Chocophiles Unite
Chocolate devotees are hunting down the top-rated bars from around the globe and are curious about chocolate infused with chiles, wasabi, and that now-ubiquitous bacon bar. Increasingly, they are knowledgeable about chocolate and demand to know how their treats came to be, enticingly packaged on the shelf, beckoning in brightly colored boxes.
Taste vs. No Taste
The taste of our food is the first victim of the health scares plaguing North America, British transplant Gina Mallet argues in, “Last Chance to Eat: The Fate of Taste in a Fast Food World.”
Victuals & Vittles: The Humble Weblog
Quick recipes and ideas, wine notes, and random musings from the HG staff. This blog is updated several times a week, so please come back and visit in between our monthly editions.
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Good Stuff Eatery
0 comments | July 21, 2008
The food, conceived by Top Chef alumnus Spike Mendelsohn, is delicious and suited for a lunch on the go (if the line isn’t too long).
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Maison Camille Giroud, Grand Cru, Corton Rognets 2006
0 comments | July 10, 2008
Why did Napoleon refuse to drink anything else? Here’s the answer, direct from the winery to you.
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Summer in a Glass: Mint Juleps
0 comments | July 7, 2008
Think front porches dotted with rocking chairs, weeping willow trees and a cocktail as American as the Kentucky Derby.
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The Wine Leading the Blind: Summer Whites for the Bored and Broke Palate
0 comments | July 3, 2008
I wandered into Calvert-Woodley (a favorite wine shop) last week with the aim of finding something completely exotic and new, as I was both bored and impressionable. The catch: it had to be $10 or less.
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Brew's Clues: Episode VI, In Which Brew Has a Barbecue
0 comments | July 3, 2008
Barbecuing and beer: the quintessence of July 4th. Many a barbecue will be thrown over the holiday, and many a beer will be drunk, but which ones are best?
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Summer Days...
0 comments | July 1, 2008
The July issue of The Humble Gourmand is sitting in the wings and will be launched Thursday, just in time for 4th of July barbeques and other summer shindigs.
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Get Yourself a Gimlet
0 comments | June 27, 2008
It doesn’t get much simpler or fresher than gin with homemade sour mix. You can also serve this straight up in a martini glass.
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Cheers to the Old, Too
2 comments | June 25, 2008
After giving you a quick look at the new faces gracing the online pages of the HG last week, here’s a quick rundown of the rest of ‘em.
In This Issue:
The Wine Leading the Blind
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- Charles de Fère Brut Blanc de Blanc Reserve
- Arguably one of the best French “not Champagnes” you can find for the price.
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- Palacio de Bornos 2007 Verdejo
- Lots of grass, apple and citrus, and, yes, apricots…with a smooth, honeyed finish.
Brew's Clues
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- Bud Light with Lime
- Light, refreshing, unchallenging
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- Leffe Blonde
- A quintessential Belgian abbey beer
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- Samuel Adams Summer Ale
- The perfect summer beer for many
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- Lagunitas Dogtown Pale Ale
- With a refreshing citrus hoppiness
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- Miller (Coors) High Life
- The Champagne of beers? Well…
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- (Miller) Coors Honey Moon Summer Ale
- A fine beer, though not particularly complex
The Humble Reviewer
- Monte Carlo Restaurant (Larnaca)
- Serving up solid Mediterrean cuisine in sunny, breezy Cyprus
- Master's Home
- The schtick: no menu, and you pay 6 euros per course, eating until you’re full
- Fat Heads Saloon (Pittsburgh)
- Where pierogies are considered a condiment