Author: Pamela Vachon
11 award winning wines you should pair with your favorite fast food
Written by: Pamela Vachon
There’s joie de vivre in a highbrow/lowbrow mashup. Take it from someone who celebrated the completion of her Intro Sommelier course some years ago by smuggling …
The secret behind this trendy pink chocolate
Written by: Pamela Vachon
You may have first noticed it on the “Great British Bake Off,” a pink substance called ruby chocolate that indeed blushes with a demure hue compared …
The 6 best frozen cheese pizzas you can buy
Written by: Pamela Vachon
It’s been said that all pizza is good pizza, and while I mostly tend to agree, pizza that really nails the cheese element is, in my …
Our favorite ways to perfectly pair hot sauce & cheese
Written by: Pamela Vachon
“I have been using Cholula hot sauce on my pizzas for nearly 30 years,” says Tony Gemignani, award-winning pizzaiolo of San Francisco’s Tony’s Pizza Napoletana and …
If you must put pineapple on your pizza, at least use the right cheeses
Written by: Pamela Vachon
Pineapple pizza haters, you may want to stop reading now. Pineapple is an excellent pizza topping, bringing sweetness and additional acidity to what is basically …
The French secret to amazingly delicious cakes
Written by: Pamela Vachon
“When in doubt, add a splash,” begins the section on sourcing spirituous ingredients in Aleksandra Crapanzano’s Gâteau: The Surprising Simplicity of French Cakes. In Gâteau, …
Does your red wine need to be chilled just a bit?
Written by: Pamela Vachon
When summer turns to fall and we welcome back light red wines after a season of refreshing whites and rosés, the question is frequently begged: …
The best sparkling wine you’ve never heard of
Written by: Pamela Vachon
When you think of Italian sparkling wine, probably Prosecco comes to mind first, which isn’t surprising, given its massive production output and tremendous marketing efforts. …
Do these hangover remedies really work?
Written by: Pamela Vachon
We all know what a hangover feels like, but to figure out how to get beyond that keen sense of suffering, it’s important to understand …
Hangover remedies: What works, what doesn’t & why
Written by: Pamela Vachon
We all know what a hangover feels like, but to figure out how to get beyond that keen sense of suffering, it’s important to understand …
Yes, you can (and should!) pair wine with fried chicken!
Written by: Pamela Vachon
Champagne—and its sparkling wine derivatives—pair well with everything, full stop. The high acidity of the wine causes you to salivate so that your mouth begs …
