June 2000

Features

• Picnic by the Pyramids

  A nostalgic cook recalls the picnic salads of her Egyptian childhood.

• Planting Ideas

  An American in Tuscany reimagines his rambling vegetable patch as a thing of beauty, much to the chagrin of his Italian gardener.

• Poetry of Sausages

  A writer confesses his love for chorizo, kielbasa and other tempting forms of charcuterie.

• Recipe for Relaxation

  Deep in the Oregon woods, a top Portland chef unwinds by cooking a simple Italian meal for his friends and family.

• International Bytes

  A hungry shopper finds the best Web sites for ethnic foods.

• Low Country Rising

  Two native sons celebrate the new Charleston restaurant scene.

• Eight Grilling Essentials

• A Dutch Treat

  Amsterdam's best parties take place on the water. A chef makes the scene with a Mediterranean-style picnic on a cruise around the city's prettiest canals.

• A Salsa Garden

  A cook grows salsa ingredients in a yard no bigger than a tortilla chip.

• All-American Grilling

• Asia's Fast Food

  Quick lessons in flavor from Asia's street-food vendors.

• Austrian Emperors | Grüner Veltliner

  Grüner Veltliner is Austria's reigning wine--and the perfect partner to the country's regal white asparagus.

• Big Easy, Big Wines

  An heiress-turned-entrepreneur brings her acclaimed Matanzas Creek wines to a party at Longue Vue, her family's famous New Orleans home.

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• Bilbao Black Book

  You've seen Frank Gehry's Guggenheim in Bilbao. What's next? Here, a guide to the city's best restaurants, hotels and shopping.

• The Lure of Alaska

  At two luxury camps in Alaska, a writer learns fly-fishing and gets hooked on wilderness cuisine.

• This Bud's for Me

  Forget Chardonnay. The only drink that can do justice to baseball is a lukewarm, sudsy, mass-produced domestic beer.