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Wine 101: From the Ground Up

Date: Tue, Apr 27, 2010

Wine Region: Mosel, Germany Soil Type: Slate Impact: Rieslings have a distinctive flinty edge. Bottle to Try: 2008 Selbach-Oster Kabinett ($19)   Off-Dry Riesling Pairings Wine Region: Chablis, France Soil Type: Limestone Impact: These whites smell like oyster shells. Bottle to Try: 2008 Gilbert Picq & ses Fils ($22) Plus: 5 Terrific Chablis Video: Ray Isle on How to Smell Wine brightcove.createExperiences(); Wine Region: Right Bank Bordeaux, France Soil Type: Clay Impact: Reds, …

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Where to Go Next: New Paris Restaurants

Date: Tue, Apr 27, 2010

  Big Talents, Tiny Places: Small Paris Restaurants Best New Spots © Marie Hennechart Claude Colliot Restaurant Autodidactic chef Claude Colliot has garnered a huge following for the luscious foie gras mousse he made at Le Bamboche and L'Orénoc. Now his fans can have that mousse again in his small, new stone-walled spot in the Marais. Colliot also reprises many of his previous wacky-but-genius juxtapositions, like roasted sweetbreads accompanied by peppery ginger jelly and …

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Great Designs with Organic Style

Date: Tue, Apr 27, 2010

Normann Copenhagen Blueclay Danish design duo Claydies throw and glaze bowls made from London clay by hand. The durable bowls are ovenproof, too. From $65; velocityartanddesign.com . England's Petersham Nurseries In addition to seeds and shovels, this Surrey garden shop sells pretty tableware like vintage-style plates by Nathalie Lété of Paris art collective Astier de Villatte. petershamnurseries.com . Tokyo's Wasara Tableware These good-looking disposable plates—made …

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Top U.S. Natural Wine Shops

Date: Tue, Apr 27, 2010

New York City Appellation Three-quarters of the selection at this cozy shop is organic , biodynamic or sustainably made. Wine to Try: Earthy 2007 Coturri Testa Vineyards Carignane ($26) Chicago Red & White This Bucktown store stocks only 200 bottles, requiring the owners to be extra-picky. Wine to Try: Citrusy 2007 Nana, Vins et Cie You Are So Cool Blanc ($23) San Francisco Terroir A SoMa natural-wines-only shop, Terroir doubles as a wine bar that will serve any bottle from its shelves. …

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Natural Wine: Weird or Wonderful?

Date: Tue, Apr 27, 2010

Plus: Top U.S. Natural Wine Shops Jean-Pierre Robinot, an intense, middle-aged Frenchman, is a natural winemaker in his country's Loire region. His hair is like Ben Franklin's. A touch of the frantic lurks behind his eyeglasses. And he is refreshingly unafraid of sounding a little mad when talking about the future of wine, even when speaking to strangers. Actually, his spiel to me was less about the future than the past. Natural wine is, essentially, wine as it was made hundreds of …

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Where to Eat and Sleep in Waikiki, Hawaii

Date: Tue, Apr 27, 2010

Resorts Halekulani Hotel A nearly 100-year-old resort that's home to Orchids restaurant; the six-seat Table One inside Orchids is prime seating for chef Vikram Garg's tasting menus. Moana Surfrider Recently refurbished, this white wooden hotel serves a proper afternoon tea on the plank-floored veranda. Royal Hawaiian A renovated 1927 pink palace where Clark Gable once stayed. Has the original Mai Tai Bar and a wonderful new seafood restaurant, Azure. Restaurants The Ranch House Huge …

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Beef Jerky

Date: Tue, Apr 27, 2010

    The Basics of Jerky Genius doesn't always strike before a Yankee-swap holiday party. But when Rachel Graville needed a gift two Christmases ago, she decided to make beef jerky. The sweet-tangy, mildly salty, gently dried beef was so good, a fight broke out over who would take it home. Graville may be the ultimate artisanal-food DIY-er, but she is an unlikely dried-meat whiz. The 28-year-old is the proprietor and skilled baker behind Iris Cafe in Brooklyn, New York (named …

