Chocophiles Unite
Chocolate devotees are hunting down the top-rated bars from around the globe and are curious about chocolate infused with chiles, wasabi, and that now-ubiquitous bacon bar. Increasingly, they are knowledgeable about chocolate and demand to know how their treats came to be, enticingly packaged on the shelf, beckoning in brightly colored boxes.
Taste vs. No Taste
The taste of our food is the first victim of the health scares plaguing North America, British transplant Gina Mallet argues in, “Last Chance to Eat: The Fate of Taste in a Fast Food World.”
Victuals & Vittles: The Humble Weblog
Quick recipes and ideas, wine notes, and random musings from the HG staff. This blog is updated several times a week, so please come back and visit in between our monthly editions.
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Chefs to Visit DC, VA High Schools
0 comments | October 6, 2008
If you’re a budding culinarian in a DC or Northern Virginia-area high school, you may be in for a treat next week.
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The Wine Leading the Blind: Am I a Snob?
2 comments | October 3, 2008
I’ve heard many a fellow wine lover refer to the “wine that did it,” the wine that got him or her hooked. Ultimately, it was the wine that catapulted the person to another plane of wine appreciation.
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D.C. Casting Call: The Next Food Network Star
0 comments | September 30, 2008
There’s an open call for cast members of “The Next Food Network Star” (Season 5) in Washington on Friday. If you think you’re up for the culinary challenge — to beat out your competition and win your own six-episode show — read on.
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Comfort Food Challenge Update: Battle Chicken Pot Pie and 'Casserole Crazy'
0 comments | September 26, 2008
The votes are in, and it’s chicken pot pie over lasagna, by a nose!
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Positive Eating: A Movement We Can Get Behind
2 comments | September 17, 2008
In a nation with obesity rates reaching what some health officials call epidemic, it’s so refreshing to read stories like this one in the NYT Dining & Wine section today.
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These Turbulent Times Call for a Cocktail
4 comments | September 16, 2008
Trust me, it’s much better to watch your 401(k) shrivel with a pomegranate martini in hand.
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DC's 'Greenest Restaurant' to Open on Sept. 18
0 comments | September 15, 2008
Founding Farmers purports to be the most eco-friendly restaurant in our nation’s capital, and it opens its doors this Thursday.
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Beets: They're What's for Dinner
3 comments | September 12, 2008
After an ambitious farmers’ market purchase last weekend, there’s a surplus of beets sitting in a bowl at home. What to do, what to do….
In This Issue:
The Wine Leading the Blind
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- Charles de Fère Brut Blanc de Blanc Reserve
- Arguably one of the best French “not Champagnes” you can find for the price.
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- Palacio de Bornos 2007 Verdejo
- Lots of grass, apple and citrus, and, yes, apricots…with a smooth, honeyed finish.
Brew's Clues
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- Bud Light with Lime
- Light, refreshing, unchallenging
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- Leffe Blonde
- A quintessential Belgian abbey beer
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- Samuel Adams Summer Ale
- The perfect summer beer for many
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- Lagunitas Dogtown Pale Ale
- With a refreshing citrus hoppiness
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- Miller (Coors) High Life
- The Champagne of beers? Well…
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- (Miller) Coors Honey Moon Summer Ale
- A fine beer, though not particularly complex
The Humble Reviewer
- Monte Carlo Restaurant (Larnaca)
- Serving up solid Mediterrean cuisine in sunny, breezy Cyprus
- Master's Home (Munich)
- The schtick: no menu, and you pay 6 euros per course, eating until you’re full
- Fat Heads Saloon (Pittsburgh)
- Where pierogies are considered a condiment