October 2009 Archives

PDT's Jim Meehan Stirs Classic New Orleans Cocktails

Just how does PDT bar manager Jim Meehan make a Sazerac? The official drink of New Orleans is stirred, not shaken, he told me a couple weeks ago.

On Mediocre Food and Bad Cooking

Maybe to know good cooking is to cook badly.

David Sax's Destination Jewish Delis

While cities like New York, Los Angeles, and Montreal will always be great places to find a Jewish delicatessen, great delis aren't limited to North America's shores

Simon Winchester on the Secret of Great Travel Writing

What makes great travel writing? Last week, Alex Pasquariello and I caught up with Simon Winchester, Condé Nast Traveler contributor and author of 20 books, including The Professor and the Madman, Krakatoa and A Crack in the Edge of the World, at a launch party for The Best American Travel Writing 2009 at Manhattan’s Idlewild Books

Long Live Gourmet, The Dinner Party

Sunday's Long Live Gourmet dinner party was a success!

Mobile Food Chowdown in Seattle

Gourmet food trucks will come together Saturday for the Seattle Mobile Food Chowdown.

Seattle's Matt's in the Market: The Fishmonger and the Chef

You should go to Matt’s in the Market next time you’re in Seattle.

Hatfield's New Trick

Quinn and Karen Hatfield won over San Francisco with their cooking at Cortez, and then broke hearts when they moved back to Los Angeles to open their own place.

Long Live Gourmet

Years of reading Gourmet magazine taught me much more about cooking than culinary school ever did; Mollie wrote her senior thesis on it. We both owe Ruth Reichl and the entire Gourmet staff so much.

Addendum: Beyond Gin & Tonics in Boston

As any Bostonian worth their swizzle stick can tell you, Beantown has plenty of great drinks—I just wasn’t looking in the right places. Since I left, I have been back to visit and I have drank very, very well.

A.J. Rathbun's Latest Cocktail Chronicles

"Dark Spirits: 200 Classy Concoctions Starring Bourbon, Brandy, Scotch, Whiskey, Rum, and More" is just what it says it is, plus more: primers on the differences between all those spirits, fun trivia, and sidebars on obscure liqueurs

The Art of the Cozy Restaurant

What makes a restaurant feel homey? A long communal bar helps, with its “everyone’s family here” vibe. But it's more than that.

Foodzie: The Country's Best Artisanal Foods, All in One Place

Foodzie is the brainchild of Emily Olson, Rob LaFave, and Nik Bauman, three college buddies who realized that they would rather be working with bakers and farmers than multinational corporations.

About Moveable Feast

Where the editors of Condé Nast Traveler gather 'round the table to gossip about chefs, restaurant openings, cocktail trivia, and where to find the best cupcakes in the world.