A Preserves Maker Turns to Tea

Bonne Maman, a popular maker of jams and preserves, has added herbal teas to its inventory. It also uses “wellness” as a selling point with each variety supposedly devised to bring delight, vitality, serenity and so forth, something that has become de rigueur for many products. These teas don’t need it; they’re lovely enough on…

The Story of a Craft Beer Pioneer

Dogfish Head, the brewery founded in 1995 in Rehoboth Beach, Del., by Sam Calagione and his wife, Mariah Calagione, has gone on to become a leading craft brewer releasing dozens of beers each year. Located in Milton, Del., it is now a subsidiary of The Boston Beer Company and has added a distillery, several restaurants…

Peking Duck With Added Fire

At its locations in Hong Kong Dubai, Hutong has been serving flaming Peking duck. Now the newly reopened dining room of the lavish restaurant chain’s New York branch also offers the glistening duck licked with blue fire tableside. More than mere floor show, the duck is seasoned with a chile-forward marinade. The flaming is said…

Tiny Bubbles on the Walls

Last year because of the pandemic there was but a single virtual grand tasting for La Fête du Champagne, the annual extravaganza of tastings and dinners organized by Daniel Johnnes. This year from Saturday through Nov. 14 it has a fuller docket: a mix of Zoom tastings, gala dinners and a major new event —…

An Uncommon Rise for Bread

The pandemic gave rise to a passion for sourdough among countless home bakers. But how many of them tackled the possibly more finicky salt-rising technique for bread, an American tradition that dates back to 18th century Appalachia? It’s not too late to learn. A Zoom event organized by the Culinary Historians of New York and…