Neighborhood Restaurant Group Wine Director Brent Kroll is on a mission to make Lambrusco happen. The oft-maligned Italian wine has suffered a reputation as “sugary, syrupy junk,” he says, or “cheap fizzy red wine.” But Kroll says it’s not just some bad cheesy Italian wine. “If I’m having a charcuterie plate, it’s my absolute favorite […]

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If you thought graham crackers were invented to sandwich melted chocolate and toasted marshmallows together, think again. These sweet, perforated crackers came into existence by the hands of evangelical minister Sylvester Graham, with the goal of contr…

There are very few people who actually want to eat tempeh. This brick of fermented soybean — common in Indonesia — has a strong flavor that turns many people off. It’s not subtle like tofu can be. But if you’re following a vegetarian or vegan diet, i…