When it comes to digging the dirt on famous châteaux, Claude and Lydia Bourguignon know it all. CARLA CAPALBO meets them and their clients … [This is an older article …
AsiO Gusto Takes Slow Food Where It’s Never Gone
The global importance of Slow Food — the food activism movement that was born in Italy in 1986 — continues to spread. Its South Korean chapter — in collaboration with …
Tbilisi Shines Light on Magic of Georgian Wine’s Tradition
Throughout the winemaking areas of the republic of Georgia, the qvevri – large clay vessels like giant amphors – are being readied for the new grape harvest. This fascinating country, nestled between …
At MAD Food Symposium, Speakers Show Blood and Guts
It takes guts to pitch a blood-red circus tent on the fringe of Copenhagen for the MAD Symposium and fill it with 600 food professionals — including cutting-edge chefs, food …
5-Minute Pasta Sauce Made With Fresh Tomatoes
The fastest, easiest and (in my opinion) most delicious summer pasta sauce is raw, takes 5 minutes to prepare, and only calls for three main ingredients: ripe, juicy tomatoes, extra …
A Glimpse Into The Exclusive Chateau Mouton Rothschild
It was a party in high style, held at the legendary Château Mouton Rothschild. To attend it, over 600 guests — including 350 international wine journalists — descended on the …
Emilia Romagna: a gourmet tour
IT’S DINNER TIME and I’ve stopped at Masticabrodo, a roadside trattoria in the countryside outside Parma. A large, smiling woman begins to list the day’s freshly made pastas. Would I …
Talking About The ‘World’s Best Female Chef’ Award
The cream of the culinary crème was in London to attend the annual San Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards and find out whether Chef René Redzepi’s Noma could retain its title as world’s …
At Bordeaux Primeurs, Tasting A Wine’s Future
It’s 9 a.m., and I’ve just been poured five glasses of inky purple wine from bottles labeled only with question marks. It’s primeur time in Bordeaux, and I’m sitting in a quiet …
The Decanter interview – Telmo Rodríguez
This intrepid winemaker has a passion for native Spanish grapes and distinct terroirs, and for reviving traditional methods and styles. Carla Capalbo joins him on a road trip of his …
