Rover started to drive towards the cooler areas of the country before the heat started to accumulate. In the backseat with his sleeping bag was a young civil engineer, Darioush Khaledi, who had started
Life isn’t easy for creatures at the top of the food pyramid. Louise Shimmel, executive director of Cascades Raptor Center — a nature center and wildlife hospital in Eugene, Oregon — understands this reality well. She says that raptors sometimes find their way into the hospital due to starvation, but the majority of cases are
The producer of the nation’s first African-American beer festival is still waiting on the launch of an investigation more than a week after he and others say the general manager of Pittsburgh’s franchise of the international Hofbrauhaus brewery/beer garden chain verbally abused his vendors with racist language and potentially caused the peaceful fest to shut
Back to wine country we go! Even tempered by the legacy of COVID protocols, there is exuberance in that sentence. The exuberance of travel to a beautiful destination. The exuberance of tasting wine in the place where it was grown. The exuberance of gathering again, among colleagues and friends and even strangers who share the
Topline A new survey has found that 17% of Americans have been “drinking heavily” amid the pandemic, joining a chorus of other studies that have raised alarm bells about the toll Covid-19 has taken on mental health and addiction issues. Key Facts Nearly one in five respondents aged 21 and over to the online survey
Sixteen months after laying off half its workforce, restaurant software firm Toast completed a whirlwind turnaround Wednesday when it began trading on the New York Stock Exchange at a $20 billion valuation. Shares of the Boston-based company were priced at $40, and opened at $65.26, a dramatic rise from initial forecasts for Toast, which earlier
Guinness has just announced the launch of a 15,000-square foot, community-driven taproom in Chicago’s Fulton Market. It is the second location of new neighborhood ‘hub’ concept the Diageo-backed beer brand will be rolling out across the United States. Ground will break this fall, with an expected opening date of St. Patrick’s Day 2023. Fitting—“St. Patrick’s
But, there’s no reason to stop drinking pink today. Many rosés are sturdy enough for fall drinking. There are those of you who still believe all rosé drinking stops at Labor Day, and then there are those of you (savvy) drinkers who know better. “In American we view rosé largely as a seasonal wine,” writes
Covid-19 has led many people to rethink their careers. As a result, the number of new business applications in the U.S. is up 38% compared to the year before the pandemic. Unfortunately, only 25% of new businesses survive 15 years or more. In other words, most founders could benefit from some extra help. This is where Samuel Adams’
Water prices are soaring in California’s Central Valley, where a quarter of the nation’s food is grown. As the West Coast’s megadrought worsens, one farming company has long been scrutinized for its outsized role in the arid region’s water supply. Wonderful, the closely held company owned by billionaires Stewart and Lynda Resnick, can buy up
Add this to the WTF list, which seems to be growing longer and longer every day. This past Thursday evening, a restaurant hostess in New York City (NYC) got physically attacked after asking three women from Texas for proof of vaccination. Who knew that working in a restaurant might require mixed martial arts (MMA) training.
California is one of those states that provokes an array of images – pictures of jaw-dropping natural beauty that can range from the charming vineyards that are tucked within the numerous woodlands of Sonoma County to the magnificent views of the rugged central coastline in Big Sur to further down to the much visited stunning
On August 24th, Starbucks released its seasonal Pumpkin Spice Latte, and Dunkin Donuts unveiled its pumpkin coffee beverages on August 18th. While many rolled their eyes, pumpkin enthusiasts, eager to embrace the taste of fall, rejoiced. Regardless of whether you’re on Team Pumpkin or not, we’ve been wondering, what’s with the pumpkin mania? I spoke
How much do you know about milk tea, really? You’ve probably had it at your local boba spot. A sugary concoction that can, at its worst, serve less as a drink in and of itself and more as a tapioca delivery system. The thing is though, that kind of milk tea is Taiwanese style. It’s