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Knowing these under-the-radar wine picks from restaurant sommeliers can help you shop smarter at retail.

Sommelier Roundtable: Favorite Values from Pricey Producers

These lesser-known picks by top-tier names show off celebrated winemaking styles at more accessible price points

Jan 14, 2022

Gov. Kathy Hochul called for making to-go drinks legal permanently in her State of the State Address, but it needs to pass the legislature.

Wine To Go Could Come Back in New York

Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed permanently legalizing takeout drinks. Restaurants see needed revenue; liquor stores see competition

Jan 13, 2022

Guests can kick off a meal at Main Dining Room with appetizers like this terrine of Hudson Valley foie gras with pistachio and grape.

Restaurant Spotlight: Main Dining Room

Classic Southern Charm and a strong wine program at a historic West Virginia inn

Jan 13, 2022

The wine team at Mastro's Steakhouse and Stella's Wine Bar in Houston's Post Oak Hotel. Left to right: Sommeliers Jay On, Julie Dalton, Jeffery Young and Elena Prevatt, and wine director Keith Goldston.

Houston Welcomes a Casual Wine Bar with a Grand Award–Winning List

Stella’s shares a 35,000-bottle cellar with Mastro’s Steakhouse in the Post Oak Hotel. Plus, New York gets another omakase from the Sushi Noz team, and Restaurant Week returns

Jan 13, 2022

Ask Dr. Vinny

Why does wine taste better at a restaurant than it does at home?

Jan 10, 2022

Macchialina pairs regional cuisine with a concise, heavily Italian wine list.

Restaurant Guides

9 Small but Mighty Wine Lists

Carefully curated wine programs with 100 selections or less

Dec 23, 2021

Comforting Southern classics meet fine international wines at the Dakota Restaurant in Covington, La.

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Restaurant Spotlight: The Dakota Restaurant

Regional cuisine and a tried-and-true wine list from a longstanding Restaurant Award winner

Dec 23, 2021

Daniel Humm's Davies and Brook will soon depart its space in Claridge's hotel, where a replacement dining concept hasn't been revealed yet.

Turning Tables

Eleven Madison Park’s London Counterpart Closes

Next week will be the last for Daniel Humm’s Davies and Brook in Claridge’s hotel. Plus, an Atlanta team opens a Vietnamese cafe with food-friendly wines, and Gordon Ramsay makes his Boston debut

Dec 23, 2021

Elegant cuisine and fine wines are served in a homey atmosphere at the Mansion Restaurant.

Restaurant Guides

5 Great Wine Lists in Dallas

This Texas metropolis has blossomed into a top American wine destination

Dec 16, 2021

The Pines Modern Steak House collects wines from the 1986 vintage as a nod to the encompassing casino's opening year, but those aren't the only treasures in the cellar at this Restaurant Award winner.

Restaurant Spotlight

Restaurant Spotlight: The Pines Modern Steak House

High-quality steaks and a wine cellar of gems at a Southern California casino

Dec 16, 2021

As the wine leader for MGM Resorts International, Douglas Kim oversees a combined total of 350,000 bottles, according to the hospitality company.

Turning Tables

MGM Resorts Names New Wine Director

Douglas Kim is in charge of the wine programs for hundreds of concepts under the entertainment giant, including numerous Grand Award winners. Plus, Mastro’s Ocean Club opens its first Texas location, and Restaurant Award winner Chica opens in Aspen, Colo.

Dec 16, 2021

Nothing fits the festive spirit of the holiday season like an ultra-luxe pairing such as caviar and Champagne.

Sommelier Roundtable

Sommelier Roundtable: Favorite Extravagant Pairings

Just in time for the holidays, seven wine experts from Restaurant Award winners suggest splurge-worthy matches fit for celebrations

Dec 15, 2021

Though he hesitates to put a label on his style of cuisine, chef John Fraser says "in terms of inspiration, we start with vegetables, almost always.”

Seasonal Entertaining

A Fish Feast for Christmas from Chef John Fraser

For a fresh take on a festive meal, try the New York-based chef’s recipe for whole-roasted branzino with soft-herb vinaigrette, paired with a briny Vermentino

Julie Harans

Dec 13, 2021

For chefs Daniel Boulud, Aisha Ibrahim, Wolfgang Puck, Michael Schwartz and Tom Colicchio, comfort food is more about childhood memories than a specific-type of cuisine.

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Hearth and Home

Five worldly chefs cook comfort food

Owen Dugan

From the Dec 15, 2021, issue

Sandy Block excelled at his job because he held a deep passion for all of wine's myriad aspects, from science to history to service.

Mixed Case: Opinion and Advice

Sandy Block's Life of Passion for Knowledge and Wine

The longtime Legal Sea Foods wine director recently passed away at 72

Owen Dugan

Dec 10, 2021

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Sommelier Roundtable: Favorite Values from Pricey Producers

Wine To Go Could Come Back in New York

Restaurant Spotlight: Main Dining Room

Houston Welcomes a Casual Wine Bar with a Grand Award–Winning List

Why does wine taste better at a restaurant than it does at home?

9 Small but Mighty Wine Lists

Restaurant Spotlight: The Dakota Restaurant

Eleven Madison Park’s London Counterpart Closes

5 Great Wine Lists in Dallas

Restaurant Spotlight: The Pines Modern Steak House

MGM Resorts Names New Wine Director

Sommelier Roundtable: Favorite Extravagant Pairings

A Fish Feast for Christmas from Chef John Fraser

Hearth and Home

Sandy Block's Life of Passion for Knowledge and Wine

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