You know the summer’s been bad for the crops when you see those eggplants. Those are the ONLY and BIGGEST eggplant available in the local farmers’ market. If you’re not a gardener, eggplant grow like zuchini, usually with way too many fruit. Controlling the size to get flavour is the challenge. Not this year up… Continue reading Lousy Summer
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Uber Aubergine!
And what a ripasso! I don’t know if Masi is getting better; perhaps 2006 was an exceptional vintage; or maybe it was just the right meal and the right wine…
Greek Gifts
I was feeling all zorba-esque this week, so I bought three Greek wines to try. If you’re thinking retsina, you probably have bad memories of a party long long ago involving inappropriate behaviour. No one who actually likes wine, likes retsina. Near as I can tell, the popularity of retsina stems from a) smoking so… Continue reading Greek Gifts