The Food Maven Diary Archives :
September 2000
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Friday, September 29, 2000
2000-09-30 You Don't Have To Be Jewish
I met Marcy Goldman through her work. She is the author of A Treasury of Jewish Holiday Baking and the host of www.betterbaking.com, a great website... [more]
Wednesday, September 27, 2000
2000-09-28 Wine Splurge
I love this wine: Pieropan Soave Classico Superiore, "la Rocca" 1998. I think it is a best of its kind. But beyond its clearly superior quality as c... [more]
Monday, September 25, 2000
2000-09-26 Great Seafood Stews in Livorno, French Riviera
"It's time to go home and smell our own coffee," said my dear friend Rozanne Gold, who, with her husband, Michael Whiteman, I'd met in Nice for the ... [more]
Friday, September 22, 2000
2000-09-23 Nice is nice
The WOR cruise on the Radisson Diamond ends today in Nice. Thanks to Alice Travel and Travel Four, the agencies that arranged the trip. I'm taking o... [more]
Wednesday, September 20, 2000
2000-09-21 Grand Aioli on the French Riviera
Tonight, aboard the Radisson Diamond, I hope this is what we are eating. We docked in Cannes yesterday, today in Monte Carlo, tomorrow in Nice, and G... [more]
Tuesday, September 19, 2000
2000-09-20 Wine Buy of the Week
Saint-Veran (pronounced San Ver-On) is a white burgundy that's still affordable. Some of the best white wines in the world are Burgundies - Puligny M... [more]
Monday, September 18, 2000
2000-09-19 Ravioli Nudi
My WOR group stops in Livorno today, but most everyone will be going to Florence for the day, an excursion that has been included in the cost of the... [more]
Sunday, September 17, 2000
2000-09-18 Lasagne Portofino
Our ship takes us to Portofino today, which is a small port where chic Italians stroll and sit in cafes. This is the Italian Riviera at its most b... [more]
Saturday, September 16, 2000
2000-09-17 Neapolitan Refrigerator Cake
Today, the WOR cruise docks in Porto Cervo, a very fancy resort on the island of Sardinia. We don't arrive until 1 p.m., so I am using the morning,... [more]
Friday, September 15, 2000
2000-09-16 Spaghetti with Eggplant and Mozzarella
The Radisson Diamond docks at Sorrento today and the WOR group has a choice of visiting the beautiful but very touristic town of Sorrento, or going ... [more]
Tuesday, September 12, 2000
2000-09-13 Wine Buy of The Week
Morgante Nero d'Avola 1998 is from Sicily. Morgante is the producer, Nero d'Avola is a grape variety that we are just beginning to see on labels of w... [more]
Sunday, September 10, 2000
2000-09-11 Off to Italy -- See What's Coming
Dear Friends, I am off on the WOR trip today. We go first to Naples for two days, then to Paestum, which is south of Naples, in the province of Sale... [more]
Wednesday, September 6, 2000
2000-09-07 Wine Buy of the Week
Domaine Duffour was Carol Berman's Wine Buy this week. It has the legal designation Vin de Pays de Cote de Gascogne, which is a level under Appelatio... [more]
Tuesday, September 5, 2000
2000-09-06 Cauliflower
Frank Garofolo is a senior culinary instructor in the professional program at Peter Kump's New York Cooking School. We've known each other ever-so s... [more]
Monday, September 4, 2000
2000-09-05 I'm Back -- Big Time
You may have wondered where I've been. I mean, I've been on the radio almost all summer but I haven't written a Maven's Diary entry since late June... [more]
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