Serious Eats
Sunday Reading
Slate Magazine has a great write-up on the 1947 Château Cheval Blanc, probably the most celebrated wine of the 20th century: "The '47 Cheval is not a wine that someone contrived to make; it is a wine that essentially made itself."
Portfolio reports on micro-micro breweries, or one-man brewing. Brian Hunt of Moonlight Brewing, in Fulton, California: “You can’t make Bud, but you can’t make Sierra Nevada Pale Ale either. You have to find something you can do better, and focus on that with your passion and skill.”
Rick Bayless in the New York Times Magazine's Domains feature, on the worst dish he created: "Avocado-coffee ice cream. It tasted like excrement and looked like it too."
The New York Times on gourmet options on cruise lines: celebrity chef-written menus, wine lessons, cooking classes, and itineraries that focus on vineyards or even Michelin-starred restaurants.