Wednesday, May 18, 2005
Wednesday Papers
Wednesday. Newspaper food sections. Weekly round-up where I scan the papers and tell you what's in them without actually reading the articles. Heeyah!
NYT: Eric Asimov remarks on the interesting supreme court case from Monday which might make it easy for wineries to send bottles directly to consumers. I think I'll treat this topic seprately. Guest columnist Nigella Lawson writes about English cheesecake. I don't know if she recognizes the irony of this in the article or not. The restaurants section talks about a Bronx revival--foodwise, not the Yanks 10 game winning streak. The tastings column features California sauv blancs. My boy the minimalist talks about marinating meat after cooking instead of beforehand. And finally an article about the importance of one's sense of smell.
Globe: HOLY FLURKING SCHNITT! A WINE ARTICLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The rest is still kinda weak but at least they mentioned wine this time.
SF Chronicle/Gate: Guest spot for the week is the San Francisco Chronicle, as brought to you by SFGate portal. Not surprisingly for its location, the site features separate food and wine sections. The food is linked to above but the wine is easily found below it. Foodwise, the section leads with a piece on freezing edibles for best results. Interesting. I like that sort of practical yet innovative topic. The accompanying picture is neat. The section also contains a nice looking set of columns; one on ingredients, one on techniques, one on recipes and the typical "hey, lets hang out with a chef" sort. I'd rate this as a pretty good section and might actually make time to read the articles.
The Wine page is, not surprisingly, also reporting on the court decision. Here however, their proximity to so many small producers makes it a little more personal. Further down is an article on chianti classicos with an accompanying recipe to pair with. A cool little feature of the wine page is the "Cheese Course," column which, along with the pairing column, argues for the food and wine sections to be combined. A column on spirits adds depth but what about beer? Also featured are links to external wine new articles. Very thorough, as it obviously should be. I'll certainly revisit.
NYT: Eric Asimov remarks on the interesting supreme court case from Monday which might make it easy for wineries to send bottles directly to consumers. I think I'll treat this topic seprately. Guest columnist Nigella Lawson writes about English cheesecake. I don't know if she recognizes the irony of this in the article or not. The restaurants section talks about a Bronx revival--foodwise, not the Yanks 10 game winning streak. The tastings column features California sauv blancs. My boy the minimalist talks about marinating meat after cooking instead of beforehand. And finally an article about the importance of one's sense of smell.
Globe: HOLY FLURKING SCHNITT! A WINE ARTICLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The rest is still kinda weak but at least they mentioned wine this time.
SF Chronicle/Gate: Guest spot for the week is the San Francisco Chronicle, as brought to you by SFGate portal. Not surprisingly for its location, the site features separate food and wine sections. The food is linked to above but the wine is easily found below it. Foodwise, the section leads with a piece on freezing edibles for best results. Interesting. I like that sort of practical yet innovative topic. The accompanying picture is neat. The section also contains a nice looking set of columns; one on ingredients, one on techniques, one on recipes and the typical "hey, lets hang out with a chef" sort. I'd rate this as a pretty good section and might actually make time to read the articles.
The Wine page is, not surprisingly, also reporting on the court decision. Here however, their proximity to so many small producers makes it a little more personal. Further down is an article on chianti classicos with an accompanying recipe to pair with. A cool little feature of the wine page is the "Cheese Course," column which, along with the pairing column, argues for the food and wine sections to be combined. A column on spirits adds depth but what about beer? Also featured are links to external wine new articles. Very thorough, as it obviously should be. I'll certainly revisit.
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