If you have ever watched a Samurai epic, you know that Japanese warriors pay a great deal of attention to their swords. That same attention has gone into the making of Japanese kitchen knives. Sales of Japanese-made knives have “skyrocketed” in the past 10 to 15 years, according to Jeremy…
Of the 52 Italian cheeses listed on the web site of Cambridge, Mass retailer Formaggio Kitchen (www.formaggiokitchen.com), 23 are from Piedmont. “Every town produces the most amazing cheeses,” says owner Ihsan Gurdal, who describes Piedmont cheeses as “much more refined than any other area of Italy.” The cheeses may be…
Portfolio tastings from big importers and distributors like Frederick Wildman & Sons can be daunting. Imagine 102 tables and up to 10 wines at each table, which was the lineup at the September 2011 tasting in New York. And if you limit yourself to about 60 wines, as I…
A grating cheese isn’t one that annoys you but rather an aged, hard cheese that can be finely shredded. The quintessential grating cheese is Parmigiano-Reggiano, but there are other grate cheeses, including Grana Padano, Parmigiano’s less pricy cousin, other aged cow’s milk cheeses, such as Gouda, sheep’s milk cheeses such…
More of the fish you eat were farm-raised, and a sea change is afoot Joe Lasprograta, purchasing director for Samuels & Sons, a large Philadelphia seafood wholesaler, walks me through his company’s new facility, stopping at a large section stacked 20 feet high with seafood, all of which has been…
There is no better place to spend the holidays than New York City. The holiday spirit abounds. So much to do and see, much of it free, such as the decorations at stores like Saks Fifth Avenue and Henri Bendel, the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree and the tree inside the…