Year: 2007

Texas Wine: Fall Creek Chard, Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo International Wine Competition

Fall Creek Chardonnay We’re bored with over-oaked Chardonnays and were thrilled to find Fall Creek Chardonnay so close to home! Gentle flavors of honey and pear danced across the palate. The wine was dry. There’s citrus, too, and I swear I could taste some Hill […]

Knife Skills

What should every home cook know about knife skills? Kent Rathbun, chef/owner of award-winning Abacus (www.abacus-restaurant.com) in Dallas, responds: First, I recommend that every home cook obtain the following five basic pieces: 10″ chef’s knife 6″ flexible boning knife 8″ scalloped-edge knife paring knife sharpening […]