My feelings about the festive season are always fluctuating. Some years, I have the energy to host an enormous Thanksgiving feast for a dozen guests, with a showstopper main course...
There is still the pervasive idea that pairing food and wine is intimidating, as precise as an algebra equation. Get it wrong and risk humiliation. I don’t know about you,...
After our blazing summer, it feels like someone’s flicked a switch and plunged us suddenly into autumn. Just as quickly, my drinking preferences have shifted. Instead of the pét nats,...
“Every summer I make one thing that makes me think: That’s it, that’s the pinnacle of summer… then its memory carries me through the months of being tired of root...
The time of year has come when I want all my meals to feel like early-evening snacks enjoyed in some Southern European country. If I catch the light in my...
I was raised on bagels. Not the round-bread-masquerading-as-bagels that you find in UK supermarkets – real East Coast bagels. Bagels heavily seasoned, then shellacked with an even heavier application of...
It’s easy to think of pinot noir as an autumnal wine. I often turn to it in October and November, once those foggy, woodsmoke-perfumed nights roll in. With its classic,...
I can’t recall any other year when spring has arrived so swiftly. After months of near-unrelenting darkness, it feels like someone has turned on all the lights. Suddenly, the world...
Once, I was asked to write an article about pairing beer with comfort food. I found the brief tough. After all, what is comfort food? For most of us, the...
Sometimes I’ve felt inspired to make a meaty main for the holidays, but this year I’m fully on Team Sides. The demerits of turkey have been well-discussed and it’s not...
It's not always easy to reflect on what we should be thankful for. The weather is bleak, the news often bleaker... But for this American, that’s what November is for. Even though...
As soon as I saw that this wine - a star of HB&B's October Natural Wine Killers subscription selection - hails from the Balkans and goes best with grilled foods and...
Just like that, the year is teetering over into its dark half. It’s still warm enough that my tomato plants continue to bear golden fruit, but the wind is getting colder,...