‘Rise’-ing to the occasion
byCastle & Key is on the ‘Rise’ with a new gin.
FOOD & SPIRITS
A most ‘Social’ place
byErin O’Keefe and Pam Geiger built Ice Cream Social in White Plains not only to be a community hub, especially in the summer months, but to help those in need.
Champagne Bollinger’s very good year
byAt Restaurant Gabriel Kreuther in Manhattan, WAG wine columnist Doug Paulding savored Kreuther’s multilayered dishes, paired with Champagne Bollinger’s 2014 La Grand Année.
Madrid, Meliá, marvelous
byLuxury hotels have been opening apace in Madrid, but for this writer one in particular ticks all the boxes.
Good eats ‘on the Avenue’
byTwo new restaurants on Greenwich Avenue, very different in style, keep the bar high for Greenwich dining.
Saluting a Ukrainian tradition
byThe siege of Ukraine is a sorrow beyond words. Here our fusion cooking columnist Rajni Menon pays tribute to a gallant people with an Indian twist on a Ukrainian standard – deruny, potato pancakes.
Wines from a charmed life
byWAG wine columnist Doug Paulding has sipped with the industry’s movers and shakers. But he writes, “I got downright giddy when I was invited to a one-on-one tasting in Manhattan with Paul Hobbs of Paul Hobbs Winery and Hillick & Hobbs.”
Feeding Stamford – and the world
byIn the six years since WAG first wrote about Mike Geller, the Stamford-based organic food retailer has been steadily growing his business.
A FEAST OF STAMFORD Restaurants
by16 HANDLES 219 Bedford St. 203-817-0707 Executive: Richard DeCesare and Dina DeCesare, owners stamford@16handles.com ACUARIO RESTAURANT 78 W. Park Place 203-998-7722 Executive: Eduardo Oshiro,…
First among equals in a UN of Stamford restaurants
byThere is no shortage of new restaurants or international cuisines to choose from on downtown Stamford’s “Restaurant Row,” but a well-established Italian restaurant is still one of the best.
The rebirth of Carménère
byWines from Austria, South Africa, the Pacific Northwest or Portugal can often be more attractively priced than wines from Napa, California, France, Italy and Spain. Similarly, wines made from the Blaufränkisch, Barbera, Assyrtiko and Picpoul grapes often will stretch your dollars compared to the noble and well-known grapes.
A short history of Long Island wines
byAll the world’s a wine stage and Long Island’s a major player on it.
Happy (early February) holidays!
byHappy (Lunar) New Year!
‘Mock’ing the espresso martini
byL’Or Espresso ‘mocks’ the espresso martini.
No ‘bundts’ about it
byIn November, Andreea and Florentina Enica opened the first Nothing Bundt Cakes in Westchester County, trading their tennis rackets for spatulas to recapture the warm memories of their grandmother’s cakes in their native Romania.
The drinking person’s liquor store
byJay and son Michael Goldstein have breathed even more life into the historically colorful, carefully curated Salem Wine & Liquor in South Salem.
An entrepreneur with kindness
byIn 1995, Susanna Herlitz-Ferguson created a salad dressing in her Larchmont kitchen that would lead to a salad shop and a new life on Martha’s Vineyard.
Super Tuscan vintages at bargain prices
byWine columnist Doug Paulding writes: “Find a well-stocked store like The Wine Connection in Pound Ridge, Total Wines in Norwalk or Zachy’s in Scarsdale that offers case discounts, and you can be essentially savoring a $250 bottle (of Super Tuscan wine) for $50 or $60.”
A better way to breakfast
byThe goal of high-protein, low-sugar, grain- and gluten-free Three Wishes Cereal is to become a classic staple among American breakfast foods, says Margaret Wishingrad, co-founder of the multimillion company.
The real Greek
byThe arrival of Greca, an authentically Greek restaurant, raises the dining bar in White Plains.