David Rosengarten

As I was preparing recently for a springtime trip to Greece, caring friends and family reacted with great alarm. "Greece?" they invariably and incredulously asked. "Why would you go at this time to...

Despite the grand popularity in the U.S. of white wines made from the near-ubiquitous Chardonnay grape, many other places have moved on in their wine-selecting tastes. Today, around the world, among consumers and professionals alike, it is Riesling that more often ignites the big-time white-wine passion. Why? One of the...

In July 2009, practically overnight, the Green Chile Cheeseburger became a national foodie obsession in America. That's the month that Bobby Flay's macho-burger challenge to the Buckhorn Tavern in San...

To many sommeliers around the world, Chinese food finds its most reliable winemate in German Riesling, the delicious white made from Riesling grapes all over Germany. Why? Chinese food is extremely diverse, and so is German Riesling: Whether the dish on the Chinese menu is sweet or savory, heavy or...

French gastronome Brillat-Savarin once noted that "the discovery of a new dish confers more happiness on humanity than the discovery of a new star." Works for me... and recently, too! After a few days spent on the...

Before the end of the Vietnam War in 1975, the number of Vietnamese immigrants in the U.S. -- and Vietnamese restaurants! --...

If you're accustomed to frying eggs in butter, or margarine... you might want to consider a radical Mediterranean alternative. For when you heat deep olive oil in a small, high-sided pan, and break an egg into it, you get the crispiest, most flavorful...