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8 & $20: Cheesy Pesto-Chicken Meatballs with Vermentino

Mixed with a basil-based sauce, these juicy meatballs are blanketed in melty mozzarella and paired with a medium-bodied white wine

Jan 12, 2021

Joan Nathan's savory brisket recipe is a riff on the one her mother used to make.

5 Favorite Recipes for Intimate Winter Celebrations

Our food editor’s personal picks offer casual sophistication for hearth and home

Dec 23, 2020

With dishes like this butternut galette, Ottolenghi and Belfrage prove that vegetables can become "flavor bombs."

Yotam Ottolenghi’s Celebratory Butternut Galette for the New Year

The Israeli chef and Ixta Belfrage share recipes for squash-orange-sage galette and cucumber salad. Pair the meal with a creamy white

Dec 18, 2020

Cassia Schifter sips a French 75 next to her dog, Puggsy

Staying Home: French 75 Sparkling Wine Cocktail

Cassia Schifter and her pal Puggsy share this recipe for a classic gin-based French 75 topped with sparkling wine

Dec 29, 2020

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Image for the article titled: 8 & $20: Cheesy Pesto-Chicken Meatballs with Vermentino

Image for the article titled: 8 & $20: Cheesy Pesto-Chicken Meatballs with Vermentino

8 & $20: Cheesy Pesto-Chicken Meatballs with Vermentino

Mixed with a basil-based sauce, these juicy meatballs are blanketed in melty mozzarella and paired with a medium-bodied white wine

Jan 12, 2021

With ingredients like garlic powder and parmesan cheese, this isn't your average French toast—but it's arguably more satisfying than the original.

8 & $20: Savory French Toast with Quick Tomato Jam and Sparkling Wine

Nov 10, 2020

These pretty little bites paired with rosé work well as an appetizer, but can also be scaled up for a full meal.

8 & $20: Salmon Tartare, Avocado and Wonton Chips with Rosé

Oct 27, 2020

A juicy French red wine meets spice-kicked, oven-roasted tomatoes in this simple recipe.

8 & $20: Spicy Roasted-Tomato Soup with Herb Crema and a Rhône Red

Sep 8, 2020

Mushrooms add a meaty effect to this jazzed-up toast dish.

8 & $20: Mushroom-Thyme Toast with Goat Cheese and Sherry Vinegar

Jul 15, 2020

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This beach shack favorite, upgraded with Dover sole, can be made at home in any season.

This beach shack favorite, upgraded with Dover sole, can be made at home in any season.

A Perfect Match

Fish and Chips with Champagne

RPM Seafood’s recipe for crispy Dover sole, served with potato wedges and tartar sauce, is a perfect excuse to break out that bottle of bubbly you’ve been saving

From the Dec 15, 2020, issue

Topped with rich cream cheese frosting, this Bourbon-spiked cake is simple to whip up, and you can make everything but the frosting ahead.

Topped with rich cream cheese frosting, this Bourbon-spiked cake is simple to whip up, and you can make everything but the frosting ahead.

A Perfect Match

Bourbon Applesauce Cake with Sauternes

Ina Garten’s comforting, autumnal dessert sings alongside a special-occasion sweet wine

From the Oct 31, 2020, issue

The recipe calls for pasta, cheese, butter, pepper and salt—and that's it. It comes together quickly with vigorous stirring and a close eye on the sauce.

The recipe calls for pasta, cheese, butter, pepper and salt—and that's it. It comes together quickly with vigorous stirring and a close eye on the sauce.

A Perfect Match

Cacio e Pepe with an Italian White

As the weather cools, try chef Chris Borges’ five-ingredient, grown-up mac 'n' cheese alongside a plump white wine

From the Sep 30, 2020, issue

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These pots de crème are made with high-quality dark chocolate and topped with Chantilly cream.

These pots de crème are made with high-quality dark chocolate and topped with Chantilly cream.

Pudding Pots

A classic, chocolatey bistro dessert from Bouchon Bakery

Joan Nathan's savory brisket recipe is a riff on the one her mother used to make.

