GOOD WINES FOR TRASHY FOOD

Written by admin on April 30, 2009. Posted in The Penniless Epicure

A couple weeks ago, I talked a bit about the basics of matching wine with cheese. I am going to assume that not everyone who read this has a plate full of $30-a-pound artisanal cheese hanging out in the fridge. Because of this, I am prepared to give you some more practical options for wine
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PASS THE SMELL TEST

Written by admin on April 23, 2009. Posted in Eat & Drink, The Penniless Epicure

I leaned over the gaudily dressed couple sitting at one of my restaurant’s most coveted tables. I presented the bottle of Pinot Noir to the gentleman. “Hmm,” he whined, furrowing his brow, “I wish you had an older vintage, but I suppose this will do.” Keeping my judgment of the clod internal, I deftly removed
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BLINDED BY STAR-POWER

Written by admin on April 16, 2009. Posted in Eat & Drink, The Penniless Epicure

In the last two decades, wine has become less elite and more mainstream, which means that it has also become more profitable. This, in turn, means that wine is now subject to the kind of competitive marketing that used to be reserved for items like sneakers and luxury cars
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THE PRINCIPLES OF PAIRING

Written by admin on April 9, 2009. Posted in The Penniless Epicure

My sister Anna used to dip her french fries into her Wendy’s chocolate Frosty when we were children. I gagged every time I saw her do it. She knew that it repulsed me, so she would move directly into my eye line when she did this, overemphasizing her chewing, smacking her lips, and cooing, “Mmm,
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PARTYING FOR PASSOVER

Written by admin on April 2, 2009. Posted in Eat & Drink, The Penniless Epicure

Wine is a central part of Jewish culture. It is prayed over during the weekly Shabbat, drunk under the Chuppa during the exchange of vows and sipped with relish four times during the Passover Seder dinner. It would stand to reason that given how much vino we are required to drink, we Jews should probably
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GOOD WINE GONE BAD

Written by admin on March 26, 2009. Posted in Eat & Drink, The Penniless Epicure

Friday night means three things in my home: quality time with my wife, our weekly Shabbat and the ceremonial opening of the week’s “nice” bottle of wine. As cash strapped young professionals, we treat ourselves to this luxury to remind us of the nice things we’ll be able to afford someday. Hopefully. As I poured
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CALIFORNIA DREAMING

Written by admin on March 19, 2009. Posted in Eat & Drink, The Penniless Epicure

The Napa Valley Vintners, celebrating its 65th year as a trade association, were in town with many of their most important producers to show off their legendary goods to the East Coast wine crowd. It needs to be said that when tasting wines from Napa Valley, you must immediately adjust your price index up a
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DON’T LET ‘THE PEOPLE’ RUIN YOUR PALATE

Written by admin on March 12, 2009. Posted in Eat & Drink, The Penniless Epicure

Every fall the wine distribution community of New York City goes through its bi-annual “Portfolio Tastings.” In rented catering halls and hotel conference rooms across the city, each distributor pours samples of virtually every single wine that he sells for an invited crowd of anyone who has anything to do with the buying or selling
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ZINS OF OUR MOTHERS

Written by admin on March 6, 2009. Posted in Eat & Drink, The Penniless Epicure

It was three months before my wedding day, and things were getting hectic. In the middle of the daily melee that Natali and I were dealing with, I got the frantic call from my mom. “It’s about the reception, Josh,” she breathed worriedly over the crackly long distance connection. “What are you going to have
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BLOW YOUR MIND, ON A BUDGET

Written by admin on February 25, 2009. Posted in The Penniless Epicure

During a private wine tasting that I conducted a couple years ago hosted by a very wealthy man (who was convinced he knew more about wine than I did), I had a rather unfair gauntlet unexpectedly thrown down. I had offered his friends tastes of several wines I had brought with me, all of which
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