The versatility of beets can never be underestimated. Raw, cooked, grilled, baked, pureed, marinated, it is always fun to work with and the color is simply wonderful. Winewise you can also go in different directions: there are earthy elements, a bit of sweetness and a range of different textures that […]
One of the great advantages of sake is that it can serve as a companion to food where wine or beer would fail. I attended an interesting discussion among sommeliers at last year’s Salon du Sake in Paris, and while they maintained that there is a winepairing for every dish […]
What better to eat at the start of spring than one of the most wintery dishes French cuisine has given us? Few things are as hearty and filling as a hefty portion of cassoulet. There is a certain amount of flexibility to give your own interpretation to what is in […]
To show that nothing has really changed, this week’s pairing will revert to a familiar theme: risotto! I have recently been occupied with an attempt to better understand how to match sake with the established classics of Western cuisine. Sure, it’s easy to go into the cliché and only drink […]