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Wine: Natural isn't perfect
By Dave McIntyre
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Wine is not immune to political correctness or polemics. (Readers who merely desire a simple glass of fermented grape juice to enjoy with dinner might want to turn to the editorial page now.) The latest battlefront in wine is whether that juice you're drinking is "natural.
The natural-wine movement has been sweeping France for a few years now, with stylishly dressed millennials in trendy wine bars in affluent urban neighborhoods celebrating the peasant vignerons who defy globalization in defense of terroir.
st. anselm - deep fried dogs and wine on tap from fette sau peeps.
These kinds of studies are sorely needed, and fast, because as of right now, about 85 percent of the corn grown in the US is genetically engineered to either produce an insecticide, or to survive the application of herbicide. And about 91-93 percent of all soybeans are genetically engineered to survive massive doses of Roundup herbicide.
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I am in the mood for some great fish n chips for quite awile
made a lovely fish sandwich from super long island fish last saturday but i want FRY, never even heard of this place (below from zagat blog)
let go sunday for dinner, good wines too
http://www.londonlennies.com
London Lennie’s opened roughly 50 years ago in Queens as a four-seat fish ’n’ chips shop. Since then, it’s become a full-fledged fin house, and to celebrate its half-century in existence, on April 13 from 3–6 PM (otherwise known as the freelancer’s happy hour), it’s offering $1.50 fish ’n’ chips at the bar (718-894-8084).
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First and probably last shad roe of the season this morning. Mmm. Sauteed in butter four minutes on a side with lid on, drizzled in lemon juice, sprinkled in salt.
BF shrimp cheese grits
We just got our first can of Lyles Golden Syrup. I don't see the point of misdirecting the path of this stuff to the mouth by way of anything but a spoon.
wine stores galore.....thank goddess's i live in NYC:>)
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/24/dining/24pour.html?ref=dining
meatball shop on stanton
had my trans fat fix, well lets say I ate unknowingly lots of trans fat and now its 2 days of greens to fix......nashville rocks, music and food
biscuits w/ sausage gravy and fried chicken for breakfast, nice
up there for the best BBQ for me, he will be in NYC for the Mad Park show down and told us to slip into his booth
Food suggestions from the past week.
Sunshine Market in St. Helena. Tiny market, very well stocked. 20k+ products, 2k+ suppliers.
Go Fish and Cindy's Backstreet Kitchen in St. Helena. Owned by Cindy Pawlcyn of Mustards. Go Fish is larger, more upscale. Raw bar, sushi bar, an regular kitchen. Had a very nice sole from CA North Coast. Backstreet Kitchen smaller, more informal. Had a braised rabbit tostada. Mmm.
Bouchon Bistro -- Owned by Thomas Keller (French Laundry).
Greystone Restautant -- CIA's in house restaurant in St. Helena.
Chouchou French Bistro. Small, bustling neighborhood bistro.