November 1999

Features

• Holiday Values

  A preview of 10 party wines from FOOD & WINE's Official Wine Guide 2000

• Journey to Cascadia

  For many chefs, cooking with local ingredients is an ideal. But for one determined man in Seattle, it's a must--no matter the ingredient, no matter the season.

• Live and Learn

  Part cooking school, part house party, Tasting Places captures the flavors of Italy, England and Thailand

• Luck of the Irish | Irish whiskey

  Irish whiskey has played second fiddle to scotch for too long. But that's all about to change.

• A Grande Thanksgiving

  Houston chef Robert Del Grande proves Thanksgiving isn't about Puritan propriety. Just steam some tamales, roast a Tex-Mex turkey and let the margaritas flow.

• A Working Lunch at Château Loudenne

  After a morning spent picking grapes, the workers at this Bordeaux estate need a hearty meal. And that's what they get--pot-au-feu and all.

• An Embassy Fête

  Our columnist's mother, the wife of the ambassador to France, brings Thanksgiving to Paris

• White-Hot Salt

  Exotic salts are white hot, even when they come in black or gray. And they're not just for cooking--you'll find them in health remedies and beauty products. Here's a look at what's shaking.

• Sweet Victory

  After finding success in Manhattan, baker Melissa Murphy Hagenbart conquers New York City's latest food scene--Brooklyn

• Thanksgiving Roundtable | Holiday Wines

  Editor Lettie Teague flies to D.C. for a summit on the best wines for this most American of feasts

• The Thanksgiving Guide

  For the food extravaganza that is Thanksgiving, the F&W test kitchen had a cook-a-thon to create 25 inspiring recipes for 5 great feasts.

• The World According to Wente

  California's oldest wine family has outlasted everything from prohibition to white Zinfandel. At a fall dinner, they explain their staying power

• Timeless Florence

  A writer visits the city with her mother and father and falls for the food and art, just as her parents did 40 years before

• Treasure Hunt

  A pair of culinary adventurers go to extremes to track down four extraordinary mail-order foods.

• New Ideas for Your Kitchen

  3 great makeovers