When wine is mentioned in the news (outside the columns of regularly-featured wine writers) the topic is all too often the unreliability of wine reviews.
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
Spellbound Chardonnay 2011 California
Nostalgia has a bad rap. Waxing nostalgic makes you look like a has-been, uncomfortable in the present, afraid of the future, prone to an edited
Amuse Bouche
News from the world of food and wine that you might have missed this week. America’s reputation for over-the-top desserts is seriously challenged by the
Guacamole with Pistachios
It never occurred to me that avocado and pistachio would make a great combination. Thankfully, it occurred to Chef Stupak at Empillón Cocina, an innovative
Crazy About Cronuts
I don’t get it. According to Time Magazine, people in New York are lining up at 6:00 a.m. to score one of chef Dominique Ansel’s
Will Junk Food Really End Obesity?
The Atlantic Monthly, a well-known and (in some circles) respected publication, published an article last week by David H. Freedman entitled “How Junk Food Can
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 