Have you heard of Encruzado, a white wine from Portugal’s Dao wine region? I had not until a tasting with Pedro Castra Mendonca, CEO of the Dao Wine Board. In…
One of the things I miss most about travel is the chance encounters with strangers. Often it is just a temporary connection; perhaps a shared table at a crowded restaurant,…
Perhaps because I can not travel to Italy right now, (I was scheduled to travel to Venice in April) all things Italian feel very precious to me. I dream…
Alsace, France is a region known for gastronomy (Alsace has more Michelin-star restaurants than any other region in France), and the excellent food-friendly wines produced there. Though the focus is…
We may not be able to travel abroad this spring but we can travel virtually via our kitchens—by preparing delicious recipes shared by our friends from afar. Many of us…