From the monthly archives:

October 2007

Secrets of Cognac

by Marisa D'Vari26 October 2007

Here’s the scenario: You are at a very posh bar with clients, friends, or even a spouse. You spot a very chic individual dressed like he — or she — just stepped out of a Vanity Fair fashion shoot. Connoisseur…

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Beyond the sommelier …

by Marisa D'Vari24 October 2007

Well, we all know what a sommelier is in a restaurant, right? Three decades ago it was an older gentleman, often ‘portly,’ in a tuxedo, who strutted around the dining room with a big cup hanging around his neck. Today…

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Wine at Chinese Weddings …

by Marisa D'Vari22 October 2007

… so it looks like wine and China is becoming even more accepted by the middle class. Here’s a clip from ABC Radio Australia: “New Australian statistics out this week show the amount of red wine being exported to China…

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Wine Education Choices

by Marisa D'Vari21 October 2007

… in New York, and pretty much all major cities around the country, you can find wine education courses at local colleges and even wine shops. You can also find programs, such as the Wine and Spirits Educational Trust, which…

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Italian wine academy …

by Marisa D'Vari17 October 2007

Here’s some news if you love Italian food and wine. Accademia di Vino, a new enoteca, restaurant and pizzeria located at 1081 Third Avenue at 64th Street, will introduce its first in a series of Italian wine classes on Tuesday…

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Wines from Adelaide

by Marisa D'Vari16 October 2007

… so today I met Ian Hongell, winemaker with Peter Lehmann Wines from Adelaide, in South Australia. Ian — a very engaging and personable chap — grew up in the Barossa Valley. “At an early age, my uncle asked me…

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Calories in Wine

by Marisa D'Vari11 October 2007

… so now almost every article boasts the health benefits of wine. Question is, how many calories are in a glass? Well, if you want to lose weight, forget dessert wine … you could probably have an ice cream sundae…

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Waldorf Chefs Table

by Marisa D'Vari4 October 2007

“I can’t think of a better way to spend my birthday,” said a young woman at the gorgeously decorated Chef’s table at the Waldorf Hotel. When you think of the Waldorf Hotel you think of luxury – of sterling silverware,…

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Book Review: Service Included

by Marisa D'Vari4 October 2007

“I was the only busboy not named Mohammed,” says Phoebe Damrosch in the beginning pages of her lively memoir Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter , recalling her rags-to-riches rise from a hip Williamsburg café to captain at…

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Joey Campanaro at The Little Owl

by Marisa D'Vari1 October 2007

… so I’m sure you know that The Little Owl is the absolute hottest place to be in NYC. After a certain hour it turns into a “club” of sorts where you are sure to see someone you know, and…

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