Joe Ray
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ARCHIVE OF THE YEAR 2011
The Daily - Arts and Life - Saturday, July 16, 2011
Hot-blooded Tequila’s sidekick, sangrita, gets its moment in the sun
Lick it, slam it, suck it? ¡No mas! Despite close to 100 years of civilized enjoyment in Mexico, sangrita is coming into the limelight north of the border.
The Wall Street Journal - Travel - Saturday, July 9, 2011
In Search Of: The Perfect Gelato
In pursuit of the ultimate in cold, creamy, silky, slushy goodness across the island of Sicily. La vita doesn’t get more dolce than this.
The Daily - Arts and Life - Saturday, July 9, 2011
Wok Across The Border
Canada’s Alexandra Road is a hub of pan-Asian deliciousness right next to Vancouver
Private Clubs Magazine - July-August 2011
Tequilas Rising
Four new tequilas - all under $40 - raise the bar north and south of the border
The Daily - Arts and Life - Wednesday, June 30, 2011
Chocolate - Distilled To A Science in Red Hook
Aerospace whiz kid Daniel Preston decides to distill the dark stuff – with sublime results.
The Daily - Arts and Life - Saturday, June 18, 2011
Distilling’s Gold Rush - Reviving Small-Batch Spirits
If not for a wave of state legislation in the past five years, the microdistillery boom may never have come to pass. The Corpse Reviver could have lain dormant well into the next century, Tom Collins preferring to spend his summer in less trendy climes.
The Daily - Arts and Life - Saturday, June 11, 2011
Octopus’ garden
After centuries of popularity on European shores, octopus is finally on the rise in America.
Private Clubs Magazine - May-June 2011
French Food Fight
I’m sent on the road to understand why in the duel between restaurants in Paris and Lyon, the latter’s got a leg up.
The Daily - Arts and Life - Saturday, April 23, 2011
Mouths Open - The Kings and Queens of The Sicilian Feast
In three Sicilian kitchens, it becomes clear why nothing comes close to knocking three feast classics – cassata, arancini and cannoli – from their thrones.
The Daily - Arts and Life - Saturday, April 9, 2011
Pardon His French
Paris’ most-feared food critic turns his gaze to the the offerings at The Ritz.
The Boston Globe - Travel - Sunday, March 6, 2011
It’s always a tall order - building human castles in Barcelona
Soccer may be Barcelona’s passion, but Catalonia’s great and dearest sport is building ‘castells’ - human cathedrals in the sky. It had never occurred to me that I could participate, let alone in the first practice I stumbled upon. But a member, Gerard, grabbed me, put me in position, and said, “Put your hands here and here,’’ stabilizing the legs of two people above me. “Don’t let go.’’
The Daily - Arts and Life - Saturday, February 5, 2011
Star of The Northwest
Chef Blaine Wetzel, 24, simply wants to give people the best meal of their lives.