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Great Asian Party Recipes

Date: Mon, Apr 26, 2010

Wendy Leon with actress Chloë Sevigny. Photo © Caleb Lin. "We're kind of more into food than we are into fashion," says Humberto Leon. That's an astonishing statement from the co-owner (with Carol Lim) of the ultrahip clothing store Opening Ceremony, which has outposts in New York, Los Angeles and Tokyo. The pair are known for championing brilliant indie designers like Band of Outsiders and collaborating with tastemakers like actress Chloë Sevigny (left) on …

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Recipe of the Day: April 2010

Date: Fri, Apr 2, 2010

Sign up for the Dish, F&W's free twice-weekly newsletter, for our 2010 weekly meal planner. E-mail: April Week: April 24-30, 2010 Friday— Chicken Potpie with Cream Biscuit Topping Thursday— Shrimp with Cannellini-Bean Salad Wednesday— Shepherd's Pie Tuesday— Beef-and-Lamb Burgers with Cheddar and Caper Remoulade Monday— Favorite Flavors Salad Sunday— Mo's Sticky Ribs (left) Saturday— Baked Ziti with Pesto Plus: Weekly Meal Planner …

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Directory

Date: Thu, Apr 1, 2010

May Issue Six Iconic Chef Dishes for Everyday © Quentin Bacon "Sky Blue" dinner plate (with salmon) by Christiane Perrochon from Takashimaya New York, 800-753-2038 or takashimaya-ny.com Small vintage Scandinavian blue bowl (with green salmon sauce) from The End of History, 212-647-7598 or theendofhistoryshop.blogspot.com "Sky Blue" bowl (foreground) by Christiane Perrochon from Takashimaya New York "Adige" wineglass by Armani/Casa, 212-334-1271 or armanicasa.com …

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Go List 2010: 100 Best New Food & Drink Experiences

Date: Thu, Apr 1, 2010

FOOD & WINE polled trusted correspondents around the globe to learn their most phenomenal discoveries—from mind-blowing restaurant dishes to unbelievable cocktails. Even the most in-the-know foodie will be surprised by the results. Panelists: Matt Preston, Yukari Sakamoto, Anya von Bremzen, Jeremy Wayne, Gisela Williams Contributors: Grant Achatz, Jenny Adams, Ferran Adrià, Andoni Luis Aduriz, Brett Anderson, José Andrés, Monica Bhide, Massimo Bottura, Frank Bruni, …

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Pairing of the Day: April 2010

Date: Thu, Apr 1, 2010

April 30, 2010 — Strawberry-Ricotta Tartlets Pairing: A Madeira. April 29, 2010 — Veal Stew with Spring Greens Pairing: A Meursault. Try the 2002 Domaine Roulot Meursault Les Tessons Clos de Mon Plaisir or 2006 Joseph Drouhin. April 28, 2010 — Marinated Sardines with Fennel, Raisins and Pine Nuts Pairing: A Verdicchio. Try the 2008 Fontezoppa Verdicchio di Matelica or 2008 Sartarelli Classico. April 27, 2010 — White-Bean-and-Pancetta Pizza Pairing: A Chardonnay. Try the …

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Editor's Letter

Date: Wed, Mar 31, 2010

For lunch today, I brought in the most amazing chickpea salad. Not usually a dazzling dish, but here's what was different: I bought the chickpeas at a stand at the Mercado de San Miguel, which I visited when I was in Spain for the Madrid Fusión chefs' congress . The quality of those chickpeas was outstanding, and so is my memory of the event (more on that from gastro-globe-trotter Anya von Bremzen)—what I learned there, who I met, what I tasted. For anyone who has ever …

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25+ Food & Culture Experiences in Cities Across the U.S.

Date: Wed, Mar 31, 2010

Oakland, California © Randall Michelson / The Fox Theater Hear It Fox Theater Instead of vaudeville acts, this newly restored 1920s theater books indie bands like Vampire Weekend ( thefoxoakland.com ). © Ed Anderson / Courtesy of Flora Taste It Flora Across the street from the Fox, Flora combines a Prohibition-style cocktail list with only-in-California dishes like seared dayboat scallops with beets and kumquat relish, above. In June, Flora's owners will open Xolo nearby for …

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