Thursday, November 28, 2002
Turkey Leftovers
I truly could not care less about the turkey. There are too many other good things to eat on the Thanksgiving table. My position is: Now that turkey has become America’s diet food – all protein, hardly any fat (except from the skin) – it has lost all its special, festive connotations. [more]
Wednesday, November 20, 2002
Thanksgiving Recipe Roundup
With Thanksgiving approaching, my listeners have begun their steady stream of “where should I eat out this Thanksgiving?” Fortunately, I have covered that base in my diary entry on November 11th, called Thanksgiving Menus 2002 Just click on the link to see what some of the city’s best (and most festive) restaurants are doing this holiday. (I’ll post a few more later this week.) [more]
Monday, November 18, 2002
Wine Buy: Banfi Le Rime 2000
Banfi Le Rime 2000 is from Tuscany (Italy), and it is that rare inexpensive white wine: It has some character. [more]
Friday, November 15, 2002
"Food Talk" Music
I know how much many of you enjoy the music on “Food Talk” because you tell me so. Indeed, some days I wish I was a full-fledged disc jockey and could play the tunes with their food lyrics in their entirety. That’s not possible, but I have considered putting together a compilation CD. Getting the rights to some of the recordings is difficult and expensive, however. [more]
Tuesday, November 12, 2002
Cuvée Les Galets
I haven’t kept up recording Carol Berman’s wine buys. I know. But here we go again. This is what Carol has to say about last Wednesday’s selection. [more]
Monday, November 11, 2002
Thanksgiving Menus 2002
Celebrating Thanksgiving in a restaurant is always a game of Whom Do You Trust. (The old television game show was actually called “Who Do You Trust” but I’m trying to keep the grammar here on a higher level than TV.) It’s an important family holiday and meal, and you never know exactly what the experience is going to be. It's not like any other meal of the year, and you can’t try it ahead. You just have to trust that restaurant that provide quality and kind service the rest of the year will do the same on Thanksgiving. [more]
Tuesday, November 5, 2002
Miniature Goat Cheese Cakes
There are so many wonderful recipes in Sara Moulton Cooks at Home by Sara Moulton. I want to cook them all. Sara is one of the few TV cooks who actually makes food we all have the skills to make and may actually want to make. No complicated “chef food.” Just superb, delicious homecooking. There are dishes here for every day, for celebrations, and even for days when those of us who find solace in the kitchen decide we want to spend a good part of the day there. [more]
