How to Wash Fruits and Vegetables

By and large, the American food supply is quite safe, but food safety specialists keep their eyes on certain pathogens, both bacteria and viruses, that have been associated with dangerous outbreaks tied to produce. For example, E. coli O157:H7, a bacterium found in the intestines of cattle and other animals, also turns up in leafy…

Gin from Cachaça Country

Gin, made around the world, comes in two basic styles: austere, juniper-forward London dry, and a more aromatic herbal or floral version. For a martini and perhaps even with tonic, it’s the London dry you’ll want and, more specifically, this alluringly subtle Brazilian gin, Amázzoni, newly available in the United States. It leans on botanicals…

The Translucent History of Wine

If your summer road trip takes you to New York’s Southern Tier, along the border with Pennsylvania, or to the Finger Lakes wine country, plan a stop in Corning, the city known for glassware and home of the vast collection in its Museum of Glass. Starting Saturday and running through the end of the year…