A Sherry with Sea Legs

Manzanilla recalls brine and minerals.

Not Your Grandmother's Sherry

Manzanilla fino is the entry point into a new world.

by the heavy tang of capers and the crisp bitter chicory. OK on the whole. A dry sherry (a Manzanilla La Gitana, Bodegas Hidalgo) tasted of pears and walnuts; would have been nice with a blue cheese, but had enough acidity to...

Ximenez, Bodegas Hidalgo (NV) if you ever get the chance. It’s astonishing. Christmas pudding in a bottle!

I had the opportunity to travel around Jerez a couple of years ago and went to many of the Sherry Bodegas. Dry Sack, in my opinion, is not very good stuff. I’m sure the folks at the Liquor Barn (do they still exist out in...

Tue - ??? SS Wed – tapas in Barrio Gros (Alona Berri, Bar Bergara, Casa Senra, El Lagar Bodega, Hidalgo 56 ...) Thu – dinner @ Arzak Fri – lunch @ Akelarre, tapas dinner in Parte Vieja (La Cuchara de San Telmo, La...

Tacos galore! Any little place that makes great $2 tacos. And these are just the ones I know about: the great Mexican store on 29th St. off 30th Ave.; the bodega on 36th Ave. and 33rd St.; the bodega on 34th Ave. and 34th St.;...

2004 Bodegas del Palacio de Fefiñanes Rías Baixas Albariño

be best to stick to relatively simple dishes. Tacos, huevos rancheros, chilaquiles, and salsa draw praise. Many positives, also — hidalgo grocery at 30th ave and 29th street has an adventurous lunch counter and often great...

didn’t have to pace myself for the rest of the day, I could have easily eaten a couple more tacos. After our starter meal, we walked to Mercado Hidalgo to get a feel for a Mexican market. I’ve visited Mexican markets...

, it’s authentic Italian-American. And the ambience is great. We’ll miss it when it changes locations. The entrance is on a side street off Hidalgo inside the hotel (which you can see above the street) that’s...

Arboles Bodega Navarro Correas '05 Malbec (S/.60) which was very good. For our starter we had Ajies Rellenos Fuego del Inca S/.26 (described in English as Inka’s hot stuffed peppers from the Andes stuffed with shrimps,...