Food & Wine Magazine - September 2024

In this issue

Cooking with Grapes
From balsamic vinegar to wine to raisins, grapes are the ingredient behind beloved pantry staples, but the whole fruit is worthy of inclusion, too. Learn how to bring juicy, tart, peak-season grapes to the table in six recipes, from a simple Grape Mostarda and Prosciutto Panini to a dinner party–worthy Pollo al Lambrusco. By Lucy Simon

Take Back Sunday
For 2021 F&W Best New Chef Fermín Núñez, the only cure for the Sunday scaries are Dominguitos (“little Sunday”) parties. The wine-fueled community gatherings center around bold dishes like a chicken, chorizo, and seafood paella—with plenty of stackable sides to go around. By Khushbu Shah

Beat the Heat!

What to pair with every type of spicy food

2 mins

The Gilda Age - How to perfect the world's best bar snack at home

In the late 1940s, Rita Hayworth turned heads in Hollywood with her sultry, sharp-tongued, titular role in the movie Gilda. Hayworth's character also made a lasting impression further afield in Spain, at Casa Vallés bar in Donostia-San Sebastián, inspiring the creation of a pintxo-a tiny, toothpick-speared snack-that still bears her character's name today. The new pintxo was so popular that it was quickly adopted by other spots throughout the city. It is now Basque country's most iconic bar snack

2 mins

Autumn Pairings - Our favorite sommeliers share their go-to dishes and wine pairings for when the weather starts to cool.

Our favorite sommeliers share their go-to dishes and wine pairings for when the weather starts to cool. Translating to "mashed eggplant," baingan bharta is a popular North Indian dish that combines grilled eggplant with ripe tomatoes, vibrant fresh ginger, and warm spices like cumin and cloves. Cut long, deep slits down each eggplant before grilling to help the centers steam and soften as the outside chars. Serve this smoky, spreadable dish warm or at room temperature with roti or naan.

10 mins

The California Wine Lover's Guide

55 bottles that will tell you everything about the past, present, and future of California wine

6 mins

Tasting Tasmania - Australia's stunning island state is home to stellar cool-climate wines, a vibrant dining scene, and the freshest air on earth.

Australia's stunning island state is home to stellar cool-climate wines, a vibrant dining scene, and the freshest air on earth.asmania smells fresh. Parks and wilderness cover 40% of the island, and much of the rest is farmland. Swept by the Roaring Forties-intense westerly winds that buffet the southern hemisphere- the atmospheric station at Cape Grim in the state's northwest corner regularly records the earth's most pristine air. Down here in Australia's southernmost state, not far from Antarctica, simply taking a breath is delicious. But that's not all that's delicious. Grapes retain mouthwatering acidity in the chilly, maritime climate of Tasmania (or Lutruwita, as it's called in palawa kani, the local Aboriginal language). Having loved Tolpuddle Vineyard's earthy Pinot Noirs, full of cranberry and orange-peel flavors, back in New York, I'd made a pilgrimage to the island for its wine.

6 mins

COOKING WITH GRAPES

GRILLED BRAISED, BAKED STEWED OR FROZEN THEY'RE SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST A SNACK.

10+ mins

CITY THAT RICE BUILT

A hunger for rice laid Charleston's foundation. Could a love for the grainand the city that grew from it—be the way to a more unified future?

10+ mins

TAKE BACK SUNDAY

Chef Fermín Núñez's answer to the Sunday scaries? Porrón pours and paella for a crowd.

10+ mins

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