WITH A GLASS OF A LIGHT, BERRYFORWARD and thoroughly delicious red wine in my hand, I gaze out over the town of Deutsch Schützen in the Eisenberg sub-region of Burgenland while the winemaker describes where we are...and why. Burgenland is…
Among them the pastoral beauty of the country house and 400-acre farm, its excellent cookery school, a long-standing fervent commitment to serving the best local products — and an iconic dessert trolley, named best in the world at the 2019…
IT’S NO SECRET THAT PEOPLE IN THE WINE TRADE HAVE A DISPROPORTIONATE LOVE FOR RIESLING AND GERMAN RIESLING IN PARTICULAR. It’s the grape that sommeliers venerate, bathe in, bring to parties. At a master sommelier conference some years ago, the…
If you like art with your liquid, Cocktails, A Still Life is the book for you. The writing, by esteemed cocktail professor Christine Sismondo and prolific cocktail writer James Waller, is succinct, evocative, and witty. The art, by Todd M.…
First, there was la grandmère Bras (Angèle), who bought the place in 1956 to serve her refined country cooking. In 1968 her son Michel Bras moved in behind the stoves and swiftly rode a whirlwind of creativity and finesse to two…
An Egyptian family recipe for hibiscus juice was the inspiration for the slightly sweet, slightly sour juice by Zamalek — a delicious thirst quencher straight from the can, over ice, or mixed with spirits and a twist of citrus. Zamalek…
At first glance nowadays, the scene in New York — where so many dining trends are set — suggests that we have taken a step back to those heady days of moneyed early-’90s excess, when restaurants were oversized and bold.…
