Beginner’s Guide to Wine Buying

If it is possible to have too much of a good thing, then the retail wine market could be a nominee for this dubious distinction.   Walk into a wine store or, worse, browse an online wine sellers’ website and you’ll be overwhelmed by the choices … Read more

Don’t Rinse The Chicken!

What do you mean, don’t rinse the chicken? We’ve always been taught to rinse chicken or turkey before cooking,  haven’t we?  Well, actually, NO. The USDA has long recommended against washing poultry before cooking. And most hygienists will concur that rinsing raw chicken actually increases … Read more

The Impending Chanksgiving Crisis

In less than seven days, over 5 million American Jews and untold numbers of others hosting Jewish guests at their Thanksgiving dinner will need to reconcile an event that will not re-occur for another 77,000 years. Chanukkah and Thanksgiving fall on the same day! Currently, … Read more