My New Book—Ice Cream: A Global History

Bacchus Wine is Closing

Bacchus Wines is closing.

Upper West Side: Wine Tasting Offers a Taste of France’s Loire Valley

Even though it’s only October, the damp, chilly weather makes it seem more like the middle of February. So isn’t it time for a trip to France?  You don’t even have to purchase a plane ticket. Instead, walk down to 71st and Broadway and taste some of the wines from France’s Loire Valley that will [...]

Fall Food Events in New York: Chow Down Around the City

Autumn is food fest time and this October and November, the city is brimming with places to watch celebrity chefs do demos while you munch on their fare. There’s a chocolate festival, along with wine, and butchering events. Recently shuttered Gourmet Magazine’s Gourmet Institute is Oct. 23-25. Will it resemble a food fest…or a wake?

Here’s [...]

Upper West Side: New Whole Foods at Columbus & 97th Draws Mixed Response From Area Residents

Peering into the new Whole Foods opening Aug. 27th at 97th Street and Columbus Avenue, I can spot café tables and gleaming check-out counters.
Among the store’s offerings will be a stand-alone 1000-bottle wine shop—the first to grace any Whole Foods in New York—and a “grind your own” peanut butter station.
But the new store is drawing [...]

North Fork, LI: Magic Fountain’s Divine Rum Raisin Ice Cream

Rum on the North Fork where wine is king? Well, not exactly.
But if you need an ice cream break while trawling the vineyards, stop by the Magic Fountain in Mattituck, Long Island and get yourself a scoop of the shop’s delicious rum raisin ice cream.
The Magic Fountain has perched on Route 25 (locally known as [...]