Well: Cookbooks for Your Holiday Gift List
Chefs and food writers are serving up a bumper crop of cookbooks just in time for the holidays.
December 3, 2008
White Russians Arise, This Time at a Bowling Alley
The White Russian, a sweet cocktail made with vodka, Kahlúa and cream or milk, is seeing a renaissance thanks in large part to the cult following of “The Big Lebowski.”
Spirits of The Times: Highland Friends to Warm the Night
While single malts can be enjoyed year-round, the onset of winter and long cold nights is perfect whiskey weather.
A Brotherhood Formed With Cocktails and Ice
A growing legion of amateur connoisseurs have turned recherché cocktails into a lifestyle, or to hear some tell it, a religion.
Restaurants: Serious Strides, but Keeping Its Cool
Since opening Momofuku Ssam Bar in the summer of 2006, David Chang has tinkered with it, bit by bit and month by month.
Dining Briefs: The Pork Pleases, but Some Misses, at Hea
The chef at Hea braids together food threads from China, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand and his native Malaysia.
Dining Briefs: Satay is the Star at Pranna
Pranna delivers some unimaginative entrees, though the restaurant’s trademark assortment of satays are more impressive.
Let 100 (O.K., 8) Bartending Philosophies Bloom
The cocktail movement is becoming so diverse and sophisticated that it encompasses several distinct approaches and philosophies.
Thrifty Indulgences, Delivered to Their Door
An annual roundup of mail-order gifts for these strapped times still has indulgences, though for less than $50.
Diner’s Journal: What’s for Dinner Next Year?
What will the big food trends be in 2009?.
