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Sampling Sonoma
From fashion to home décor to electronics, every trade must be constantly evolving to keep up with emerging trends. One of my favorite industries to keep an eye on is that of food and beverage (no...
Three Dishese With Dana Herbert
This column invites you on an adventure to great restaurants around the world to meet the amazing chefs, mixologists, restaurateurs and sommeliers behind them and the foods that inspired their work...
A New Sex for the Sommelier
It's happened in the financial, medical, and academic fields, and now it's happening in the wine world: women are stepping up and creating a new breed of sommelier with a feminine touch. The title of...
All We Want for Christmas is Food: A Behind the Burner Gift Guide
We've decked the halls with boughs of holly, but now we're on to decking out our kitchens in an array of culinary gadgetry. This season, the Behind the Burner staff is waiting excitedly for Christmas...
Should Auld Acquaintance be Forgot? Food Trends For 2011
As the December days dwindle and we begin to creep closer and closer to 2011, we're already beginning to notice hints of change in the food forecast. From observing current trends and picking up on...
Let Us Eat Local 2010: Celebrating the Sustainable in NYC
If you’re a local foodie who supports sustainable, community-supported agriculture, then join us at this year’s Let Us Eat Local Tasting Benefit on September 16th. The event is being hosted by...
Superbowl 2010 Eats: Saintly Suppers and Horseshoe Dreams
Whether you're an avid football watcher or a commercial critic, Super Bowl parties give you an excuse to indulge in great food and beverages. While chicken wings, chips and salsa, burgers and a 12...
How to Throw a Dinner Party by a Personal Chef
"A Personal Chef" means just that...personal. My job is to custom design menus that all my guests will enjoy even if that means making a special dish for someone who may have specific dietary...
Kitchen Couture
Food is anything but uniform. It's all about the combination of ingredients and the techniques used to create a wow in taste and presentation. In short, Shannon Reed believes cooking is an art with...
The Little Black Apron: The Perfect Accessory
Even the busiest, most kitchen-clueless woman dreams of one day making the perfect egg salad sandwiches for ladies luncheons and baby showers. But until then, she's stuck in her kitchen for one, where...
