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Category Archives: Restaurants
The Wine Media Guild Does…Cider!
By Christopher Matthews It may sound a bit like “man biting dog”, but at the Wine Media Guild of New York’s (WMG) recent October tasting/lunch, the focus was on…cider! Justifiably so. “Hard” (i.e. alcoholic) cider is one of the hottest beverage … Continue reading
Posted in At Our Farmhouse, Beer + Cider, Hudson Valley, NY craft beverages, NYC Events, Restaurants
Tagged Aaron Burr Cidery, Bad Seed, Chateau Drouin Poire, Daniel Pucci, Domaine Du Pont, Foggy Ridge, hard cider, Montgomery Place Orchards, Nine Pin Ciderworks, Shelton Brothers, Tilted Shed, Wassail Restaurant, Wine Media Guild of New York
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New Zealand Value: Mud House Wines
By Christopher Matthews When considering “value wines” for holiday imbibing — highly drinkable wines with attractive price/quality ratios — New Zealand (NZ), especially its copious, often palate-rocking Marlborough Sauvignon Blancs (SB), deserves to be in the discussion. About the size of California, … Continue reading
Posted in Eco-friendly Products, New York City, Restaurants, Wine, Wine + Food
Tagged Jack Glover, Mud House Central Otago Pinot Noir 2013, Mud House Estate Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2013, Mud House wines, New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand wine, Park Avenue Autumn NYC, Sipperly's Grog Shop
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Mountain Wines from Napa and Sonoma
By Christopher Matthews Bacchus amat colles — Bacchus loves the hills. This piece of wisdom comes from antiquity, when the ancient Greeks, then Romans, figured out that hillside vineyards, despite greater degrees of difficulty (challenging topography, labor intensity, erosion, etc.), often produce more compelling wines. … Continue reading
What Wine with Rabbit Pappardelle? A Mercato Test
By Christopher Matthews Last week was completely exhausting for me — and for many others, too. It was the annual madness of the United Nations General Assembly Ministerial Week, where a record number of world leaders descended on Manhattan’s Turtle Bay, bringing heavy security … Continue reading
Locavore Passion at Murray’s in Tivoli
By Kathryn Matthews Eating real food that nourishes the body is important to us. And when we learned that there was a newly installed chef—Amy Lawton—at Murray’s in Tivoli, Dutchess County, we were thrilled. We’ve often found that women in … Continue reading
Roma on the Hudson
By Kathryn Matthews As the fast-waning days of summer soon shift to autumn, we look forward to tasting the change of seasons at Mercato Osteria & Enoteca, interpreted by chef-owner Francesco Buitoni. A talented chef who continues to cook at … Continue reading
Spice Rave in Rhinebeck: Cinnamon Indian Cuisine
By Christopher Matthews The Hudson Valley’s agricultural bounty has attracted many passionate chefs and restauranteurs, who are offering creative farm-to-table cuisine, mostly riffs on classic American, French bistro or Italian. Yet for other ethnic cuisines in our region, the experience … Continue reading
Posted in Hudson Valley, Local Food, Restaurants
Tagged Chaminda Widyarathna, Cinnamon Indian Cuisine, Rhinebeck
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