In a wine world seeminly obsessed with ratings and points, writer Tom Hyland begs to differ: The bottom line, he says, is pleasure. He offers a quick survey of some favorite Italian wines that don't get the attention they deserve.
Writer Richard Fadeley and the Columbia Free Times tasting panel take on their favorite assignment of the year as they help you wade through the huge offerings in the sparkling wine aisles.
In your wildest culinary imaginings, could you have thought, even for a moment, that the hottest new item on the restaurant scene in Sarasota in 2009 would be deviled eggs' That's the risky part of prognostication.
Chef Aliza's Cooking Classes: Offers several classes, including Future Chefs Club What's for Lunch; Mommy and Me and Asian Cooking Series. Various days and per-class and per-series prices. Register in advance; 8441 SW 132nd St., Miami. 305-234-9002 or www.chefaliza.com
"THE HUMOROUS SIDE OF VEGETARIANISM," internationally syndicated "Bizarro" cartoonist Dan Piraro shares his favorite cartoons about food, the environment, animal advocacy and "the veg lifestyle," sponsored by the Vegetarian Society of Hawaii, 7 p.m. Jan. 10, Ala Moana Beach Park, McCoy Pavilion; free; 944-8344.
As the world's economy heads for its deepest slide in decades, cheap, comfort food is back in vogue while fanciful, culinary experiments are falling out of favor, according to culinary experts.
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