Food

Highlights

  1. City Kitchen

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    Meat and Potatoes Get an Upgrade

    Rack of lamb, rubbed with mustard and rosemary and roasted on crushed potatoes, is a comfort-food favorite, elevated to elegance.

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    Sicily’s Emerald Green Gem: the Bronte Pistachio

    The nuts, grown in the foothills of Mount Etna, near the town of Bronte, are so special they’ve been granted government protection.

  1. The Pour

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    Five Wine Books to Give This Holiday Season

    The top choices of this year’s wine books include an essential Champagne guide, an argument to organize wine by soil type and a thin volume of advice.

  2. Hungry City

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    Around the Corner, Thai Desserts Await

    Khao Nom, linked to another restaurant in Queens, is a place to finish off your meal.

  3. Wine School

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    Your Next Lesson: Amontillado

    Beyond the mystique surrounding fortified wines, this sherry can be wonderfully complex and satisfying, and surprisingly good with many savory foods.

  4. Front Burner

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    A Stollen That’s Just Right

    Bien Cuit’s version of the sweet German Christmas bread hits all the right notes.