November 2007 - Posts
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AS MOST native New Englanders will tell you, the cranberry is a funny little fruit that's dear to our hearts. Southeastern Massachusetts is crammed with thousands of acres of cranberry bogs - crimson wetlands swimming with crisp, tart berries. Autumn...
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I GET A lot of interesting questions, yet I always have trouble with this popular query: "What's a good wine to bring as a gift?" Why so tough? Because it's virtually unanswerable without knowing the recipient's preferences. Which...
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IT'S THE national spirit of Brazil, but until recently, we'd never even heard of it (though our perpetually thirsty staff is now making up for lost time). A close cousin to rum, cachaça (pronounced kah-SHAH-sa) is the main ingredient in the caipirinha...
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SIX COURSES in, I knew I was in trouble. It was my introduction to wine, food, France. And, more important, to my girlfriend's family. I was in some forsaken little village in Lorraine, sitting at a table with her parents, other relatives, and their...
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USUALLY IT'S easy to round up an entourage for a night on the town. But there are occasions when plans fall through and you're left on your own, hung out to dry on a weeknight or, worse, a weekend. You could throw on some sweats and resign yourself...
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WHILE STANDING at the bar perusing the cocktail list, don't think for a minute that what you order doesn't speak volumes about who you are. James Beard Award-winning writer Eric Felten, who pens a weekly cocktail column in the Wall Street Journal...
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AS MUCH AS I'd like to participate in this whole 10th-anniversary shindig, I've only been here a few months. What could I possibly write that would be relevant? "Oh, I love the way the offices have been updated since this summer, from dingy...
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TO CELEBRATE special occasions, there's simply no substitute for a bottle of bubbly. Champagne is a symbol of milestones and commemoration, and the sound of a cork popping means it's time for the party to start. As we here at Stuff@night celebrate...
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THERE ARE certain tastes that evoke the clearest memories for us: gin and tonics = summer afternoons on Nantucket. Spiked hot chocolate = ski trips up North. Sour-apple martinis = that tragic night in college. Now the titans at Absolut have captured the...
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