The goal of my new "Local with Local " series is to not only show how well Long Island food goes ... ). The dish is  Sauteed Local Monkfish Medallions with Baby Grilled Asparagus and Sorrel Hollandaise and it was inspired by the local sorrel Doug found at a local farm stand. And, Doug tells me that he's ... ..." link below. The picture of this month's dish was taken by Ellen Watson . Sauteed Local Monkfish...

... with on your own. One thing that I strongly recommend - buy local lamb if at all possible. It tastes ... with mushrooms and broccoli rabe. We decided to have a New York wine with our local lamb. 2002 ... to go local on the wine, and I want to love local Cabernet Franc. But there are so many that I ... might feel differently. I'm going to try some more local vino too, this time in the $15-20 range...

"Better bring your car," said my friend Stewart, who works for the Aspen Times . "I have a box of wine for you." It was a sampling of wines from Woody Creek Cellars. You've probably never heard of Woody Creek Cellars. The Colorado winery is the epitome of local...

I'm beginning research for an upcoming story on Grenache, a varietal I love, and am looking for suggestions on great, local Grenache. Ideally, the wine would be grown and made in Napa, Sonoma or Mendocino counties, but I'm open to Santa Barbara area stuff, as well...

Forum: Social Hall Posted By: David K o l i n Post Time: 02-04-2008 at 05:02 AM

There's been great talk lately about locally grown food, from Time Magazine to NY Times.  Similar to discovering local vineyards and going out of your way to discover an amazing bottle of wine, finding locally grown food is a like minded hunt. Wine and great food go hand in hand...

... however, doesn't lie. Have you made it to any of our local wineries this summer? Don't worry. Kevin ... and Harmony Hill, maybe 1 or 2 others. Remember, most of the local wineries only open their tasting rooms through summer. Labor Day or the end of September might be your last chance to try these local ... a Google Map with all the local wineries - there are more than you'd expect. And folks, I guarantee...

I walked into a Safeway in the Portland suburbs yesterday. I was probably 45 minutes' drive from Newberg, so not quite in the heart of Oregon wine country - but darned close. What greeted me first was a wine display. "Nice," I thought, until I walked all the way around ...

A quick review this morning (have to go to work super early today!) of a local wine from Rappahannock Cellars. I owe you a review on our tasting experience at Rappahannock, which I will get around to eventually, along with a million reviews from Sonoma and the DC Wine and Food Festival!The wine for the evening was a 2006 Rappahannock Cellars Vidal Blanc. We see quite a bit of Vidal Blanc...

Moni’s have just launched a Fino sherry in a becoming 500ml bottle that chills down good and fast. I’ve always been a big fino fan, the fresh, salty, racy drink that goes so damn well with seafood or as a sundowner, is hard to resist. Moni’s are well known for ...