Compared to a Syrah or Shiraz, this wine is noticeably darker and more purple in color, rounder and fuller in the mouth and offers a brightness that Syrah lacks.
Whatever you crave—be it comfort food, global fusion, handmade pasta or something completely off the wall
(nitro wasabi-flavored peas,
anyone?)—you’re likely to find it here on our list of the year’s 25 Best Restaurants.
From the recipe box of our magazine’s editor-in-chief, Julie Talerico, comes this delicious sponge cake soaked in fresh orange juice and topped with billows of fresh whipped cream.
Pineapples bring a double dose of sweet flavor and bright color to dishes during the last months of cold, gray weather, and the best crop is just beginning to arrive at area markets.