The French 75: When Champagne Becomes a Cocktail
The One Pairing Worth Knowing, Not Fifty
Search for wine and cheese pairing and you will find charts, dozens of them, mostly useless at the exact moment you need them. Why one properly understood pairing, aged Comté and mature white Burgundy, is worth more than fifty memorised in a hurry.
The Art of the Aperitif
The Last Drink of the Evening
Most of an evening's drinking gets planned in advance. The last drink is different, and rarely decided until the meal is already over. A reflection on what the nightcap is really for, and why it should feel like the evening exhaling, not continuing to perform.