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Harold Dieterle on What Wine to Drink With Spicy Food

Food and wine are natural companions, so I'm polling some of New York's most illustrious chefs to find out what kind of wine they are drinking off and on the job. After establishing they actually drink wine (a surprising number prefer beer!), I'm asking a few questions to find out who's got a pencha ... More >>

Chef Frank Prisinzano Talks Oddball Italian Varietals, Terroir, and Perfect Pairings

Food and wine are natural companions, so I'm polling some of New York's most illustrious chefs to find out what kind of wine they are drinking off and on the job. After establishing they actually drink wine (a surprising number prefer beer!), I'm asking a few questions to find out who's got a pencha ... More >>

Laugh if You Like, Texas, but New York is Now a BBQ Capital

Fat and Happy

5 Great Wines Under $15: Reds

​Mas de Gourgonniere, Le Baux-de-Provence (2009) T'is the time of the year when oenophiles (as distinguished from onanists) give each other gifts of wine, and dinner hosts impress their friends by decanting bottles that drink much better than the price paid for them. In other words, the gr ... More >>

Il Buco Alimentari & Vineria: Rustic Never Sleeps

Noho's Il Buco gets itself a cozy, romantic spin-off

Robert Sietsema at Shanghai Asian Cuisine; Lauren Shockey at Il Buco Alimentari & Vineria

Super soup dumplings​ This week in the Voice, Robert Sietsema sucks up soup dumplings at Shanghai Asian Cuisine -- which might serve the city's best: "With a skin so thin, it's a challenge getting them from steamer to mouth intact. The accompanying tongs (utensils, not gang members) are useles ... More >>

Mario Batali Disusses His New Cookbook, His Potty Mouth and Would Like to Remind You That He Did Not Kill Erica Kane

Melanie Dunea PamMolto Mario​ Mario Batali, with his orange Crocs and even more colorful language, can be a polarizing figure. Love him or loathe him, he is one of the city's -- and, therefore, the country's -- greatest chefs. His new cookbook, Molto Batali: Simple Family Dinners From My Home ... More >>

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Why you should go to Newark to gorge yourself on barbecued beef

Another Little Italy