Behind the Line

Topic: Help for Home Cooks/Bartenders

Be a good host. Send your guests off with a little somethin' special. What are your ideas for goodie bags for guests at your party?

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Here at Naha we tend to give away our Naha honey in the special honey bear bottles as gifts because it represents our commitment to help support artisan honey production. It also ties into our supp... more »

Last updated: Mar 8 2013

 
 

You're heading to a New Year's party, and you've been charged with bringing something fizzy. What to bring? What are your tips for the best BYO sparkling wines for a New Year's party?

Fehribach_paul
There are some great values in Cremants based in the Loire particularly, and there are some great sparkling gruners from Austria and rieslings from Germany that won’t hit the budget too hard. If yo... more »

Last updated: Apr 8 2013

 

What are your recommendations for successful Christmas dinner wines?

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Christmas dinner and the holidays for that matter should be about sharing. Pulling out beautiful delicious wines that will appease a number of tastes. Mike and I make sure that the favorites of our... more »

Last updated: Dec 13 2012

 

What are your recommendations for successful Christmas dinner wines?

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Sparkling Rose'. It goes with everything and is very festive. I especially enjoy Chandon sparkling rose' because it also brings back memories of a really fun wine tour and lunch in Yountville one d... more »

Last updated: Dec 13 2012

 

Give us some menu ideas for a memorable Christmas Day breakfast/brunch.

Fehribach_paul
A Christmas Day breakfast should be simple but special. Homemade yeast rolls always fit the bill, they fill the home with that incomparable aroma. For dressing your rolls you might have first of th... more »

Last updated: Dec 13 2012

 

Stock, Soup, Hash: What are your recommendations for using turkey leftovers, other than sandwiches?

Fehribach_paul
Turkey gumbo, which is a slam dunk with leftover stuffing or mashed potatoes in place of rice. Bam.

Last updated: Nov 20 2012

 

We all know Thanksgiving is about more than turkey, right? All that food and family fodder requires WINE. What are your go-to suggestions for Thanksgiving wine?

Fehribach_paul
My suggestion for Thanksgiving wine is whatever you like – seriously. It is a holiday and Champagne goes with everything so you might start there. It’s true whites go best with turkey so you might ... more »

Last updated: Nov 20 2012

 

Stuffing poultry. Whether it's the Thanksgiving turkey, or a plump roasting chicken, where do you stand on stuffing inside the bird? Are the outside-the-bird skeptics just alarmists? Is the extra flavor worth it?

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definitely out of bird for at least a few reasons- 1. Takes longer to cook. 2. Can only accomodate so much stuffing, other stuffing will taste different. 3. we use the cavity of the bird to impart ... more »

Last updated: Nov 19 2012

 

We all know Thanksgiving is about more than turkey, right? All that food and family fodder requires WINE. What are your go-to suggestions for Thanksgiving wine?

Jillg
i go for the bubbles. we love cava and prosecco with our thanksgiving meal.

Last updated: Nov 19 2012