There are few foods as revered and argued over as the NYC bagel. Sure, Montreal may have its own version—a pillowy ring of warm dough—but when most people close their eyes and think of a bagel, they picture the dense, pock-marked puck with a hole in

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“I haven’t done laundry in 30 years,” says Alice Feiring as we descend the steps of her local laundromat to drop her bag. “I wouldn’t know how to use a washing machine.” It’s a brisk, sunny day and one of natural wine’s most longstanding cheerleaders

I was stunned when my relatives opened a bottle of wine at the dinner table during a recent visit to New Delhi. It was a Sula Vineyards Syrah from the Nashik region in India. The family had opened it just for me, the wino visiting from the U.S., and

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The borough of Queens, New York offers some of the most diverse dining options in the country. From Chengdu-worthy noodles and dumplings to Bangladeshi, Ghanaian, Ecuadorian, Polish, Nepalese and Filipino staples, the borough has long exemplified New

Everyone knows the Manhattan, the granddaddy of classic cocktails—but that’s just the beginning. The five boroughs of New York City and the people who live in them offer ample cocktail inspiration. As you’ll see, these borough namesakes, past and pre

Photographer Marcos Alberti first turned his camera on his friends, documenting how their countenances changed after one, two and three glasses of wine, in his native Brazil with the Three Glasses Later project. He did it again in New York City, team

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The most important meal of the day doesn’t even have to include wine Wouldn’t you know it? Kara Newman, who reviews spirits for the magazine, recommends a coffee place that measures simple syrup with jiggers. Everyman Espresso, in a small space in th

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ProWein 2024 took place March 10-12 in Düsseldorf, Germany, and celebrated its 30th anniversary this year. Since the beginning, Düsseldorf has been ProWein’s home and is one of the world’s largest and most relevant wine and spirits trade fairs. It we

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Four of the City’s most accomplished wine professionals shake off the late winter chill to gather for dinner at Wu’s Wonton King on East Broadway, where Chinatown rubs against the Lower Side. “Chinese food is so much fun to pair with wine. But, being

As I stepped beyond the “New York-style vestibule” covered with familiar hexagon-shaped subway tile and took a seat at the long wooden bar, I felt a cozy familiarity. I scanned the drink menu: There was a Penicillin, created at NYC’s Attaboy, and the

In the hands of a skilled barrelmaker, these tools might be the difference between an airtight oak barrel and one that weeps wine. The driver fits under the hoop (metal rings that hold the staves together), waiting for the hammer strike to move it ti

The city that never sleeps has long been an epicenter of wine imbibing. Its association with winemaking, however, is less obvious. More pastoral regions like the Finger Lakes, Long Island and Hudson Valley have earned New York a ranking of third-larg

Blundstone boots might be just as at home in Brooklyn as they are in the field or cellar, but our nascent grapevine making the journey through subways on the cover and trains, ferries and taxi cabs throughout this issue, is definitely somewhat out of

“When we started planting grapes here in 1972, everyone thought we were insane,” says Anthony Aellen, president and executive winemaker of Linganore Winecellars. Aellen and his family were instrumental in forming Maryland’s first American Viticultura

WANT TO GIVE YOU THE LIQUOR I FOUND IN CABINET, the text from my mother-in-law read. This is how I came to be in possession of four unopened, pristine-condition 1980s-era bottles: two blended Scotch whiskeys and two VSOP Cognacs. All four were good,

For those seeking a taste of old New York, Bemelmans Bar, opened in 1947, is the place. Within the Carlyle Hotel on the Upper East Side, the walls are still covered with murals painted by artist-author Ludwig Bemelmans, who wrote the Madeline series

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