thanks for the reminder, ccbweb. i love my cork trivets. we toss them in the dishwasher if they get dirty. oh, and the cheap plastic utensils are still working fine (i think they came in trios of spoons and spatulas or...

We dined at Absinthe on Friday and ordered a bottle of Mersault ($109). It didn’t smell corked, so we accepted it, even though our first sniff was unexpected. It smelled and tasted of sherry, and nobody liked it, so we...

. The natural sugars in the juice start to ferment and begin to become alcohol. Once it starts to work you may want to loosen the cap a little to let off some of the gasses. My DH loves this and makes a batch when he cn get his...

Steak in Boulder – You’re not finding much on Boulder steakhouses bcs this is the antithesis of a meat-and-potatoes town. Still, The Cork is terrific — a local institution in fact, but it’s a Boulderized...

Times. The newsletter is very chowhoundish. My best advice to anyone traveling to Ireland is to buy either the Ireland or Dublin Guide when you arrive unless you have clued-in locals to advise. I ended up moving to West Cork after...

It could have been at any of a number of places, as Honey Lavender Dressing is starting to make it into the bigtime. In this area, I know that Corks in Baltimore serves it. Below is a recipe, if you’d like to try and...

. It will rust if left wet. It will stain with use, more quickly with acidic foods. If you want to maintain the shiny look, clean off the staining with wine cork and a paste of kitchen cleanser. Some Japanese chefs use a daikon...

Is it really a loss? The food was OK but quite expensive. On my visit the lunch menu was limited, I don’t mind a short menu but it lacked variety. Then the duck was overcooked, the cheese option was parmesan au natural (a...

and red wines will last for a few days...maybe up to 4 or 5 days. If you drink a glass or two a night, you should easily dispatch of a bottle before it goes bad. (Keeping red wine in the refrig. won’t extend its shelf life...

towards each other and shouting. Foodwise, the appetizers were very good – we had the grilled octopus salad and the tiger prawns. Portions were generous and the seafood was cooked well. Unfortunately, the wine we ordered...

About Cheese occupies a small store front on Yonge St. a few doors south of a big Loblaw’s at the City Limits, south of York Mills Rd. So naturally, it hopes to snag trade from shoppers bored by the large, pre-packaged...

, please help!!! PS The watermelon is seedless. I know you’re supposed to use the natural kind but this was all whole foods had.

of the bottle. And he says that’s why in the finer establishments they store the bottles on their side, so that when they are picked up they naturally mix the spirit (I’ve never actually been in a place where they...

you want to be sure you bring or hold onto a bag to carry your wine out, and ask your server for the cork as soon as he or she opens the wine (many are trained to throw them away).

A corkage fee is a fee charged for wine service if you BYOB. You know, pulling the cork, supplying the glasses, serving the wine. My experience has been that if the restaurant has a corkage fee policy and you bring your own...