Fungus Amongus

Coming soon: American-grown truffles.

The New Kitchen Staples

Your pantry is bare unless these 10 items sit on its shelves. They’ve achieved post-food-fad status.

Worth the Search

Apricots from Turkey, beef from Japan — are the harder-to-track-down, usually imported ingredients any better than the more widely available versions?

Destination: Twin Cities Crawl

Well fed and hung over at the 2008 Republican National Convention.

Mole in the Mountains

A gastronomic adventure in Xalapa, Mexico.

Just returned from a fantastic weekend in the Central Coast. Before I left, I requested help with a tentative and ambitious plan for chow and wine. Thank you to all the ‘Hounds who replied! The original thread: http

with the Brewer-Clifton (do you see a pattern here?) Ashley’s, Santa Rita Hills Chardonnay and a glass of Sauternes to accompany my Foie Gras. The Sauternes showed up during our main course. Oh well, the B-C almost carried it,...

If you’re more familiar with East Coast fruit, Jim Clendenen of Au Bon Climat once described Calif. Central Coast (which includes the Santa Cruz Mountains) chardonnays as Long Island chard on steroids, referring to the...

, with nutmeg, cream, lemon and some weight. Navarro Correas ‘Limited Release’ 2005 (Mendoza) Argentina $10.99 Good/Very Good Nicely lemony, with a good fruit-oak balance and a hint of Chardonnay plushness. Excellent...

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Grouper

grouper

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Beef Tri-tip

beef tri-tip

Croakers And Drums

croakers and drums

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