Ever since Julia Child began puttering around the kitchen on PBS, cooking has been a television staple. In some food circles, including my own, more people know the names of the contestants on “Iron ...

It's one thing to enjoy drinking wine, quite another to feel confident talking about it, or knowing how to communicate your preferences effectively at a restaurant or wine shop. Krista French, a ...

Is the way we think and talk about wine a form of cultural colonialism that hampers our ability to enjoy what’s in the glass? A provocative question, but stick with me. Whether or not you subscribe to ...

The lingua franca of wine is no joke. Spend enough time in bars and bottle shops, and your casual conversations may include geological terminology, a soupçon of French vocabulary, and evolving ...

Among fully grown and otherwise confident adults, few things of similar triviality trigger as much vulnerability and self-doubt as a sommelier approaching your table at dinner. Whether wine is ...

FLORENCE — With the turn of the calendar, February is upon us and with that a new month of holidays. This year we have Fat Tuesday and Ash Wednesday falling in February, along with the old favorites ...

Although the holiday feasting season is upon us now through the end of the year, it is important to remember not every gathering of friends and family is a formal occasion. 'Tis also the season of ...

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As the holiday season ebbs closer, we see an uptick in both personal and workplace drop-ins. These mini-parties can give the host or hostess sleepless nights worrying about the happiness of their ...