Ladies recipe for Coq au Vin. Le Coq au Vin du Pays Serves 4 From French Provincial Cooking by Tony Schmaeling (Omega Books Limited, 1982) 1-3 lb (1.5 Kg) Chicken 1 oz. (30 g) Butter 1/2 cup (4 oz., 125 mL) Marc de Bourgogne or Brandy...

Vin de Noix Recipe: Ingredients: 40 walnuts, 1 liter of 80-proof grain or fruit alcohol (or vodka), 4 liters of red wine, 3/4 kilo of sugar 1. Cut each walnut into quarters. 2. Place them in a container (a glass jar) with the...

Has anyone else tried making the Vin de Pamplemousse from the book, Chez Panisse Fruit??? I followed the instructions and am wondering if anyone has any suggestions on how to make it taste better. Like what kind of wine did you...

I tried their fish chips- the batter wasn’t gooey or overwhelming, there was a good proportion of batter to fish. The chips were standard but thick. The white chocolate bread pudding was worth getting stuffed for, although...

Norway Maple... keeping this foodie, as we must, the yummy places include Zaatar on de Castelnau and Beyrouth (chez Apo) on Faillon.

in the nieghborhood; but geez, hard to enjoy the food when it feels like the staff does not want us there. So we went over to Cave Vin (calling on our way to make sure there was room). Awesome dinner, great service. It was empty...

i recently had a more positive experience. some friends picked it to meet there, and i found 2 interesting by the glass choices (2006 Fado Terres de Alter Vinho Regional Alentejano from Portugal and 2006 Weninger Zweigelt from...

), Blueberry Clafoutis tarte ($7) and two glasses of P. Jaboulet Muscat Beaumes de Venise ($7 each). The cake was chocolate genoise with alternating layers of chocolate and creme fraiche buttercream frosting, plated atop an...

I am a long time fan of Dix Vins and will be visiting Paris again soon. I know that the former owner of Dix Vins have opened a new restaurant called Midi Vins on the rue de Cherche Midi. Any opinions?

Don’t get me wrong, I love the stuff. Like, this 1999 Domaine de Montbourgeau L'Étoile Vin Jaune from Nicole Deriaux (620 ml $70, imported by Rosenthal). It’s all it’s supposed to be, and then some. Beautiful...

an extensive wine list. However, they were featuring wines from St. Martin de la Garrigue. As soon as we were seated a man (not waiter) arrived at our table asking if we would like to try the white. He poured a taste for both of...

...unless it’s Avignonesi, then that’s considered a sacrilege, a desecration of that phenomenal Vin Santo.

Had a wonderful lunch at Jeanty @ Jack’s this week. To start, my friend and I split the terrine de lapin. It’s an inch-thick hunk of country-style pate. Large, toothsome pieces of rabbit meat, spiced perfectly, and...

Unfortunately, Cafe de la Press in SF (Grant@Bush) is currently closed for renovation. However, I think I have seen it for sale there in the past.

Hope to hear an update. Beaumes-de-Venise is a sweet, fortified muscat wine (vin doux natural) from the South of France.