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At WSJ on Beer
When I’m not in the food biz, I work as a freelance journalist and my most visible regular outlet is the Wall St. Journal, where I write about jazz. In 2014, they let me write about beer on occasion. These … Continue reading
Beer and Cheese Pairing Notes January 5
Beer and Cheese Pairings January 5, 2016 My series of pairings featuring dark beers and blues got off to an excellent start. Both Sunday and Monday, people were receptive to the offerings, and that was my primary concern. In the … Continue reading
Posted in beer, cheese, gourmet, Uncategorized, whiskey, wine
Tagged beer, blue, California, cheese, food, stout
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Beer and Cheese Pairing Notes, December 2015
My apologies for the infrequency of these dispatches, they have become a casualty of my success both with the beer program and with the writing phase of my professional life. In other words, the beer program’s success began to involve … Continue reading
At Beer Geeks TV Blog on NYC IPA and on the new Paste Magazine Stout List
These new IPA’s are phenomenally bright! http://www.ora.tv/beergeeks/article/2015/11/13/east-coast-ipa The Paste List judges stouts! http://www.ora.tv/beergeeks/article/2015/11/6/a-beer-ranking-you-can-trust
Posted in beer, culinary, food, foodie, thoughts and musings, whiskey, wine
Tagged beer, Beer Geeks TV, Paste
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Beer and Cheese Pairings September 21
A lot of the work that I’m particularly proud of at Westside Market East Village is in introducing people who don’t consider themselves to be beer drinkers to beers or ciders that they enjoy. About once a week someone will … Continue reading
ICYMI, That NY Times Story
It came up a few times recently, so those of you just tuning into the narrative, here’s that NY Times story, a story about me rather than by me, but happily a story about writing that I’ve done, albeit on … Continue reading
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Tagged alpine cheese, Chablis, cheddar, cheese, cider, classic beer, dry cider, french pyrenees, Fromage, Rolling Stones
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ICYMI, Three Wall Street Journal stories on the NYC beer scene
Two of them are outside the firewall. This one is on the brewing renaissance. http://www.wsj.com/articles/craft-brewers-and-brewpubs-gain-popularity-in-new-york-city-1421976473 This one is on local gypsy brewers http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303801304579409102170863322 This one on barrel aging is inside the firewall so…. Barrel-Aged Beer Is Making a Comeback A … Continue reading
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Tagged allagash, beer, classic beer, india pale ale
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Recent Beer and Cheese Pairing Highlights September 13-18
Yes, I was away. I went to Chicago for a long Labor Day weekend to cover a jazz festival and drink lots of beer; I also introduced my family to two wonderful goat’s milk cheeses, Kunik and Pantaleo. Upon my … Continue reading
ICYMI: Some Posts for Beer Geeks TV Blog
On Craft Beer in Chicago http://www.ora.tv/beergeeks/article/2015/9/11/sipping-in-chicago On Saisons http://www.ora.tv/beergeeks/article/2015/9/4/saisons-for-every-season On Beer Lists, or at least ones that are not generated by Paste. http://www.ora.tv/beergeeks/article/2015/8/28/lose-the-lists On the Big Apple Beer Renaissance http://www.ora.tv/beergeeks/article/2015/8/21/the-big-apple-plays-catchup On Diversity in the Craft Beer World http://www.ora.tv/beergeeks/article/2015/8/14/diversity-in-the-craft-world On The … Continue reading
Beer and Cheese Pairings August 23 and 24
I used to think that the hardest transition in offering downtown New Yorkers top flight beer and cheese was from Sunday, when the vibe was typically chill, to Monday when the hustle bustle often came just short of violent. I’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged beer, cheese, classic beer, food, french pyrenees, Fromage, india pale ale, introduction, summer, wine
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The Joy of Cheese 