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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
DINNER<p/>6 p.m.<p/>Bourbon Steak offers a four-course dinner created specially by executive Chef Gabriel Fenton and paired with fine wines hand-selected by sommelier Matthew Turner. The cost is $75 per person. 19999 W. Country Club Dr., Aventura, 786-279-6600.
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Jean-Luc Thunevin's Blog (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The French expatriates I meet during all my travels put my story into perspective when I resigned from my job in a bank earning a comfortable salary for the time and sent me living into a low-rent housing in La Plante in Libourne and where the previous secure income made way to… none (thank you ... Murielle). Each trip, and here once again, the French "on duty", sommelier, translator,...
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Simply Splendiferous (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Folks, this is THE event of the season. If you've a) any interest in good food and drink b) love having a good time or c) glow with good feelings towards those less fortunate then this event is just right the dish for you. On November 15th, Londons’ Food & Drink Bloggers will be taking over Hawksmoor, the revered steakhouse in Liverpool St, for the Blaggers’ Banquet . A first for Londoners,...
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Food Urchin (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
And now for some exciting news, BONG!!!!! "On November 15th, Londons’ Food & Drink Bloggers will be taking over Hawksmoor, the revered steakhouse in Liverpool St, for the Blaggers’ Banquet. A first for Londoners – the Blaggers’ Banquet will be an exciting 5 course dinner with matched drinks, created entirely by food and drink bloggers, and using only food and drink...
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Velvet Threads (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Originally published at tansyrr.com . You can comment here or there . 12173 / 50000 This article from Politics Daily caught my eye (tweeted by @robinwasserman) yesterday. Lizzie Skurnick discusses the consistent way that literary awards lists are dominated by male authors. As some of you know, this one’s a pet topic of mine. Skurnick’s article particularly interests me because she cuts...
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The Passionate Foodie (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Seared Foie Gras and Doughnuts ! A pairing of two of my favorite foods. That decadent dish stood out to me amidst over a dozen other delicious items. Yet that is also not to slight all of the other treasures I found at the recent StarChefs Rising Star Revue . I previously mentioned this event, and in brief, 14 of Boston's chefs, pastry chefs, sommeliers, and mixologists received a Rising Star award....
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HoseMaster of Wine (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
As a young man learning about the joy and mystery of wine, I spent a lot of time traveling and speaking with winemakers and winery owners searching for wisdom. I didn't know it then, but that's a little bit like searching for humility on Wall Street. Or blind tasting notes in Wine Spectator. Futile. But it was while searching for wine wisdom that the HoseMaster was born. In the course of being a sommelier...
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The Mumpsimus (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Lizzie Skurnick: "I just want to say," I said as the meeting closed, "that we have sat here and consistently called books by women small and books by men large, by no quantifiable metric, and we are giving awards to books I think are actually kind of amateur and sloppy compared to others, and I think it's disgusting ." (I wasn't built for the board room.) "But we can't be doing...
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Brooklynguy's Wine and Food Blog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Last night, after a night of many a Poulsard with friends (more on that soon), I wanted to open a bottle of good Champagne to close out the evening. But what to open? My companions included a guy who until recently worked at Michael Skurnik wines, so nothing from Terry Theise. A woman who works at Chambers Street Wines, so nothing that they sell. And a prominent Sommelier at a great NYC restaurant,...
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Wine Spectator (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Plus, California battles a vineyard scourge with impotence, a retirement community with a sommelier, convenient wine at 7-Eleven, the science behind pairing wine and fish, and more
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
It's National Curry Week again next month, and aficionados of Indian restaurants may be startled to find themselves being coaxed to reconsider their choice of drinks by waiters newly appointed as sommeliers. For the reflex choices of old, lager and pinot grigio, are not necessarily the best accompaniments to fine food from the subcontinent. At least, that's the belief of two competing factions who...
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The Gray Market Report (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
I've seen some weak articles on wine and food pairing, but I think one in Wine Spectator's Nov. 15 edition about pairing wine with steak -- the food nearly every red wine maker seems to want on the menu for its wine-pairing dinners -- is the worst ever. Here's why. 1) It's completely worthless to the reader for practical advice. 2) In four pages of copy, only three wines are mentioned, costing $175,...
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Grub Street - New York Magazine's Food and Restaurant Blog (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Something is growing in the Four Seasons hotel. The former 57 space reopened this week as the Garden, bedecked with four enormous African acacia trees. Equally imposing: Former Le Bernardin sommelier Lacey Rozinsky’s wine list flaunting over 160 old- and new-world selections by the glass, ranging from $12 to $40 a pour. To complement it, the hotel's executive sous chef Anthony Zamora composed...
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Foolish Gadgets (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
The Pumpkin Cask would’ve made for a great Halloween party prop, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get one for your home next year. The Pumpkin Cask is able to add fun and flair to your grown-up party by transforming Jack into a ghostly sommelier in the form of 3L premium wine casks – that’s [...]
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penolepe | 08/13/2008
Houstonians will discover exotic foods and feature wines and champagnes from around the world at this year's Houston Cellar Classic. This week-long celebration of wine and food will feature a dozen exciting and delicious events, including wine tastings, celebrity chef dinners and sommelier competitions. Texas Magazine Event "Since first opening in 2003, we've hosted the Houston Cellar Classic at The