Lamb and Red Wine

Lamb is the best meat for Cabs, Pinots, and Rhône-style reds.

Destination: Open-Air Bars in Budapest

Enjoy drinks on the Danube.

Sicily, Rising

Sicilian wines: no longer cheap bulk.

A West Sonoma Road Trip

Tasting rooms and dining rooms in our favorite slice of Northern California wine country.

Ginning Up the Gin Market

Is the gin renaissance a false phenomenon?

Waiter, There's a Pig's Ear in My Soup

Your chef might be slipping you some offal.

Down-Home Prosciutto

The country ham is our native prosciutto or serrano, though most Southerners wouldn’t dream of throwing an uncooked leg on a deli slicer and shaving some to go with the asparagus. Most Northerners, meanwhile, have never heard of...

Cooking with Winter Ingredients

The cold-weather produce you should cook with now.

Hot Grilling Action

Tools for grilling that won’t get you burned.

Raiding Harrison Ford's Liquor Cabinet

Table 8’s Govind Armstrong still makes time for friends (and mischief).

10 Perfect Tequila Cocktails

Margaritas? Of course. But try something new.

Hold the Cream of Mushroom Soup

From Bismarck to St. Paul to Madison, new high-end restaurants are embracing such local cuisine as fried walleye and wild-rice porridge. Call it the birth of northwoods chic.

Modern Florence

Beyond David and the duomo.

Common Appliances, Uncommon Uses

Dust off your underused equipment and discover new applications.

Pass the River Fish

Chenin blanc is one of the most underappreciated grapes