When Jodi came home from a conference with the surprise that she'd won a stay at Batcheller Mansion Inn in Saratoga Springs, New York, I looked forward to the chance to get away and relax in a nice setting. I was pleasantly surprised by the way our recent stay there turned into quite a nice treat for this foodie, too! Let me share some of the highlights in case you find yourself visiting--or, if you're weighing options for a long weekend destination, perhaps this taste …
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…"versatile" wines, particularly champagne, Riesling, and Albraino. David noted that in the battle of food or wine supremacy, "we lost the war." He said that diners would typically order multiple bottles.
David noted that they liked to serve the wines as their winemakers had made them and not try to zap vanilla beans with lasers into wine glasses or other such fanfare.
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…Traditionally just over 80 varieties can be used to make port, but commonly 6 varieties are used today. David uses the old vineyards as ‘teachers' and argues that it is important to plant more varieties as 2-3% of other varieties add extra complexity calling it the ‘salt and pepper' of winemaking. We finished our trip on a high with a glass of glorious Scion over lunch. In 2008 David and Adrian were informed that there was a cask of very rare port from the pre-phylloxera …
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This dish is so simple I almost wasn't going to post it. But perhaps you, too, find yourself with a bit of leftover cooked chicken on hand and are looking for a little inspiration. The combination of onions, tomato and chicken, with some feta and olives tossed in, came out very nicely. You might want to duplicate this or make up you own version.
I started by chopping one sweet onion and sauteeing it in some olive oil until it started to caramelize, about 10 minutes. Added two cloves garlic, …
I have been friends with David for a good eight years , and I have known about this amazing ginger cake of his for about as long -- it is one of his most requested, most celebrated recipes -- but for some reason that's the time it took for me to actually try it myself.
What is it that drives us to make a certain recipe at a certain time ? Has anyone ever studied that?
At any given moment, it feels like I have dozens of recipes floating in my brain with a "to try" tag on them …
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Adam Montefiore's children, David and Rachel Montefiore, along with Arnon Geva (previously affiliated with Carmel Winery and Domaine du Castel), have begun Montefiore Winery ( Kerem Montefiore).
Kerem Montefiore was founded to celebrate the 150 th anniversary of the founding of Mishkenot Sha'ananim, where the winery is based, by Moses Montefiore.
According to the website, the winery released its first wines in 2013 and include a red blend, …