Welcome back to Sip Northwest’s Bar Tab, our editor's weekly selection of what to drink in the Northwest now. This week — and in regards to last plus the pending holiday — we recognize the need for a drink. So come on in, belly up to the counter and order a digital...
The secret to a complex, mouthwatering marinara sauce is not Italian heritage, a recipe passed down through the generations or even certified San Marzano tomatoes (although that doesn't hurt). It's wine. On a handwritten recipe card that's been sitting in a drawer...
Meat braising season has officially arrived and there are few better bedfellows for this slow-cooking process than cider and pork. True — any alcohol will add to the aromatic and flavor profile, bonding with fat and water molecules, like in a brine, marinade or...
Welcome back to Sip Northwest’s Bar Tab, our editor's weekly selection of what to drink in the Northwest now. This week, we dig into the tasting notebook for scribblings from a recent trip to the Chehalem Mountains and Dundee Hills. When Pinot Noir is largely the...
One restaurant is never enough, said every restaurateur ever. Fortunately, the Pacific Northwest is rich with entrepreneurial chefs and somewhat void in chain eateries, so the stacking figures of restaurants in our great region is largely made up of chef-owned or...
Hoptown USA, the Heart of Central Washington, the Palm Springs of Washington and Yaki-Vegas, Yakima, Washington has earned itself many a'nickname. Originally constructed along the new Northern Pacific Railway company line in 1883, the city and its eponymous famed...
Cooking with cider is nothing new at Carr’s Ciderhouse in Hadley, Massachusetts. The family-run operation has been working with all sorts of ways to incorporate apples of all forms into their cuisine. From winter coleslaw with a cider syrup vinaigrette to BBQ sauce...
Cravings: we all know the powerful desire that drags us over to the dark side of sugary, salty, fatty, juicy hedonism. Even supermodel Chrissy Teigen encourages indulging palatable impulses. In this week's Bar Tab, our editor appeases her hankering for the sour,...
Apple-based spirits have a long history in America (think back to colonial days). In fact, two of the oldest distilled spirits in the United States, apple brandy and applejack, have been served during important political gatherings, used as currency in exchange for...
To say that gazpacho is an old dish would be a bit of an understatement. While no one is 100 percent sure how the dish originally came about, it is clear that it originated in the Andalusian region of Spain and that it has distinct influences from Ancient Rome....
