http://drfood.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Lynn Hoffman en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:49:54 GMT 2010-01-06T10:49:54Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977640548 Those of us who  love our wine and beer sometimes spend a lot of mental and emotional energy choreographing our intake. Sometimes we are faced-on the next morning, let’s say- with questions about . . . Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:51:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977640548 Lynn Hoffman 2009-03-29T15:51:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977274230 When it's time to pour something to go with shrimp, most of us call for a brightly acidic white. Since there are so many of those available, it's particularly easy to come up with something novel . . . Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:26:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977274230 Lynn Hoffman 2008-03-03T14:26:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977271766 In my home town, a lot of people get their news from a single, out-of-town newspaper. Those Philadelphians often turn to blogs or radio for their sports news and to The Broad Street Review for news of . . . Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:03:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977271766 Lynn Hoffman 2008-02-29T15:03:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977265224 Like a lot of Big City, Trade Union, Anti-Gun Democrats, I've gone from smug about our party's chances to nervous about the possibility of it tearing itself apart before Election Day. The debate . . . Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:17:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977265224 Lynn Hoffman 2008-02-22T18:17:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977259509 Deep in the middle of the novel bang BANG, there's this guy Cardoso. He's not really in the center of the action, but until he is, we watch him cook a seductive dinner for the woman of his dreams. . . . Sat, 16 Feb 2008 03:08:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977259509 Lynn Hoffman 2008-02-16T03:08:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977257907 Sake, as I'm sure you know, is a drink made from rice. The brewing process uses an starch-breaking enzyme in tandem with the fermenting yeast.  A  cépage is a blend- a mixture of two  . . . Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:18:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977257907 Lynn Hoffman 2008-02-13T22:18:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977246743 A lot of space in various journals has been devoted to defending The Elements of Style Illustrated against Yagoda's abrupt dismissal. Fair enough. Anyone who's ever read undergraduate prose in . . . Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:31:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977246743 Lynn Hoffman 2008-02-01T21:31:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977246473 Back in 2001, a museum of Caricature was built by Viennese architect Gustav Peichl in the little town of Krems, about an hour outside of Vienna. Peichl,also known as cartoonist Ironimus, must have had . . . Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:10:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977246473 Lynn Hoffman 2008-02-01T17:10:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977245025       Feeling Italian: The Art of Ethnicity in America by Thomas Ferraro I found it a bit difficult to read the academic . . . Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:50:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977245025 Lynn Hoffman 2008-01-31T03:50:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977245016 A few decades ago, someone discovered that at least a third of all cookbook reading was done in bed. The discovery led to a whole new genre: food books that never have olive oil stains or tomato paste . . . Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:43:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977245016 Lynn Hoffman 2008-01-31T03:43:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977244987 New Orleans, Mon Amour     You may have heard Andrea Codrescu on NPR. He's the sad-voiced European whose short essays manage to be incredibly emotional and marvelously . . . Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:15:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977244987 Lynn Hoffman 2008-01-31T03:15:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977244789 This was my second reading of Nadja. The first time, I read it looking for fiction inspired by cities. I expected, and found, a story about Paris. The narrator's mad desire for Nadja who is herself . . . Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:42:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977244789 Lynn Hoffman 2008-01-30T22:42:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977244607 Women of Magdalene is a gripping drama about the power that men once had over women. The  story-set in an asylum in the Post-War South-is eerie and tense and brimming with tensions sexual and otherwise. . . . Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:43:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977244607 Lynn Hoffman 2008-01-30T19:43:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977244586 There's this dress designer named Vera Wang. She designs some pretty hot evening gowns. As far as I can tell, she understands the human body and does a lovely job of clothing it. Sadly, in trying to . . . Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:20:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977244586 Lynn Hoffman 2008-01-30T19:20:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977244577 This is a strange movie for a typical foodie. When it first hit the theatres, Supersize me had an oddly revolting effect. I'm told that sales of candy and popcorn declined when it was shown and two . . . Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:16:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977244577 Lynn Hoffman 2008-01-30T19:16:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977244561 Pedro Almodovar has a bone to pick with the repressive Spain of his youth.  He does it through the story of Ignacio and Enrique. These two kids have a boyish crush on each other and their feelings . . . Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:59:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977244561 Lynn Hoffman 2008-01-30T18:59:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977244544 Every once in a while, a movie is made that's just too smart for its time. The Scalphunters is certainly an example. This terribly misunderstood movie suffers from its refusal to fully subscribe to . . . Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:40:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977244544 Lynn Hoffman 2008-01-30T18:40:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977244528 We have had a few TV shows about the chef as artist. There's even been a wonderful little movie about the chef as unlikely mom (Mostly Martha). But here is a wonderful ugly duckling/cyrano de bergerac . . . Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:25:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977244528 Lynn Hoffman 2008-01-30T18:25:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977244516 There are lots of people who use the phrase `the full monty' who have never heard of, much less seen the witty, low-key film that popularized the expression. To 'go the full monty' means `to . . . Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:14:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977244516 Lynn Hoffman 2008-01-30T18:14:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977238884 Here's a pleasant surprise: a grape that has always been known for the quantity of its harvet finally comes through with some quality. It's sort of like  discovering that your jerky cousin . . . Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:14:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977238884 Lynn Hoffman 2008-01-24T14:14:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977233329 You think you're a food nerd? Okay, you've gone lobstering in Maine. I'm impressed. You've picked grapes in Burgenland and rolled out pasta in Lecce. Now I'm even a little bit jealous. . . . Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:47:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977233329 Lynn Hoffman 2008-01-18T18:47:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977195531 Back in the early days of Amazon, someone decided that, while books should be rated on a five-point scale, reviews should be either 'useful?' or 'not useful?'. What a good idea. Something . . . Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:34:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977195531 Lynn Hoffman 2008-01-18T18:34:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977219729 Okay, maybe not every station in all of NPR-dom. But thereviewer on WPSU in Pennsylvania was very kind. Alan Jolowitz calledbang BANG "hip writing at its descriptive best". My daughter insists . . . Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:27:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977219729 Lynn Hoffman 2008-01-04T02:27:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977195059 Austria’s dynamic wine community is mourning the loss of one of its most  consistently successful producers with the death of Alois Kracher on December 5th from complications due to cancer. . . . Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:16:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977195059 Lynn Hoffman 2007-12-05T17:16:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977190955 It’s easy to get distracted by some of the numbers you see describing the wines that grow in the vineyards around Vienna. There’s about 5 million bottles a year and it’s hard not to . . . Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:00:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977190955 Lynn Hoffman 2007-11-30T21:00:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977174818 Addictive Prose, Disturbing Plot    As you read the reviews of this wondrous book, two themes recur. One is the absolutely hypnotic, addictive quality of the prose. Somehow this doesn't . . . Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:42:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977174818 Lynn Hoffman 2007-11-12T12:42:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977172081 As winter approaches and I wonder if there's enough fat in my diet, I feel moved to share one of my secrets for satisfying winter stews that are not excessively fatty.You can use the bitter tang and . . . Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:51:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977172081 Lynn Hoffman 2007-11-09T13:51:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977156427 In the middle of a review of Jodie Foster's new movie The Brave One, there's an aside that set me thinking. . . "...but it’s in our human nature to yearn for the ‘bad guys’ . . . Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:48:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977156427 Lynn Hoffman 2007-10-24T09:48:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977152127 In spite of the growing number-and apparent profitability-of high-end wines from Austria, there are still genuine bargains to be found. At a pre-harvest tasting at Wein&Co in Vienna, a Viennese Grüner . . . Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:00:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977152127 Lynn Hoffman 2007-10-19T17:00:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977146194 A victimized kid in Ohio shoots four schoolmates. A bullied, outcast in Pennsylvania talks his mother into buying him a 9mm semi-automatic weapon to take to school. It seems that sometimes the stakes . . . Sat, 13 Oct 2007 13:56:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977146194 Lynn Hoffman 2007-10-13T13:56:31Z