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wine + spirits + beer

Pretending to be an Anthropologist at a Wine Auction

Or, how I scribbled notes without spilling Sauvignon Blanc.
04.16.08
chefs + restaurants

First Taste: The Pit

The Pit, a new restaurant that showcases the craft of pitmaster Ed Mitchell, raises the question: Is barbecue ready for its white-tablecloth moment?
03.31.08
food + cooking

Rutabaga Love

My wife dreams and I deliver.
03.24.08
chefs + restaurants

First Taste: City House

I just had a damn fine dinner at City House, the kind of dinner that makes you believe that dining after dark in Nashville has a bright future.
03.10.08
food + cooking

You Want Fries with That?

A Saturday morning shotgun wedding of French fries and ingenuity.
03.07.08
food + cooking

A Date with Date Nut Bread

My wife flirts with jumbo medjools.
02.14.08
food + cooking

Do the Mashed Potato

As interpreted by the Ballet Memphis, the song “Chitlins” inspired a bacchanal of dance, one that was very carnal, vaguely offal-istic and, yes, beautiful.
02.07.08
wine + spirits + beer

Birth of a Quaff: How Cocktails are Born and Bred

The Tabasco-spiked dirty martini strikes me as a drink with legs. So does the tea punch I've been making of late.
01.25.08
travel + culture

Louisville Rising

Way too often, when talk turns to America’s citadels of edible and drinkable achievement, Louisville gets elbowed aside.
01.11.08
food + cooking

Gorging on Gougères: A Deep South Tradition

By the time you read this, I will have gorged myself on gougères. And so will my family, my friends, and a number of strangers.
01.02.08
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