January 2012
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“I can see why this place is so popular. It’s comfortable, unpretentious...”
– Ruth Reichl on her recent dinner at Nopa
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Food Network Had No Knowledge of Deen's Diabetes →
We speculated as to whether or not the Food Network had knowledge of Paula Deen’s diabetes. It turns out the announcement caught them by surprise too. 
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Are you a Dragon?
This could be your year!! Persons born within these date ranges can be said to have been born in the “Year of the Dragon,” while also bearing the following elemental sign: 16 February 1904 – 3 February 1905: Wood Dragon 3 February 1916 – 22 January 1917:   Fire Dragon 23 January 1928 – 9 February 1929:   Earth Dragon 8 February 1940 – 26 January 1941:   Metal Dragon 27 January...
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Cognac vs. Armagnac
In the Paradis, Cardamaro gives depth, Lillet adds roundness and lift.  So what exactly is the difference between Cognac and Armagnac? Even in explaining the differences, it is easier to explain the similarities. The most obvious: they are both grape-based spirits. Secondly, they are both from France, and each named after the place from which they come. Armagnac is about 100 miles southwest of...
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Jan 21st
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"Post-Phylloxera": Part 3 of 6 French Trinity
We are asking a lot of you guys with this. In a way it does feel pretentious to name a cocktail something so difficult to pronounce. And doubly so when those would can manage still have no idea what is being referenced. But really, there was no way around it. This is the name of the drink and the name makes sense in every way. So we decided it’d be far easier to share our thinking. So here...
Jan 21st
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WSJ Writes About Our Hood and Our Restaurant →
Form your own conclusions. 
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“A hazy memory of a night in Havana during the unpleasantness of 1933, when each...”
– Charles Baker on REMEMBER the MAINE
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The Monarch: For Manhattan Lovers
The Monarch as a Manhattan replacement is easy to conceptualize. Sub Frapin Cognac for bourbon (or better still, rye). The vermouth role is played by Bonal Quinquina. Bitters, orange bitters. Yanni goes in with Bonal Quinquina When guests survey our cocktail list, one of the most common questions is, “What is Quinquina?” Except they pronounce it phonetically, and its actually...
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