Would I Really Want to Be There? Guest Post by Priscilla Hennekam
A quiet question about wine, ego, and what truly matters. A friend sent me a photo the other day. A
A quiet question about wine, ego, and what truly matters. A friend sent me a photo the other day. A
I’ve been writing and preaching on occasion, for more than a few years, that the celebrated Napa Valley simply got
Many in the wine industry—certainly importers, but basically everyone, because the Trump Administration’s tariffs touch it all—are facing headwinds they’ve
Recently I thought I’d try, BERO, the latest “IT” entry in the NA Beer category. Was a buck more per
The new 2025 Netflix holiday rom-com “Champagne Problems” is set against the beautiful backdrop of a historic Champagne vineyard and
Thanksgiving will soon be here, and you’ve probably already decided on your menu. And you’ll want some great wines to
So you’re sitting in a lovely, fine-dining restaurant that has an extensive wine list, including pages of selections from France,
This piece is a few years old, but I’m re-running it because I think #Champagne is the PERFECT drink for
You’d think it would be easy to get a good whiskey sour in any decent restaurant. After all, it’s a
I dined at Hotoke in New Brunswick on Friday night for the first time since at least 2011. I’d remembered
This tiny place in Westfield, adjacent to a highway-type franchise hotel, bills itself as “one of the best French restaurants
Well – those people at the James Beard Foundation FINALLY figured out what’s what and recognized my cousin Mark Gaier
1. Wine should always be served in a clean, spotless glass with no lint. If you get a dirty glass,
A couple years ago, The New York Times writer Amanda Hester noticed that it wasn’t real tough for restaurants to
I recently wrote a piece about the restaurant bait-and-switch, about which I received more comments – all positive – than
I had two experiences in one week that demonstrate both how good and bad restaurant wine service can be, and