Butter Bean Soup or Lima Bean and Champagne Soup
From New Southern Cooking by Nathalie Dupree, The University of Georgia Press Ingredients 1 pound dried butter beans or limas Ham bone, ham, or salt pork 3 celery stalks with leaves 1 large carrot 1...
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How to saber a Champagne bottle
Shake up your holiday gathering this year by beheading your bottle of bubbly. “Sabering”—lobbing off the cork with a sword—is a time-honored tradition in Europe. A knife will sub just fine for an...
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The Love List: Holiday musings
As ever, I’ll be throwing my holiday party, and I’ve set the unfortunate precedent of serving fancy cocktails. So now there’s pressure to perform. Enter 1 Jack Rudy Cocktail Co.’s new bourbon-soaked...
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Moët & Chandon winemaker talks grower Champagne, glassware, and decanting
Elise LosfeltPhoto by Leif Carlsson Back when villagers worked by candlelight and the bubonic plague ran amuck, France was the only country known for quality wine. That’s not the case today. Stroll...
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Go beyond Champagne this New Year’s with these sparkling wines
Flutes don’t give you room to sniff, which is part of the fun. Smelt likes to use white wine glasses.Photograph by Wedig + Laxton As we find ourselves in the middle of another holiday season,...
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The Christiane Chronicles: Stop swirling your Champagne, you idiot
Rant Buzz Killers Swirling a glass of wine with a flick of the wrist can tell you a lot about what you’re drinking. The movement oxygenates the wine, releasing some volatile compounds that interfere...
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Which is the right sparkling wine for your party?
Is there any party that can’t be instantly improved by the sound of a cork popping? Sparkling wine is a holiday-season staple for a reason, but not all bubbles are created equally: While a swanky...
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Poncey-Highland bottle shop Elemental Spirits Co. is stocked with rare...
Elemental Spirits Co.’s wine selection is great fun—evidenced by its line of biodynamic wine from Meinklang.Photograph by Martha Williams Opening a business just a couple of weeks before the pandemic...
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