You’ve probably been to at least one wine and cheese party. This combo is the default refreshment for entertaining. But is it the best? It’s true, I question food and wine pairing rules. After all, if you like Chardonnay with BBQ, that’s a perfect match for you. What about the cheese plate? Forget everything you’ve been told.Read more
EAT – Snack on This! Fancy Food Show 2010
This post’s title, Snack on This! I have totally borrowed from friend and colleague Mark Oltz. Whenever we were looking for new titles to segments on In Wine Country he’d always throw out “snack on this.” Today’s the last day of the three day Fancy Food show in San Francisco. There are hundreds of food vendors, from all over the country and all over the world. You can spend all day there and eat nothing but cheese — some darn good cheese. I managed to pull myself away from the cheese pavilion to sample other things. Here’s my list of favorites. Everything’s better with bacon. The cured meat was everywhere; lots of jamon Iberico legs being carved up. Bacon makes its way into chocolate at Vosges, in a dark choc bar and in a fantastic bacon caramel toffee. Also saw dried smoked salmon “bacon bits.” Porchetta was on display too. …