Seasonal Entertaining

5 Favorite Recipes for Intimate Winter Celebrations

With dishes like this butternut galette, Ottolenghi and Belfrage prove that vegetables can become "flavor bombs."

Seasonal Entertaining

Yotam Ottolenghi’s Celebratory Butternut Galette for the New Year

Creamy with a crisp garnish, and flavor-packed but not too spicy, chef Manish Mehrotra's Christmas dish is all about balance.

Seasonal Entertaining

A Comforting Christmas Feast by Way of India

This beach shack favorite, upgraded with Dover sole, can be made at home in any season.

A Perfect Match

Fish and Chips with Champagne

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Cheese

Cheese

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Soft Spot

Classic Old World cheeses and New World stars deliver deliciousness

Cypress Grove Truffle Tremor

Stop and Taste the Truffles

Stylish knives, ergonomic graters, a dramatic serving tray and a fascinating new book will please any cheese lover on your shopping list.

2020 Gift Guide: Cheese

Jasper Hill Cellars' cheddars

America Lays Claim to Cheddar

Laurent Tourondel’s croque madame

Mrs. Crunchy, a Sublime Sandwich

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Chocolate

Chocolate

These pots de crème are made with high-quality dark chocolate and topped with Chantilly cream.

These pots de crème are made with high-quality dark chocolate and topped with Chantilly cream.

Pudding Pots

A classic, chocolatey bistro dessert from Bouchon Bakery

This selection of five Hawaiian chocolate bar brands shows the diversity in style and <i>terroir</i> within the state.

2020 Gift Guide: Chocolate

Chocolate, olive oil, sugar, eggs and salt are all you need to create this masterpiece.

Seasonal Entertaining

7 Romantic Chocolate Treats for Valentine’s Day

Éclat Mondiants

Grand Design

Holiday gifts for the chocolate obsessive.

Gift Guide: Digging Truffles

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Coffee

Coffee

Whether you prefer espresso, French press or pour-over, single-origin beans or blends, these gifts are designed to get you to the perfect pour.

Whether you prefer espresso, French press or pour-over, single-origin beans or blends, these gifts are designed to get you to the perfect pour.

2020 Gift Guide: Coffee

Innovative equipment and subscription boxes that deliver tasting experiences

DIY: Infusing spirits with coffee beans

In Good Spirits

Roasting beans at Greenwell Farms

A Kona Classic

The Peterson family: (from left) Rachel, Price, Susan, Erik and Daniel

The Price of Excellence

Coffee lovers will feel the warmth with these holiday gifts.

Gift Guide: Grounds for Celebration

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Spirits

Spirits

DIY: Infusing spirits with coffee beans

DIY: Infusing spirits with coffee beans

In Good Spirits

Some rum makers use a solera aging method, as seen here with Venezuela’s Santa Teresa. Portions of younger casks are melded with a succession of older ones to confer consistency.

Rum Grows Up

Vodka cocktails

Unstoppable Vodka

Cincoro’s founding partners (from left) Wes Edens, Wyc Grousbeck, Emilia Fazzalari, Michael Jordan and Jeanie Buss.

Tequila Comes of Age: Michael Jordan’s Tequila Score

Hacienda Patrón in Jalisco, Mexico. The producer’s oldest bottling, an extra añejo aged 10 years, is made from 100 percent blue agave and matured in a mix of American and French oak barrels.

Tequila Comes of Age

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Whisky

Whisky

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Baking with Whisky: Apple Cider Donuts with Maple-Bourbon Glaze

These classic autumn treats are elevated by a simple yet scrumptious whiskey-based glaze. The post Baking with Whisky: Apple Cider Donuts with Maple-Bourbon Glaze appeared first on Whisky Advocate.

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How to Pair Whiskey and Snacks [VIDEO]

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How to Pair Whisky and Pickles

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The Newest Celebrity Whiskey Comes From Iron Chef Morimoto

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How to Pair Whisky and Ice Cream

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