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Next Stop, India: Full Steam Ahead
Learn to Make Dhokla, an Irresistible Indian Street-Food Snack
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A Soft-Shell Crab to Top Your Toast
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Ramen: A Quick Fix for the Soul
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Recipe: Perfect Instant Ramen

Praise to Make a Californian Blush
Tasting California Rosés
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County Line Rosé Anderson Valley Elk Home Ranch 2013 ★★★

Onion-skin color, crisp, steely and utterly refreshing, with great texture and subtle fruit flavors. $26

BEST VALUE: Edmunds St. John Eldorado County Witters Vineyard Bone-Jolly Gamay Noir Rosé 2013 ★★ 1/2

Pale salmon color, with tangy, juicy flavors ending in a welcome tart sensation. $20

Tablas Creek Paso Robles Patelin de Tablas Rosé 2013 ★★ 1/2

Salmon color, lively and harmonious, with suggestive flavors of red fruits, herbs and licorice. $22

Matthiasson California Rosé 2013 ★★ 1/2

Salmon color, vibrant and lip-smacking, with aromas of flowers and red fruits. $20

Wind Gap North Coast Rosé 2013 ★★ 1/2

Pale garnet, succulent, with steely, high-toned flavors of red fruit. $30

Heitz Napa Valley Grignolino Rosé 2013 ★★

Pale ruby, with intense aromas of flowers and citrus and crisp flavors of juicy red fruits. $27

Lioco Mendocino Indica Rosé 2013 ★★

Salmon color, with inviting texture, aromas of flowers and herbs and tart, vibrant flavors. $17

Liquid Farm Rosé Happy Canyon Vogelzang Vineyard 2013 ★★

Pale salmon color, with light body, steely texture and tart, fresh flavors. $23

Robert Sinskey Los Carneros Vin Gris of Pinot Noir 2013 ★★

Pale salmon color, with pleasant flavors of berries and white fruit and slight effervescence. $33

Dragonette Rosé Happy Canyon 2013 ★★

Pink and almost austerely dry, with aromas and flavors of herbs and dark fruits. $20

Ode to the Classic Bistro

Rhubarb Flaunts Its Savory Side
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Cherries Go Savory, Sweet and Boozy
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