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Molto Sirio It’s a rare film about haute cuisine that manages to come down to Earth and stir deep emotions, too; Big Night is an easy exception, but there are many more misses than hits in the… more →
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CDB wrote 11 months ago:
Molto Sirio It’s a rare film about haute cuisine that manages to come down to Earth and stir … more →
Tags: Books & Media, Generally Speaking, New York, Overheard, Wine, flavors, films, films about new york, critics
CDB wrote 1 year ago:
This week’s New Yorker features an unexpected treat by staff writer Burkhard Bilger. Call it t … more →
Tags: Beer, Books & Media, flavors, Generally Speaking, New York, Overheard, Barack Obama, brewing techniques, burkhard bilger
CDB wrote 1 year ago:
A positive side effect of the big, bad economic slowdown is a greater focus on value when it comes t … more →
Tags: Generally Speaking, Wine, flavors, Argiolas, Sardinia, Sardinian Reds, Tasting Table, trader joe's, perderá
CDB wrote 1 year ago:
Kenny Shopsin’s is a New York Institution; his 900-menu-item eatery, like the man and his city … more →
Tags: Books & Media, Generally Speaking, New York, Overheard, flavors, Kenny Shopsin, Conan O'Brien, Calvin Trillin
CDB wrote 1 year ago:
The sky may be falling on Wall Street, but we’ll always have beer. It makes us happy; it … more →
Tags: Beer, Books & Media, Brooklyn bars, flavors, Generally Speaking, New York, Oregon, Overheard, Beer Advocate
CDB wrote 1 year ago:
Everyone has a preferred hangover helper (mine’s a steaming hot spicy bowl of pho noodle soup, … more →
Tags: Beer, Books & Media, flavors, Generally Speaking, Overheard, whiskey and whisky, Wine, Christopher Hitchens, Dwight Garner
CDB wrote 1 year ago:
Today’s Times has an interesting article on a fruit that alters one’s perception of tast … more →
Tags: Books & Media, Generally Speaking, New York, Oregon, Overheard, New Restaurants, flavors, Beaker & Flask, Portland
CDB wrote 1 year ago:
A wise gentleman once declared, ‘A truce with thirst, a truce with hunger; they’re stron … more →
Tags: Books & Media, Generally Speaking, New York, Overheard, Beer, flavors, Flavor Wars, Eating Competition, the foggy monocle
CDB wrote 1 year ago:
In this month’s issue of Outside Magazine (May), I got the chance to team up with some other t … more →
Tags: Books & Media, Generally Speaking, whiskey and whisky, flavors, dalwhinnie, Ikkomon Shochu, Poli Grappa
CDB wrote 1 year ago:
I’ve bent many an ear with tales of a certain coffee roaster from my hometown of Portland, Ore … more →
Tags: Books & Media, Generally Speaking, New York, Oregon, Overheard, Coffee, Fair Trade, sustainable, Stumptown
CDB wrote 1 year ago:
With a name like “THE JAKEWALK”, there’s already good reason to look forward to the latest addition … more →
Tags: Beer, flavors, Generally Speaking, New Restaurants, New York, Overheard, whiskey and whisky, Wine, Beer Table
CDB wrote 1 year ago:
[Flavor Wars - in which this blog takes a look at a misunderstood or underappreciated taste, and di … more →
Tags: Beer, Flavor Wars, flavors, Generally Speaking, New York, Overheard, Bitter, kumamoto oysters, LA Times
CDB wrote 1 year ago:
This week at Picholine, chef Terrance Brennan will be cooking up the wild mallard ducks and pheasant … more →
Tags: Books & Media, Generally Speaking, Overheard, whiskey and whisky, Wild Game, Terrance Brennan, Scotland, Picholine, Lords and Ladies