Paper Palate

I will admit . . . I have been a little disenchanted with some of the latest issues of Food & Wine magazine. Usually, I am able to flip through the magazine and bookmark a good handful of recipes to add to my “I will make this someday list.” Lately, however, I have bookmarked less […]

When I received the June issue of Food & Wine I was excited just reading the highlights on the cover.  This issue is filled with articles on grilling and fantastic recipes for entertaining outside this summer. Keep reading and I’m sure you’ll be running out to purchase your own copy.
A Virtuoso Griller’s No-Fuss Dishes - Marcia […]

Gifts for the kitchen can easily cross the line, going from a thoughtful gesture to an inappropriate hint.  For the holidays, beautiful cookbooks filled with inspiration should be your theme, leaving the overly practical cookbooks for the domestic chef to acquire on his or her own.  Yet, when purchasing online, or fighting the holiday season […]

My good friend Kathy and I, along with our husbands, went to a Giada De Laurentiis book signing a couple of weeks ago. We were 4 of about 1,000 eager fans who were lucky enough to get tickets to the sold out event. We were all anxious to find out if Giada is the “real […]

WHAT to DRINK with WHAT you EAT
is Named 2007 IACP “Cookbook of the Year” and
Wins 2007 IACP Award as Best Book on Wine, Beer or Spirits
Winners in four categories were announced last night at the International Association of […]

 
A recipe from Southern Flavor caught my eye - not just because it seemed quick and easy to make but also because it appeared to encapsulate ’souther flavour’ in its use of bourbon and pecans. I reviewed the recipe book back at the end of March, Southern Flavour: Recipes and Stories about the food and people […]

The May 2007 issue of Food and Wine magazine seems to be a must-have for foodie travelers this summer. The majority of this issue focuses on the Go List, an essential guide to 335 of the hottest restaurants to visit in 40 cities around the world. The writers who had the rough job of touring […]

Food and wine is the first section of any wine book that I flick to. Is it going to be perfunctory, clichéd, adding little to the banal generalisations of others? Or will it enlighten, offer a fresh twist and inspire?
Secrets From The Wine Diva has 40 odd pages covering the subject of food and wine. […]

Histories of some of the most loved and revered drinks are the topic of this week’s Hump Day Horizons. Wine and champagne are popular holiday-time (ok, popular anytime) drinks. These new books offer wine and champagne lovers a glimpse into their origins.
These could also make great holiday gifts.
Champagne: How the World’s Most Glamorous Wine Triumphed […]