What do you consider would pair well with your bowl of pho? Of course pho is a meal in itself, and with the broth and noodles, it fills you up fast. A typical Vietnamese might order iced water and/or tea, sometime a soda, mainly...

I stashed away a few bottles of 2002 Vosne Romanee (Dom. M. Gros Clos de Reas for the sake of precision) that I am told should drink well now. Now that the weather is cooling, I am inspired to cook up some nice Burgundian fare to...

you are. As for wine/sake + food pairings, personally I feel that this is an overrated concept and something of a moneyspinner for restaurants. I never take this option in restaurants these days.

be like comparing apples and oranges, since there were so many styles represented. Rather, I tried to appreciate each one for what they were, while thinking of appropriate food pairings for each. The sakes were all high grade...

I posted earlier about pairing ports with bleu cheeses (thank you!) Well, for first course – would you pair smoked salmon (2 kinds – scottish and irish served on brown bread, capers, lemon, onions available as...

I did a quick search of this board and could not find any recommendations for wine pairings with Korean food. I’m looking to buy a bottle of wine to go with a gift certificate to a favorite Korean restaurant of mine as a...

I have posted below about a vertical tasting of Pedro Ximénez, or PX, sherry—a very sweet dessert wine—from Bodegas Toro Albalá. Since I posted here seeking advice on what to pair with the PX for the tasting, I think a report on...

Hi — I have been wondering about the best (if there is such a thing) pairing for a seafood risotto I am making over the holidays. The risotto will have shrimp, scallops, squid and will be prepared with a rich seafood stock....

au pair in Munich (albeit w/ a college degree), would scrape my pfennigs together just to get 100 grams of this delicious stuff. Finally, it came to America & Bristol Farms & Gelsons used to carry it, especially around the...

Forget the debate of white versus red versus sparkling; this year, toast your bird with sake.

and has an almost hole-in-the-wall feeling. You would be hard-pressed to spend $100 per person (of course expensive wine or a lot of sake can put any bill over the top). I have eaten there several times and have never been...

Zinfandel (red, that is, not white) is the classic wine to pair with barbecue (though I like Melanie’s sake recommendation, too). You want a wine that’s pretty bold and assertive, with a good fruitiness to offset the...

I am hosting a group for appetizer samplings and welcome any drink pairings that would go nicely with each of the following: 1. Peking duck with hoisin sauce wrapped in a chive crepe 2. Pork dumplings with a ginger soy sauce 3. Pan

(Formatted with All Pictures here: http://exilekiss.blogspot.com/2009/03/introduction-to-japanese-food-and-drink.html) I remember reading about The Japanese Food & Sake Festival last year and after glancing over its exhibitors...

Tiny Tokoyo-inspired Midori Mushi (465 Grove near Gough, 503-1337) was packed to overflowing with curious sake (sah-KAY) chowhounds, for the most part novices, tho we’d all been admonished to visit sake-world.com to educate...