Home Away from Home at Roger Sherman Inn
byRecently-installed Chef François Kwaku-Dongo is bringing the comforts of home to the iconic inn and restaurant.
FOOD & SPIRITS
The lure of wine festivals
byIf you’ve been to a wine festival, you need to grab a couple of friends and go again, says WAG’s resident Bacchus, Doug Paulding. If you haven’t been, make 2018 your year to explore one.
A day at the Beach House Cafe
byWAG enjoyed a taste of the Beach House Cafe, an Asian-inspired seafood eatery in Old Greenwich.
Celebrating Family and Food at Hudson Valley Steakhouse
byThis new Yorktown Heights restaurant is a celebration of the love of family – and good food.
A marriage of wines and cultures
byChâteau Lafite Rothschild is surely one of a few family wine names that conjures images of excellence in anyone’s mind. The earliest references to…
A taste of Italy at home
byPisticci owner Michael Forte shares one of his recipes.
Braving the cold for Burrata
byThe Italian restaurant in Eastchester warmed our taste buds with wood-fired pizza and fresh Burrata cheese.
Food and a focus at Pisticci
byPisticci’s owners ask, “Is it possible for a small business to be an environmental steward and be successful?”
Why wine glasses matter
byA good wine glass can elevate the enjoyment of any vintage.
‘Come as a guest, leave as a friend’ in Iberia’s wine regions
byWAG’s resident Dionysus, Doug Paulding, makes a pilgrimage to some of the great wineries of northern Spain and Portugal.
Breakfast at Famous Greek Kitchen
byThe Greenwich restaurant, known for its Greek fare, boasts a delicious American-style brunch.
Winston cooks up new fall menu
byThe Winston restaurant in Mount Kisco has rolled out a new menu that’s perfect for fall’s cooler weather.
A winery on its way to greatness
byDonnachiara lies in Italy’s Campania region, which is perfect for the up-and-coming winery’s fruity, spicy vintages.
Blockheads offers discount for costumed customers
byHalloween may land on a Tuesday, but it’s still Taco Tuesday.
Harvesting grapes by machine? Thank marijuana
byWith the marijuana industry providing competitive wages, many wine producers are looking to machines to do what was once done by hand.
Little-known wines score big
byMost of the relatively unknown or under-purchased wines over-deliver,” WAG’s resident Bacchus, Doug Paulding, discovered after lunch with Stefan Tscheppe, general manager of Austria’s Esterházy Wines.
Naked came the oyster
byForget the cocktail sauce. Whether the briny East Coast variety or its light, sweet West Coast cousin, today’s commercially farmed oyster needs nothing more than a good white wine, says Doug Paulding, WAG’s resident Dionysus.
The wines of Languedoc-Roussillon
byWAG’s resident oenophile Doug Paulding visits a region in southern France where winemaking is truly an art.
Florals, flavors mix at Village Beer Garden
byThe Village Beer Garden has opened its doors next to the Metro-North train station in Port Chester.
Rothschild vintages that are truly ‘Légende’-ary
byDiane Flamand has a wonderful job: She is employed by the Rothschild wine family currently in their sixth generation of ownership of Lafite-Rothschild.