Tag Archives: Bottle Of Wine
In Search of Sancocho
If trying new foods and recipes is one of your New Year’s resolutions, then this cold winter weather is perfect for cooking a large pot of sancocho.
If you’ve never heard of sancocho, this is your opportunity to find out more about the delicious and hearty concoction that is a staple in Latin American homes. Sancocho is not [...]
Mark your Calendar for the New York Wine Expo
Where can surround yourself with more than170 vintners from around the world and over 600 varieties of their finest wines?
At the third annual New York Wine Expo, of course. This year’s event is scheduled for February 26-28 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. The three-day blockbuster event will give wine aficionados and those [...]
Top 10 Holiday Dinner Guest Tips
Hopefully, many of us will be invited to dinner parties this holiday season. Guests tend to overlook the countless hours spent by dinner hosts/hostesses in preparing for late afternoon or evening festivities: there is considerable time and expense involved in shopping for appetizers, a main course and dessert, as well as in food preparation and [...]
Full StoryLast Minute Appetizers and Snacks
As we count down the days to Thanksgiving, we have one eye on the turkey and another eye on the upcoming holiday season. If you’re like me, you are probably starting to feel stressed about all the obligations that come along with this time of the year, wondering when you’ll have time to make all [...]
Full StoryDinner at Berimbau with Wine Maker Andrés Caballero From Vina Santa Carolina
FriendsEAT will be enjoying the treasures of Latin America. On Sunday October 11, we will be at NYC’s newest Brazilian eatery Berimbau which will feature a wine dinner with award winning Chilean wine maker Andrés Caballero.
Caballero is in charge of wine making at Santa Carolina’s properties including Vina Casablanca and Finca El Origen.
Andrés Caballero is one [...]
Japanese Tourists Ripped Off at Historic Italian Eatery – Mayor Orders Restaurant Shut Down
An historic, well-known and upscale restaurant in Rome, whose previous diners have included Charlie Chaplin, Queen Elizabeth, Leonardo di Caprio, Grace Kelly and Salvador Dali, may have its license revoked and doors shut permanently after it defrauded a Japanese couple by charging them significantly more than what was listed on the menu.
The incident happened on [...]
Food is the Focus of Festival of Purim
Food aficionados customarily look forward to March in anticipation of the flavors and frivolity of St. Patrick’s Day, but there is another celebration this month that is symbolically linked to the enjoyment of food as well. This year, the Jewish festival of Purim begins at sundown on Tuesday, March 9, and Jews from all over [...]
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