Thanks to this post on Cellarette, I found out about another top 100 wine list. This one’s from Wine.com.  The 2008 edition of the Wine.com 100 marks the second year the online wine retailer has compiled a top 100 list based entirely on customer preferences. The ranking reflects the top 1% of wines sold nationally on Wine.com during 2008. [...]

This just in from roving reporter and food fan Scott Solomon down in Atl. Scott and wife Meredith stopped in at Flip (Blais from Top Chef’s new burger spot) for dinner last night on just it’s second night of service. You will be hearing more from Scott here on Wined&Dined in the future as he [...]

It’s time for another Burger Wars and we’re looking for your input.  [poll id="3"] Tweet this!

This could be the ultimate recession special. Just read a post titled ‘My Gift to You This Season’ on Jean-Georges’ personal blog. He writes, “I sincerely believe that great food lifts your spirits, that a beautiful restaurant serves as an escape. I’ve created my restaurants to be places that offer a gracious welcome, that pamper our guests with [...]

Andy and I have been dying to try Kuma Inn for ages. After having to cancel a couple of reservations, we finally made it to Kuma Inn with Donna and Charles in from Atlanta and with our friend Gassan. In harsh economic times, BYOBs are a great choice for those of us who normally have [...]

Thanks to our friend Leena for forwarding us a NYT Diner’s Journal blog post about La Cave des Fondus, a new spot opening today in Soho at Prince and Elizabeth, that gives whole new meaning to the term ‘bottle service.’ Suck on this — wine and beer will be served to customers baby boomers in baby bottles. [...]

Break out of your recession depression with these NYC wine specials: Clinton St. Baking Co. & Restaurant (Clinton b/t Houston & Stanton): Add this special to Clinton St.’s amazing $12 beer + burger special (offered 6-8pm Mon-Sat) — ALL BOTTLES OF WINE ARE HALF-PRICED TUES NIGHTS.  Click here for dinner menu. Compass (70th b/t Amsterdam & [...]

While NYC food bloggers are hyping City Burger’s new so-called Pat La Frieda Black Label burger mix, word has it from our friend Adam Kramer that Season 4 Top Chef finalist and gastro-guru Richard Blais (our favorite contestant) has opened Flip Burger Boutique down in the Atl. Flip’s website is up n’ runnin’. Hints that Flip may be comin’ [...]

Take the Celebrity Chefs quiz here and see how you do. I only got a 6 out of 10. Guess I won’t quit my day job. Tweet this!

It’s finally official folks. On Monday, the National Bureau of Economic Research declared that we are in a recession and that we have been since January. Tell us something we didn’t know. Here are some newly discovered recession specials around town to help you cope: Free Glass of Wine at Burke in the Box at [...]

For some time now we have been telling our friends and family about our affection for NY’s North Fork wine region. Jill’s Uncle Bob called us up yesterday to tell us about a story on the North Fork that we have to check out in Sunday’s NY Post Page 6 magazine. We’re actually taking our [...]