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Pear and Gorgonzola Pizza with Caramelized Fennel
This recipe was created exclusively to pair with the 2010 North Coast Viognier from Cline Cellars. Available nationwide, the wine is crisp with floral aromas and notes of honey and pear. It is best served just slightly chilled
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Natural Nitrogen Ice Cream Tastes Good
Welcome to the chin chin laboratorists, Europe's only nitro ice-cream parlour. On first glance it looks like a mad scientist's lab, with figures in white coats at work and clouds of white gas appearing out of nowhere. They are using
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Roasted Beet Pizza with Blue Cheese and Arugula
This recipe was created exclusively to pair with the 2009 Ancient Vines Zinfandel from Cline Cellars. Though the vines are ancient, the wine is a modern dance of pepper and sass, with dark berries and a hint of vanilla. With its
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Cocoa and Black Bean Brownies with Raspberry Sauce
This recipe was created exclusively to pair with the 2009 Late Harvest Mourvèdre from Cline Cellars. The wine has deep notes of espresso, dark chocolate and lush berries. It never feels heavy due to its surprise hint of
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Spill a Picnic Basket this Earth Day
The Nature Conservancy is encouraging folks to Picnic for the Planet this Earth Day, April 22. Sounds better than what we did last year, as in watch the beginning of the BP oil spill. So if you're looking for something to do, step
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Italian Sandwich on Homemade Ciabatta
This recipe was created exclusively to pair with the 2009 Viognier from our featured winery, Halter Ranch. This wine is big with notes of honey, peach and sweet water but it never gets syrupy. It has a nice mineral finish that
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Vegetarian Shepherd's Pie with Gruyère-Popover Crust
This recipe was created exclusively to pair with the 2008 Syrah from our featured winery, Halter Ranch. The wine is nicely balanced with dark fruits, plum and a hint of vanilla. It can stand up to any hearty dish but is also
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"Sweet Avenger" on Animal Planet Celebrates Vegan Baker-Superhero
Any vegan who has been to or lives in NYC or Pennsylvania or anywhere else within Danielle Konya's distribution area probably knows her work: Vegan Treats baked goods. The (amazing) peanut butter bomb is probably
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Tempeh, Broccoli, and Red Bell Pepper Stir Fry
This recipe was created exclusively by Kevin Schuder, Executive Chef at Yield Wine Bar, to pair with a bottle of 2006 Red from our featured green wine maker Medlock Ames. Red is earthy with black fruits, star anise, fennel and
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Beet Salad with Vanilla Bean Vinaigrette and Toasted Hazelnuts
This recipe was created exclusively by Kevin Schuder, Executive Chef at Yield Wine Bar, to pair with a bottle of 2007 Chardonnay from our featured green wine maker Medlock Ames. The grapes for this 2007 Chardonnay were whole
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Pan-Seared Asparagus Over Wild Mushroom Risotto
This recipe was created exclusively to pair with the 2008 ReVera by our featured winemaker, AmByth Estate. The Rhône blend is 52% Mourvèdre, 30% Grenache, 15% Syrah and 3% Counoise. The nose is heavy with ripe black fruit and
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Baked Spaghetti with Homemade Ricotta
This recipe was created exclusively to pair with the 2008 Grenache from our featured winemaker, AmByth Estate. This 2008 Grenache greets you with currants and earth followed by a mouthful of fruit and a very healthy finish. It's
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Make Proper Porridge with the Porridge Lady
What do you eat for breakfast? A recent TreeHugger survey revealed that 52% of readers eat a high fibre cereal. What could be healthier than to start the day with a bowl of hot steaming porridge. Unfortunately many of us envision grey, lumpy glop
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Jamie Oliver is Thrown Out of Los Angeles' Schools
The UK loves Jamie Oliver and considers him a national treasure: his cook books are at the top of the best-seller list and he led a very public and successful battle against obesity by changing school lunches.
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Chautauqua Revival in Brooklyn, Coming Soon!
Derek Denckla, as part of his FarmCity efforts, is hosting a series of food related events at 61 Local Public House in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn. 61 Local is a new establishment, dedicated to locally crafted food and beer. The series is
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How to Start a Community Supported Bakery (Video)
The Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) model has widened its scope of late. From a community supported kitchen, through a grain-growing, sail-powered CSA, to community supported beer and baking, there's a lot to be said
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Homemade Pizza with Cherry Tomatoes, Red Onion and Gorgonzola
This recipe was created exclusively to pair with Frog's Leap 2007 Merlot. A bit herbal on the nose, the wine is ripe with lush fruits but balanced by bell pepper and cigar. The most distinguishing trait about this wine is that
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Cream of Asparagus Soup with Greek Yogurt and Lemon Zest
This recipe was created exclusively for Frog's Leap 2009 Sauvignon Blanc. The wine greets you quickly with kaffir lime and freshly cut grass but its balanced acid and low alcohol make it very accessible. It is crisp with strong
