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adventures with ruth
White Wine Steamed Clams
October 2009
- Keywords
- adventures with ruth,
- White Wine Steamed Clams
food politics
Wine, War, and Global Warming
What does it take to make people care about climate change? In France and the U.S., very different kinds of arguments.
08.20.09
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- climate change,
- legislation,
- paris,
- wine,
- environment
wine + spirits + beer
Drinking in a Foreign Language
On German wine shops, first-time awkwardness, and falling in love.
08.17.09
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- culinary culture,
- wine,
- germany,
- tara q. thomas
food + cooking
My Day on a Plate: Kyle MacLachlan
From Agent Dale Cooper on Twin Peaks to Orson Hodge on Desperate Housewives, Kyle MacLachlan has played some of American television’s most memorable—and eccentric—characters....
07.20.09
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- my day on a plate,
- culinary culture,
- kyle maclachlan,
- wine,
- mark rozzo
wine + spirits + beer
Eight Great Aperitif Wines
When it’s so hot that it’s hard to think of eating, aperitif wines come into their own. A little sweet, a little bitter, with unusual herbal notes to get the brain and palate ready for food, these...
07.09.09
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- eight great,
- wine,
- aperitifs,
- tara q. thomas
recipes
Cola de Lagarto (Wine and Vodka Cocktail)
Wine cocktails come and go, but like the tail of the lizard for which it’s named, this drink will really grow on you.
December 1974
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- gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
- wine,
- vodka,
- winter,
- spirits
recipes
Cocktail of the Week: Aperol Spritz
A light and refreshing drink made with an aperitif that’s similar to—but lighter than—Campari.
06.08.09
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- cocktail of the week,
- web-exclusive recipes,
- aperol,
- cocktails,
- spirits
food + cooking
DIY Dandelion Wine
In many regions it may already be too late in the season for eating dandelion greens, but don’t overlook the potable potential of a good dandelion-flower brew.
06.04.09
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- foraging,
- wine,
- test kitchen,
- produce,
- ian knauer
chefs + restaurants
Restaurants Now: Barbrix
(LOS ANGELES) - Maybe it’s that the outside of Barbrix, located in hip Silver Lake, looks like a burnished version of the 1940s-era house it once was; or that owners Claudio Blotta and his wife, Adria Tennor, have a way of waving hi to every diner as if...
06.05.09
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- restaurants now,
- los angeles,
- wine,
- claudio blotta,
- margy rochlin
wine + spirits + beer
Château-Chalon: The Forbidden White
Illegal in the United States, this nutty, salty wine is worth seeking out. (And of course, it’s much easier to find if you happen to be hanging out with one of the region’s top vintners.)...
05.27.09
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- wine,
- france,
- tara q. thomas


















