Oktoberfest, which actually starts mid-September and lasts through the first Sunday of October is the world’s largest beer festival. Held in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, the official fest is one big excuse to do EXACTLY what we subscribe to on The Faith Middleton Food Schmooze®: to eat, drink, and be merry. LISTEN: On this week’s show—our […]
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Rise is a Silky Smooth Coffee in a Can
We couldn’t do a show celebrating all things breakfast without a good cuppa’ joe — er — make that a can of joe. During a recent Food Schmooze®, senior contributor Alex Province cracked open a can of Rise, an organic, black, nitro cold brew coffee produced in Brooklyn, NY. Alex researched the coffee in a […]
The Fix for Busy Cooks
If you find long recipe ingredient lists daunting and twenty minutes of meal prep prohibitive this time of year, we’ve got a fix for you. Or rather, chef and cookbook author Stuart O’Keeffe has the fix. Stuart’s new book, The Quick Six Fix includes 100 No-Fuss, Full-Flavor Recipes (subtitle). And here’s where that fix comes […]
Good California Red from the Folks at Coppola
It’s made from the bordeaux blend of grapes that are the essence of food-friendly wines. Mateo, as it’s called, is a plummy offering from movie director Francis Ford Coppola’s vineyards in California. It’s a good deal at $17-$18 if you’re interested in bringing a wine to your host’s next dinner party. It matches well with […]
Easy Summer Cocktail: Alex’s Fault
Inspired by the Pamplemousse Rose Liqueur Alex introduced us to during the lead up to the 2016 Food Schmooze® Martini Competition, Anthony came up with a beautiful cocktail combining two of his most beloved summer drinks: the margarita and its delicious grapefruit cousin, the Paloma. Finish the cocktail with a splash of Fevertree Elderflower Tonic […]
Arethusa Debuts Its Pistachio Ice Cream
What a job we have. When we asked Tony Yurgaitis, co-founder of Arethusa Farm & Dairy (in Bantam, and now in New Haven, CT!) to come on the show to help us celebrate ice cream, we had no idea we’d get to launch Arethusa’s latest, greatest flavor. If you’re nuts about rich, creamy, high-quality ice […]
