The Perfect Wine Glass: When Size (and Shape) Matters

Single women listen up: It’s time to start drinking like a grown-up! Pack away the margarita glasses with the pelican stems, push the old beer mugs embossed with your college emblem to the back of the cabinet, and throw away the mismatched wine glasses you grabbed from the yard sale last summer. It’s time to add some sophistication to your palette, and your stemware. You know that glassware can have an effect on the taste of wine. Otherwise, why would all the different options exist? But

Historical Nibbles: Food for Thought

Who isn’t excited to see “Julie Julia” next week? This will be the sort of movie for which you arrange a divine dinner date beforehand — don’t come hungry, because a tub of greasy popcorn and corn syrupy candy likely won’t satisfy your palate. It is my personal belief that Amy Adams was given a terrible hairstyle in the film so that the effervescent star wouldn’t overshadow the FOOD. Earlier this week, The New York Times ran a piece about “ Cinematic Cuisine That Would Make Even Julia Ch

Can Italian Food Be Healthy?

Joanna Dolgoff-- What comes to mind when you think of Italian food? Creamy foods, extra cheese, thick pizza, lasagna? In America, Italian cooking is known for its large portions with lots of cheese and sauce. Many dishes are not likely to be good for your health or your waistline. Here are some lower calorie dishes and helpful hints to consider when eating at an Italian restaurant. Bon Appetit! Healthy Italian Dining: Before heading to the restaurant: Wh

Review Of Cooking Light Magazine | Home Cooking Secret

Cooking Light magazine offers for the social individual an entire section about menus and planning. Entertaining can be difficult for those that want to be more healthy. This section offers tips and ideas to keep food taste worthy. … Here is the original: Review Of Cooking Light Magazine | Home Cooking Secret

Hidden gems

One thing to be said for RyanAir (and, God knows, there little enough to be said for that single-minded organisation) is that its fierce baggage restrictions force one to be selective when going on holiday. 10kg is the cabin-baggage limit, and once you’ve packed a Nikon D700 and a couple of lenses, a laptop plus charger, phone plus ditto, well, you’re half-way there. So while sitting by a pool in Provence is a great place to read all those massive tomes (e.g. Michael Sandel’s Democracy’s Disc

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