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• Ask Zagat: What's Vegan Wine?

  We recently heard about an event in Boston that left us wondering. UpStairs on the Square , a popular restaurant in Cambridge, is hosting a dinner with vegan wine pairings . What is vegan wine? Being made from grapes, wine seems like it would be an acceptable Read More... Posted Friday, October 10, 2008 5:04 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Ask Zagat

• Ask Zagat: Why Is Kosher Wine Different From All Other Wines?

  photo: RaeA At Passover seders from April 19th–27th, many who don't keep kosher will drink kosher wine in honor of the holiday. While Manischewitz (which is made with Concord grapes and, to compensate for the grape’s acidic taste, lots Read More... Posted Monday, April 14, 2008 6:26 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Ask Zagat

• Excuse Me, Waiter, There's a Flower in My Salad

  In honor of the Macy's Flower Show in NYC, Macy’s Cellar Bar and Grill is serving a Flower Show Salad. photo: Patina Restaurant Group Just in time for spring, edible flowers are sprouting up in restaurants all over. Fancy Chinese Kai Mayfair Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 08, 2008 6:04 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Ask Zagat

• Ask Zagat: Do Champagne Flutes Make a Difference?

  Got a dining question you're too embarrassed to ask your server about? Ask Zagat. With the king of all sparkling-wine-soaked holidays approaching – that'd be New Year's Eve – Zagat Buzz turned to a man who knows his champagne from Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 12, 2007 3:28 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Ask Zagat

• Ask Zagat: Cork or Plastic? Letting Wine Breathe

  Does cork type matter? Got a dining question you're too embarrassed to ask your server about? Ask Zagat. This week we received two related wine questions and so once again we turned to Roger Dagorn, Master Sommelier at New York's Chanterelle , to answer Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 28, 2007 2:24 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Ask Zagat

• Ask Zagat: Executive Chef or Chef de Cuisine?

  Got a dining question you're too embarrassed to ask your server about? Ask Zagat. Once again we turn to John Fischer, an associate professor in table service at the Culinary Institute of America's Escoffier Restaurant , to answer this week's question. Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 21, 2007 12:33 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Ask Zagat

• Ask Zagat: White Zin or Rosé?

  Got a dining question you're too embarrassed to ask your server about? Ask Zagat. This week we go to a question submitted by Zagat member hudsong631 : "Here's one that my wife and I always debate over at dinner – she loves to drink "rose" wine and Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 14, 2007 3:19 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Ask Zagat

• Ask Zagat: Sommelier or Wine Steward?

  Got a dining question you're too embarrassed to ask your server about? Ask Zagat. Once again we turn to John Fischer, an associate professor in table service at the Culinary Institute of America's Escoffier Restaurant , to answer this week's question. Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 07, 2007 11:12 AM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Ask Zagat

• Ask Zagat: Amuse-Bouche or Appetizer?

  We at the Buzz are often asked questions about dining that people may be too embarrassed to ask their servers. Hence our new "Ask Zagat" feature, in which we uncover the answers to all your restaurant-related queries. We turned to John Fischer, an associate Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 31, 2007 3:51 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Ask Zagat