Blogcritics Section: Tastes

Wine Review: Experiencing Cabernet Franc

Marisa DVari — Thu, 8 Jan 2009 08:12:18 EST

Curious to find a delicious and affordable wine this season?
Looking for a delicious, affordable, and trendy new grape varietal to dazzle your friends at impromptu wine tastings? Look no further than Cabernet Franc, an all too frequently overlooked varietal that pairs well with a wide variety of winter-themed cuisine.As an accomplished or aspiring wine geek, you may already know that Cabernet Franc is one of...

Wine Review: Mumm's Blanc de Noir NV Sparkling Wine

Marisa DVari — Sun, 4 Jan 2009 05:23:42 EST

This wine is a perfect pairing - and more.
"I've had this wine before!" says a friend, savoring the pale salmon sparkling wine during a New Year's brunch. "Was it at the Ritz-Carlton? The Peninsula hotel in L.A.? It was someplace posh ..."When the subject of the conversation is Mumm's popular NV Blanc de Noir sparkling wine, "posh" is a word that comes easily to mind. Perhaps it is the...

Good Luck With New Year's Greens

Eleanor Diekert — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:53:42 EST

Economic crisis got you down? Get these lucky leaves to lift you up.
If you’ve had enough White Christmas, or perhaps Red Christmas from blowing your budget, your luck is about to change. Now you can look forward to a Green New Year. While across the globe, an economic crisis has put a damper on spirits and bank accounts, there is a glimmer of hope this New Year, and it’s called collard greens. A...

Sparklers: Mumm's DVX Is A Great Celebratory Food Wine

Marisa DVari — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:27:32 EST

Curious to know about the most delicious, food-friendly sparklers?
“This sparkling wine goes so well with food!” our hostess exclaims, lifting a fluted glass on a chill winter evening. “I always thought sparklers were for aperitifs or dessert!”As we celebrate 2009, let us also celebrate the end of all “rules” about sparkling wines and champagne. As you explore the world of...

How Subway Sandwiches Are Destroying America

Matthew T. Sussman — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:45:51 EST

And that's before they terrorized the ruins of society with that "five dollar footlong" song.
The Magical Hanukkahtime Section Variety Hour is an eight-day cruise through every section at BC Magazine except the one where the author has any knowledge whatsoever. On the second evening: BC Tastes!In 2004, documentarian Morgan Spurlock uncovered a hidden truth in today's society with his hit film Super Size Me, informing a blind populous...

TasteTV Visits The Great Dickens Fair

TasteTV — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:29:16 EST

This annual fair is a fantastic event that includes food, wine, ale, song, dance, and an occasional corset - for women and men!
TasteTV visits the annual Great Dickens Fair, a fantastic event that includes food, wine, ale, song, dance, and an occasional corset (for women and men). That's right, we said "corsets."

TasteTV is a leading multi-platform culinary, wine, fashion and lifestyle food network. Poplular TasteTV...

Making A Basic Barbeque Sauce

Dave Nalle — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:34:22 EST

Even if you can't master cooking great barbeque, a great sauce just means following the formula.
While I'm a meat purist when it comes to barbeque, most people like a nice, rich sauce with their meat. Not wanting to disappoint or force my taste on others, I've spent some time researching barbeque sauce and going over the sauces I've liked in the past, and experimenting with ingredients to come up with the basics of a good barbeque...

Product Review: New Zealand Natural Premium Ice Cream

El Bicho — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:12:59 EST

I enjoyed all five flavors sampled and would recommend them to ice cream connoisseurs.
New Zealand Natural started making and selling ice cream in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1984. A year later a store was opened in Sydney, Australia, and currently their U.S. website boasts of having “over four hundred retail outlets in New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Korea, and Britain.” The United...

Product Review: 1800 Tequila Essential Artists

Josh Lasser — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:36:22 EST

I go back to the well for one more drink.
When is a bottle of tequila not a bottle of tequila? When it's a work of art.1800 Tequila has recently begun an "Essential Artists" campaign. 1800's website lists 9 different artists who are taking part in the campaign, each of whom has a distinct style. The normal writing that appears on the face of the pyramidal tequila...

My Rooibos Affair, Or How I Learned to Calm Down and Love South Africa's "Red Bush"

Jordan Richardson — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 20:29:18 EST

How a one-night-stand with rooibos turned into a life-changing relationship.
I still remember the night well. Interestingly enough, it was my wife that introduced me to my paramour. Perhaps accidentally or perhaps to infuse our relationship with something new or something infinitely passionate, she placed the box of rooibos tea in the cupboard and “forgot about it” as she put away the remainder of the groceries....