An Insider's guide to restaurants, wine, spirits and culinary travel
glass half full: 12/8/2017
A roundup of the most interesting food, wine and spirits stories on the web (because even Al Gore, who invented it, doesn't have time to read them all)
Your dog wishes he/she were in
Germany for the holidays.
A retailer
has unveiled a line of pet-friendly beer and wine:
The restaurant of your dreams.
For one
thing, no clothes---but more importantly, no iPhones:
https://www.thedailymeal.com/paris-nudist-naked-restaurant-onaturel/112717
Forget cryogenics---VSOP is cheaper.
At long
last, we get the skinny on Frédéric Chopin’s Cognac-pickled heart:
Anyone up for a glass of Chateau Egg
Foo Young?
Why did we
think the Chinese would buy Bordeaux châteaux
and not change their names?
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2017/11/bordeaux-wary-of-rich-chinese-changing-estates-names/
Dine with the stars.
Here are the
cities with the most Michelin stars in 2017:
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2017/11/the-17-most-michelin-starred-cities-in-the-world-2017/
Some people are so greedy that they
need to steal tips from busboys.
If you’re
still under the impression that Mario Batali is a nice guy, read this:
https://ny.eater.com/2017/11/29/16716398/mario-batali-wage-lawsuit-babbo-nyc
