Jul 16th 2015
True Grits - Anson Mills Pencil Cob Grits
When I set foot in Formaggio Kitchen for the first time, I was, of course, blown away by the grandeur of the cheese wall, the array of gorgeous wines, and the glimmering bakery case. It’s hard
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Jul 7th 2015
A Traditional Cup of Tea, on Ice
When I think of “iced tea” what usually comes to mind is something fruit flavored, like “mango passion,” or a glass of Southern sweet tea, or maybe an iced chai latte from somewhere like Starbucks, bu
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Jun 16th 2015
Rodolphe le Meunier Salted French Butter - Butter Me Up
Two of our favorite cultured butters: long-time obsession Rodolphe Le Meunier's Beurre de Baratte (salted and sweet), and local newcomer Ploughgate Creamery's salted butter.
Many years ago, when I wa
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May 19th 2015
Fragile Oil: The Decimated Olive Harvest of 2014
After record low olive oil production in Italy and France, something of a silver lining might come from Greece.
The winter of 2013-2014 was too mild. The spring and summer that followed, by contrast
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May 12th 2015
Coffee Cupping with Stumptown Coffee Roasters
Coffee cupping at Stumptown Coffee Roasters
Last month I spent a long weekend in the undisputed coffee capital of America -- Seattle. Even though I missed the US Coffee Championships by a few days, I
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Mar 17th 2015
Matcha, Sencha, Gyokuro, Hojicha: A Guide to Ippodo's Japanese Green Teas
Ippodo Matcha
Matcha, gyokuro, sencha, hojicha, these are familiar terms to Japanese tea lovers, but to many Americans they’re still pretty obscure. To be honest, I think it’s hard to find really gre
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