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Earlier this week, Food Republic teamed with Pacific Rim wines and three popular New York City restaurants to demonstrate how well Riesling pairs with food — particularly Asian flavors. Invited guests from various NYC food- and drink-focused media outlets and several prominent Instagrammers joined Pacific Rim winemaker Nicolas Quillé in a wine-fueled Asian food crawl on Manhattan's Lower East Side, hopping from popular…

Food Republic’s Richard Martin and Chris Shott are two Brooklyn dads who like to drink good wine. Occasionally, they compare notes on what they’re drinking and post them here for proper sommeliers to ridicule. Follow them on Delectable: @richardmartin1, @chrisshott.RM: So we're headed to Washington wine country today? Walla Walla wut!CS: Yakima, Columbia Valleys represent...RM: Okay, first…

If you like apples, you're probably a fan of the Honeycrisp, the ultrapopular variety that commands a premium price at your local farmers' market. For all its deliciousness, though, the Honeycrisp has its downsides: It's soft, it's hard to grow and it doesn't keep that well. For years, breeders have been trying to raise an even…

Seattle is taking off as a world-class locale, which makes the view from the brand-new Charles Smith Wines Jet City even more apt. Across from Boeing Field in the up-and-coming Georgetown neighborhood, Charles Smith’s urban HQ looks out on busy airport runways. Behind that, Mt. Rainier looms in all its glory. Framed by a large bank…

First it was wine. Then coffee. And now it’s chocolate. The West Coast has always been one step ahead on food trends, and it’s ahead of the curve again — this time with craft chocolate. Sure, the popularity of so-called bean-to-bar chocolate makers is exploding (hello, Mast Brothers), but it can still be pretty hard…

Charles Smith was this year's recipient of Wine Enthusiast's "Global Winemaker of the Year".[/caption] Charles Smith is one of the biggest names in wine today. The largest independent winemaker in Washington State, and third largest overall, was just named Wine Enthuisast’s “Global Winemaker of the Year,” the first person from the Pacific Northwest to ever receive…

Over his 30-year career, actor Kyle MacLachlan has played many prominent roles, both on film (Dune, Blue Velvet) and television (Sex And The City, Desperate Housewives). But, perhaps no role is more memorable than his quirky FBI agent, Dale Cooper, on the 1990s cult TV series Twin Peaks — a character with a particular affinity…

For years, Twede's Cafe in North Bend, WA, has played up its connection to Twin Peaks. Just to be clear here: we're referring to the cult TV series from the 1990s; not to be confused with the nation's fastest-growing "breastaurant" chain of the same name, which is something else entirely. Fans of the show will…

A Los Angeles-based company is marketing itself as the first to mass-produce a marijuana-infused pizza sauce — for medicinal purposes, of course. Five-ounce jars of Podey Pizza sauce are now on sale at select dispensaries across the decriminalized world, which presently includes Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington State and Colorado. Priced at $20 a pop,…

[caption id="attachment_73570" align="alignnone" width="700" ] Smoking marijuana is now legal in Washington State, but you can't just fire up a joint in a restaurant. Can you?[/caption] Mint Tea, a restaurant in Vancouver, WA, is catching some buzz for its designated marijuana-smoking section, described as the "first of its kind." Is it legal? Well, man, that…

In terms of providing a quick boost on a slow morning, coffee is certainly up there on most people’s lists. But what if this product high on this lists did exactly that – got you high? You heard that right. Marijuana coffee is now a real thing, expected to hit shelves in the state of…

Food activists in Washington state are in the last days of the I-522 battle over whether to label genetically modified produce, with both sides funneling a combined $27 million into the campaign for and against the measure. $21 million was supplied by the opposition, which officially makes anti-labeling the most expensive campaign against a ballot…

The Dungeness crab is the undisputed king of the West Coast, found in chilly Pacific Ocean waters and driving fishing town economies throughout California, Oregon and Washington. The six-legged crustacean is a popular foodstuff while in season, a period that begins in early December and generally runs through the spring. While the most basic method…

Drew Bledsoe will forever be remembered in New England as the reliable Pro Bowl quarterback who led Patriots teams into the playoffs throughout the '90s and helped set up the Tom Brady era (and win the team's first Super Bowl). This year, Bledsoe was even voted into the Patriots Hall of Fame. But while he's…

Who said wine wasn’t a manly pursuit? Certainly not Rob Mercer of Mercer Estates in Washington State. The ex-Marine launched his family winery, along with his wife, Brenda, and partners, the Hogue family, in 2008. Not that he was around for the big event. Rob was overseas, serving his country in Iraq. Interestingly, his experience…