Steak Salad with Tomato Vinaigrette

Have your steak and eat it too (in a salad).

Red-Cooked Pork

A slow-cooked dish with Chinese flavorings.

I’m trying to find out how Sangiovese in Newburgh is, I’ve heard a few good reviews, but I was trying to find out if anyone has eaten there recently.

What Should I Drink?

Food and drink go well together. Or do they?

Between the Clorox and the Kitty Litter

Can you find drinkable wine at the local convenience store?

Sour Grapes

A vinegar primer.

Valentine's Day: Love and Hate

One Valentine’s Day menu for the lovers, one for the haters.

The Other Napa

What’s worth doing in the Napa Valley: a travel guide to the wine country.

Tuesday night I was picking up some sundries at Longs in Cloverdale and took a walk down the wine aisles. I was shocked to see 1999 Atlas Peak Napa Valley Sangiovese on sale for $3.99. This is a premium wine that usually sells...

Steak with an Australian slant.

A satisfying preparation for fish in flavorful tomato broth and crispy fennel.

Veal with prosciutto and earthy sage.

Lamb and Sangiovese taste of the Rockies.

Exactly the right wine—a wine that constitutes a genuine contribution.

The meal was pure reverie, and I had yet another small data point to add to my evolving sense of how to match food and wine.