From The Hour: Our Favorite Red Wines
Beef Bourguignon was on our menu (Ina Garten’s recipe) to celebrate Bastille Day. But the real purpose of the dinner was to compare, contrast and …
From The Hour: Another Independence Day
Bastille Day, celebrated this past Tuesday, is the French equivalent of our Fourth of July. The occasion commemorates the beginning of the French Revolution …
More favorites from the Fancy Food Show
Drinks are a growing category at the show. This year sophisticated soft drinks caught our eye. Effervé has a line of authentically flavored and artistically …
From The Hour: New Flavors at the Fancy Food Show
Roughly fifteen hundred specialty food and beverage producers and marketers can put on a big show. That’s just what they did at the recent Fancy …
From The Hour: Spread Your Blanket: It’s Picnic Season
When thinking about eating outdoors it’s usually a backyard cookout that comes to mind. Grilled, smoked, barbecued, or cedar planked, our burgers, chicken, pork, sausages, …
Cold Tomato-Buttermilk Soup
Cold Tomato-Buttermilk Soup Adapted from MarthaStewart.com Serves 6 1 Qt Tomato Juice 2 cups Buttermilk 2 Tbsp Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice 2 Tbsp chopped fresh …
From The Hour: Restaurants for All Occasions on Long Ridge Road
There’s a restaurant for every occasion, mood, inspiration, food craving, service level, and price point from a food-truck taco for a couple of bucks to …
From The Hour: Hard Cider – Bottled at Last
Back in November, at the tail end of Fall, before anyone contemplated the possibility of a killer winter, we went to Beardsley’s Cider Mill in …
From The Hour: Love that Sourdough Bread
I was ogling the bread, as I usually do, when our friend Diane said, “Semifreddie’s is the best sourdough in San Francisco.” We were visiting …
From The Hour: Cool Off With a G & T
Crisp, cool and refreshing with a snap of citrus, flavored with herbs and spices from exotic lands, and with a reported medicinal benefit, the Gin …