Kevin's unemployment juice
Nice day for a picnic and sangria
Here's a recipe from my roommate Kevin, who concocted this sangria spin-off after getting laid-off from J.P. Morgan Chase in Montvale.
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Wine competition winners
In today's Wine Talk column, Robert Whitley writes about the Monterey Wine competition, but the list of all honorees was too large to print. If you're interested, a full list is here in a Micosoft Word file.
Oct 23, 2007
Beer and food: perfect together?
"Beer is about to be the new wine." So went the pitch last night from a highly impartial guy named Jim Koch, the founder and head brewer at Samuel Adams.
Koch and top New York chef David Burke believe that beer is underrated among foodies. That it can bring out flavors in complex foods just as much as wine can. Or, better than wine can.
Sep 16, 2007
The nose knows wine
Surrounded by wine snobs and having a hard time fitting in? Here are some tips on "faking it," which could be helpful at your next cocktail party.
The tips are courtesy of Costentino Winery in the Napa Valley.
May 22, 2007
A goose with a good cause
No, goose isn't on the menu at Chakra. He's too busy guarding the eggs in the parking lot.
The same pair that hatched its goslings in a corner of the Paramus restaurant's parking lot last year returned this month.
“Having satisfied customers return to Chakra is nothing new, but I will admit, this is our first returning goose couple,” Chakra manager Jeff Leanhart said in a statement.
Until the eggs hatch, Chakra will be making a donation to the National Audubon Foundation for every Grey Goose martini it serves.
Mar 16, 2007
Is this really necessary?
Meet the family of wines from The Amazing Food Wine Company, selling under the brand "Wine That Loves."
Chardonnay and pinot gris? Nope. From left to right:
- Wine That Loves Pasta With Tomato Sauce.
- Wine That Loves Pizza.
- Wine That Loves Grilled Salmon.
- Wine That Loves Roasted Chicken.
- Wine That Loves Grilled Steak.
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BILL PITCHER has been The Record's food editor since June 2006 after five years writing and reviewing restaurants. He was born in New York's Hudson Valley and raised in the southern Adirondacks.
E-mail pitcher (at) northjersey (dot) com.
ELISA UNG joined The Record as its food writer and restaurant reviewer in September. She's a native of California and a graduate of the University of Southern California, and she spent the last eight years writing for the Philadelphia Inquirer.
E-mail Ung (at) northjersey (dot) com.
ROBERT BIESELIN, a reporter in The Record's features department, has written about new restaurants and North Jersey dining events since 2005. He's a native of Orange County, N.Y., and graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas College. E-mail Bieselin (at) northjersey (dot) com.
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