Eat & Drink
The Rodney Strong “brand” is often seen as ubiquitous, as if that’s a bad thing. The many varied releases from this Sonoma estate range from very good, everyday offerings to single-vineyard bottlings of incredible depth. This estate remains one of the fairest priced in the region, despite their continual raising […]
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] When you’re in Tom Ferguson’s kitchen, these are the rules: Be clean. Be on time. Go fast. He’ll be teaching those tenets to many more North Carolina cooks in the coming months, as new franchise locations of Tom’s Rise Biscuits & Donuts pop up across the state. In […]
Our local break in the weather — more like, “welcome summertime” — brings out the rosé in me. Today’s wine, from Oregon’s Dundee Hills, is one of Stoller Family Estate’s most delightful, and early, releases. This one sells rapidly and its newest iteration is simply a breath of freshness. If […]
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I, full disclosure, actually collect some of the wine produced by this exemplary winery in the Sienese hills of Tuscany. Avignonesi’s Vino Nobile Di Montepulciano is one of the most fragrant and suave reds of the region. It’s a clone of the Sangiovese grape, called Prugnolo Gentile (I just love […]
The first time David Chapman saw his future wife, Christy, he was a 15-year-old high school student stopping by the local coffee shop before class. She was the beautiful 21-year-old barista: utterly out of reach. “You know how in religious paintings from the Renaissance, there’s sometimes a halo of light around […]
Those who appreciate a good beer are naturally drawn to bottle shops; after all, the larger the selection, the greater chance you have in finding just what you’re looking for in a craft brew. Bottle 501 – which quietly opened in October in the New Hope Commons shopping center off […]
Leviathan makes bold claims. Meant to compete with trophy wines in the three-figure category, this wine nonetheless sells for a healthy $48. It may be cheap for those who salt away $500 cult reds, but it’s still a price to be reckoned with. This delectable red, crafted by winemaker Andy […]
One of restaurateur Giorgios Bakatsias’ long-standing restaurants, Parizade has welcomed guests through its doors at Erwin Square for more than two decades, priding itself on treating every customer like family – knowing likes and dislikes, seating regulars at their preferred table and preparing dishes to specifically fit the diner’s desire. And in all this time, […]
I have sampled Cecchi wines for many years and have always been impressed by their quality and what I can only call the genuineness of place. Cecchi vineyards are located in the verdant hills north of Siena. We used to joke about stopping at the nearest railroad station, whose sign […]
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