New York City is a masa desert. And every food enthusiast knows it. But sometime in late April I found myself in Brooklyn’s Bed-Stuy neighborhood to visit the lone place where tortillas are made the way God intended—For All Things Good, a 2021 recipient of a Michelin Bib Gourmand. And let me tell you, it
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While the month of June is officially designated to mark LGBTQ+ Pride, the Fairmont Orchid, one of Hawai’i’s most luxurious destination hotels, honors its commitment to actively welcoming LGBTQ+ travelers and families throughout the year. The Fairmont Orchid’s PRIDE Package includes 20% off the resort’s daily room rate for a four-night minimum stay and daily
As consumer demand for meatless alternatives grows, companies are responding with innovative products that do not require livestock or land. However, plants are not the only substitutes that researchers are investigating as a potential meatless Monday dinner option. Fungi-based meat is one of the new alternatives that more companies are pursuing. More Than Mushrooms Grilled
Shake Shack (SHAK) has added new menu items to its summer lineup including a hot honey chicken sandwich, hot honey fries, hot honey chicken bits and more! The Hot Honey Chicken Sandwich is a honey-glazed crispy chicken breast topped with habanero mayo sauce and shredded lettuce on a toasted potato bun, marrying summertime sweet and spicy
Stilton cheese takes its name from the village of Stilton, in the east of England. The earliest reports of cheese made and sold here date to the 17th century. In 1724, English writer Daniel Defoe referred to the town being “famous for cheese,” calling the product the “English Parmesan.” Today, Stilton can only be made
Earlier this week we started a series of articles about summer wine that suggests a fun, breezy way to engage with the wines that cross our paths and are poured into our glasses. The approach adopts the narrative principles, that is, it asks the five fundamental storytelling questions and applies them to one wine at
For many wine producers, harvesting the grapes is the most stressful time period as it can make or break the future of potential wines. Some harvests are easier than others with enough time to gather the grapes with the days and nights going exactly as planned and making it a truly wonderful celebration of gathering
Tell the truth. How much pink-hued wine has found its way into your glass so far this summer? If you answered, “Umm… a lot!” you’re hardly alone. For as much thoughtful consideration that the evolution of rosé and rosa wine has received recently, there are still few experiences for wine lovers that match a cool,
Cheers to summer and summer drinks! A few months before the announcement of the “And Just Like That…” reboot of Sex and the City, food and drink writers were predicting that this summer was ripe for the Cosmo Comeback. With the news of the reboot, it seems like everything is lining up for Cosmopolitan lovers everywhere. Most of
Eat Just is targeting “at least” $3 billion in valuation for its IPO that will likely happen in Q4 2021 or early next year, according to one of the leading investors of the plant-based eggs producer, an increase from the $2 billion valuation Bloomberg reported last October. Cofounder and CEO Josh Tetrick recently noted how
The Enrico Serafino winery in Piedmont was founded in 1878, when Enrico was only 24 years old. Perhaps one should call the winery Serafino Enrico instead since Serafino is the first name and Enrico the family name. At the time, Piedmont was not the rich and famous region that it is today but a quite
When Source Farmhouse Brewery opened its doors for the first time in August 2019, they hoped that their hunch that drinkers in central New Jersey were hankering for farm to tap beers was correct. Situated in the quiet community of Colts Neck on a small 125-year-old farm, their tasting room offered visitors space to relax
The Stags Leap District has a winegrowing track record dating to the mid-1800s. Back then the Silverado Trail was a wagon route from the cinnabar mines to the docks of San Pablo Bay. This sub-appellation of the Napa Valley appeals to wine enthusiasts for this sense of history, and for the next three months, some
As a socially and environmentally-minded philanthropist, an investor in plant-based and sustainable brands, a host of his own plant-based TV show and of course, as center for the Brooklyn Nets— DeAndre Jordan is a busy guy. In the midst of his relentless schedule, he finds a way to squeeze in a half-hour Zoom call with
Century-old Driscoll’s became the largest berry business in the world by delivering grocery stores large red strawberries all year round, but over the years, a major problem developed. Commercializing these berries for the mass market led to some pretty tasteless fruit. As Driscoll’s president Soren Bjorn recently told me: “For the longest time, there was
Peanut butter is found in nearly every kitchen pantry. But with its high fat content and inherent “messiness”, this staple was missing the trend of people searching for healthier alternatives and higher protein. That is until the invention of powdered peanut butter by PB2. I sat down with Craig Entwistle, CEO at PB2 Foods, to learn more about
The makeup bag may have accumulated some dust during the pandemic, but that doesn’t mean we’re emerging from quarantine any less concerned about our skin. Interest in skincare continues to exceed the demand for cosmetics—a trend that was on the rise long before 2020. As consumers become more aware of how lifestyle choices and environmental
Canadian confectioner Yumy Bear that offers a line of low-sugar and vegan gummy will start trading on CSE in July under the symbol “YUMY” with an anticipated $50 million enterprise value, and plans to expand to the U.S. in 2022. The company became the latest to enter the multibillion-dollar jellies and gummies industry that’s projected
Yesterday was Father’s Day here in the US and, as part of our celebration at home, our teenage boys cooked their Dad’s favorite meal, namely steamed mussels with french fries or moules frites as they say in his native Belgium. A cup or two of dry white wine anchors the ingredient list for every moules
I have long loved pellet grills. I think of them more as smokers than grills, and that is my number-one reason to own one. It used to be that the first question that home cooks would answer before they bought an outdoor grill would be, “do I want a gas or charcoal grill?” Next, avid