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Exactly what is natural wine, and how can you know it when you see (smell, taste) it?

Not that bucket list. We’re talking about the list of red wines we prefer to drink only after they've had a good long sit in an ice bucket - enough to bring the temperature down to something distinctly chilly.

Rice, for all of its simplicity, can be a confusing, finicky food. Various varieties, milling techniques, and even ages can be matched with equally varied cooking methods that call for different rice to water proportions. Our Cambridge shop offers over a dozen prized varieties of rice and we love serving them up in our cold salads for lunch or as an integral part of our dinner menu.

At Formaggio Kitchen we prepare months in advance for the busy, festive holiday season by placing orders, stocking up on gift baskets and ribbons, and planning our holiday menus. By October we're ready and waiting for the first harbingers of the holidays to arrive from Italy: fluffy, hand-wrapped panettone from Perbellini. About the same time these gorgeous sweet breads arrive, we're also on the lookout for incoming pandolce and panforte.