1985 Revisited
From time to time I use this space to report on the age-ability of older wines. I’m not really a collector. I buy wine to drink. I drink more white wine than red, none of which I age, and as I prefer relatively young Pinot Noir there is none in my wine cellar. The...
Inside the Napa Vintner’s Wine Auction
Napa Valley Vintner’s Wine Auction tickets have just gone on sale, so if you want a place at the table act fast. The Auction will be held on Saturday June 2, 2018 at Meadowood Resort. There are single event tickets for the barrel auction, which is being held this...
TX6 – Texas Red Wine
At first glimpse of the bottle from this hitherto unknown to me Texan winery, I didn't know exactly what to think, not to mention that “Texas Red Wine” did not sound promising. But you shouldn't judge a book by its cover. While I freely admit to not loving the label,...
Vacation Rental Cooking Tips
An article by a former chef suggesting how to make cooking on vacation safe and enjoyable.
Root Soup
Trifecta of winter vegetables to keep you warm inside Hearty and healthy and perfect for the long cold spells ahead, this earthy, budget-friendly soup should satisfy just about everyone. Ingredient quantities are very loosely measured here...just how big is a large...
TIRAMISÙ or “Pick-Me-Up”: Italy’s Classic Dessert
Everyone would almost certainly agree that Italy’s cuisine is regional not national. The origins of its various dishes depend on who the regions’ rulers were before the Unification of Italy in 1870 and on their “KM. 0” ingredients. For examples, Austria in Friuli...
Vacation Rental Cooking Tips
An article by a former chef suggesting how to make cooking on vacation safe and enjoyable.
Piana degli Albanesi: For its Albanian Culture and World’s Best Cannoli
If you still play “Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?”, an educational video game first released in 1985, I bet you won’t be able to locate “Hora e Arbëreshëvet” on the world map. I can now, but only because I visited there in mid-July. Upon arrival and during a...
The Best of Bari
During the past few years Puglia has become one of Italy’s touristic hotspots thanks to its delicious food, wines, and olive oil, multi-culture history (Greek, Roman, and Swabian), folk traditions like the pizzica (a frenzied local dance), beautiful white sandy...
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An evolution of EPICUREAN magazine, EPICUREAN TRAVELER is designed to cater to passionate foodies who love to travel and explore the way world cultures are expressed through the individuality of food, wine and spirits. ET seeks to find a balance between these interests, featuring award-winning writers, sumptuous photography and engaging graphic design. As with its predecessor, in EPICUREAN TRAVELER you’ll find individual voices — It’s what gives ET personality.