Almost any wine, red, white, rosé, or even sparkling, will be fine with all the myriad flavors extant on the traditional Thanksgiving table—but there’s one huge proviso: as long as you don’t expect the wine to work with the food. That’s because no single wine will. For decades, I’ve written columns on “what wine goes…
A Butcher Shop With Wild Dreams
If you wander into Beck & Bulow, an unassuming butcher shop under a red awning on Cerrillos Road in Santa Fe, New Mexico, you might find yourself standing side-by-side with Hollywood A-listers (or their chefs) and a cowboy buying a tomahawk. That’s not the iconic war axe of some indigenous North American tribes, but rather…
Slow-Roasted Turkey: An Old-School Recipe With Fall-Off-the-Bone Results
Roast turkey, the centerpiece of most Thanksgiving dinners, can make (or break) the meal. With that much pressure placed on a single dish, it’s easy to feel intimidated. There are complex brines and dry-rubs to make, temperature and timing to keep, and the tetris-like game of fitting all the casseroles and baking dishes into the…
Episode 7: Italy – Scipione Castle
Over the Po Plain, near Parma, lies the “Castello di Scipione”. It is home to Count René, Countess Stefania von Holstein and their daughter Elisabeth. René is the ancestor of the Margrave Pallavicino, a family that only ruled the salt trade in Northern Italy but also an entire State from 985 until 1588. The Pallavicino’s…
Looking for a New Turkey Recipe for the Holiday? Try This.
In this herb-roasted turkey recipe, apples and shallots cook inside the bird to keep the meat moist and add rich flavor. The extra shallots in the roasting pan also give the gravy recipe a rich, caramelized-onion depth. With apple cider, the gravy is out-of-this-world delicious. The easy turkey stock adds extra flavor to the gravy,…
Versailles Restaurant: Come for the Cuban Sandwiches, Stay for the Community
Since its opening 50 years ago in Miami, Versailles has become arguably the world’s most famous Cuban restaurant. The accolades are well-deserved, with its wide array of house specialties including picadillo, chicken chicharrones, an epic café cubano, and the best Cuban sandwiches north of Havana. The location on Southwest 8th Street—Calle Ocho—is far from the…
The Family Table: In Praise of Family Dinners
Submitted by Patricia Clemens, Port Angeles, Washington A few weeks ago, a grandson was visiting from several hundred miles away. At an evening meal with uncles, aunts, and cousins, his father said, “Now one of your wishes for this trip has come true: You got to have a family dinner.” It reminded me of the…
A Southerner’s Welcome to Soup Season
Soup season is here, and the Southerner in me cannot wait for endless bowls of hearty beans. This navy bean soup, simmered low and slow with a smoky ham hock, is definitely on the list of yummy things to consume as much as possible. If you’d like to make your soup creamier, mash some of…
Slow-Cooked Comfort From Southern France
Daube Provençale is to Provence what beef Bourguignon is to Burgundy—an absolute classic of the local cuisine, and a guaranteed crowd-pleaser. This big stew of tender beef chunks in a robust sauce of red wine, tomato sauce, and local herbs and fixings is full of Provençal flavor. Ladled over a bed of egg noodles, it’s…
Daube Provençale: Slow-Cooked Comfort From Southern France
Daube Provençale is to Provence what beef Bourguignon is to Burgundy—an absolute classic of the local cuisine, and a guaranteed crowd-pleaser. This big stew of tender beef chunks in a robust sauce of red wine, tomato sauce, and local herbs and fixings is full of Provençal flavor. Ladled over a bed of egg noodles, it’s…
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