can be hidden, bad gin cannot be. Vermouth is Noilly Prat, if you can find it. Olives, are green, fat, and pimento stuffed. They are speared with a decorative toothpick. The guy at the Hollywood Farmer’s market has a nice...

Stock or Noilly Prat (not Punt e Mes). There’s no getting around Campari, though. When I tried it in college, I said, “That is the single worst thing I've ever tasted.” I love it now, though, mainly thanks to the...

, smooth. NOILLY PRAT Original French Dry FRANCE $6.79 for 750 ml Honeyed and herbaceous, with faint anise notes and subtle bitterness. Pan sauce tasted fresh and balanced. Hope this helps even though it isn’t boxed.

of unsalted butter and saute the leek and fennel until tender. Add the shallots and a handful of chopped flat leaf parsley. Add 2 c. dry vermouth, I prefer, French like Noilly Prat. Add some freshly ground white pepper and about...

A recent thread on pending changes to the formula for the U.S.A.-bound version of Noilly Prat http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/596078 got me to thinking: where can I buy Dolin vermouth around Boston? I’ve sampled it in a...

glass. Top with a maraschino cherry. You can also serve it on the rock, of course. Also, vermouth is cheap — so get a good quality one to go with your good whiskey. I like Noilly Prat and Cinzano.

essence, and Noilly Prat emulsion) This lobster tail was absolutely amazing. It’s poached perfectly and had an incredible texture that I can only aspire to taste from time to time. I didn’t care much about the fennel...

is good enough" "non! only somebody from chantilly, preferable a guide at the chateau" "hi, i am the closest living descendant of Anne de Montmorency, so you all shut the hell up and ecoutez-moi" I rest my case. I shall now go have...

as the choice of gin: I prefer Vya, Boissiere, Noilly Prat, or Lillet Blanc (the last not technically a vermouth). For gin, Plymouth, Hendrick’s, or Bombay (Original, not Sapphire). Still waiting for Bluecoat gin to be...

and garlic. Then add a couple of good glugs or dry vermouth (Noilly Prat) and a can of mushroom soup. Stir it all and put a lid on it for half an hour to fourty five minutes and let it simmer. Sometimes she would sautee fresh...

being good in different ways. Not a big fan of either Gordon’s or Beefeater; I find Beefeater too harsh and Gordon’s unremarkable. The vermouth used (and proportion thereof) also plays on different elements of the gin...

I like my martinis quite wet.... 1 part vermouth (Noilly Prat is my favorite) to 2 parts gin. Sometimes even 1:1 Two or three olives. I keep the gin, shaker, and glass in a freezer prior to making. That might not work so well if...

of my favorites of the evening.] Fourth Course: Sweet Butter Poached Maine Lobster, Caramelized Fennel Bulb, Crystallized Fennel Chip and Sauce "Noilly Prat" [Another favorite. Everything was beautiful, tasty, and pleasing to the...

in the house to deglaze the pan? Pick up a nice bottle of white vermouth! My favorite cooking wine. Julia Childe rather liked it too. I use Noilly Prat, but whatever works for you. And speaking of rice, I read somewhere recently...

I agree with Joanie. They barely knew how to make an ordinary martini at Ruth’s. “Top notch”? They didn’t even have Noilly Prat. EDIT: This was on a relatively quiet night in, I think, September.