Food! Glorious Food! The Late Night Edition

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Don’t Tell Grandma
Massimo Bottura Adds His Touch to Risotto
By MELISSA CLARK
Recipes:

Risotto With Milk
Tomato Fruit Salad

Easy as Pie
A Foolproof Tarte Tatin Recipe From Gotham Bar and Grill
Recipe:

Foolproof Tarte Tatin

Cooking Like Mario Batali, With Fluke, Scallops and Squash
Recipe:

Fluke in Lemon Brodetto With Scallops and Squash

Green Tomatoes Get a ‘Go’ Signal From Lamb
Lamb Chops With Green Tomatoes: A Recipe From Melissa Clark
Recipe:

Lamb Chops With Green Tomatoes

Grace’s Marketplace Moves, Pumpkin-Shaped Pasta and More Food News
By FLORENCE FABRICANT

Good Barolo Comes to Those Who Wait
Wine Review: Barolo
Tasting Report

Elio Altare Barolo 2010 ★★★ 1/2

Complex, structured, pure and nuanced, with savory flavors of red fruit, licorice and flowers. (Skurnik Wines, New York) $75

Giacomo Fenocchio Barolo Bussia 2010 ★★★

Firmly structured, with bright, lingering flavors of red fruit, licorice, earth and flowers. (Moonlight Wine, New York) $50

Giovanni Canonica Barolo Paiagallo 2010 ★★★

Fleshy and rich, with flavors of red fruit, stony minerals, menthol and tar. (Louis/Dressner Selections, New York) $85

Luigi Pira Barolo Vigna Margheria 2010 ★★★

Tight and tannic, with layered flavors of tar, licorice, earth and smoke. (deGrazia Imports, Evanston, Ill.) $58

Elio Grasso Barolo Ginestra Vigna Casa Matè 2010 ★★★

Structured, with fine tannins and well-balanced flavors of sweet red fruit and licorice. (Martin Scott Wines, Lake Success, N.Y.) $95

Best Value: Renato Ratti Barolo Marcenasco 2010 ★★★

Tight and well structured, with nuanced flavors of red fruit and tar. (Dreyfus, Ashby & Company, New York) $43

Oddero Barolo Rocche di Castiglione 2010 ★★ 1/2

Dense and tannic, with layers of licorice and cherry flavors. (Soilair Selections, New York) $80

Massolino Barolo 2010 ★★ 1/2

Structured and focused, with bright, spicy flavors of flowers and red fruit. (Vineyard Brands, Birmingham, Ala.) $48

Vietti Barolo Castiglione 2010 ★★ 1/2

Tight, tannic and substantial, with flavors of ripe red fruit, flowers and well-integrated oak. (Dalla Terra, Napa, Calif.) $52

Marcarini Barolo Brunate 2010 ★★ 1/2

Firmly tannic, with flavors of dark fruits, tar and flowers. (Empson U.S.A., Alexandria, Va.) $54

Recipe Pairing:

Squab With Mushrooms and Pears

A Savory Potato Tart Recipe With a Relaxed Attitude on Starch
Recipe:

Savory Potato Tart

In Normandy, Young Ambition Stirs a Traditional Brandy
By JASON WILSON

Back to the Cutting Board
By STEVEN KURUTZ

(Only) Two Rules for a Good Diet
By Mark Bittman

In Hard-Drinking Sydney, Rowdy Beer Barns Make Way for Sleek Bars
By JANE PERLEZ

Comments

[don-fitch.livejournal.com]

I'm left wondering whether I'm supposed to know what "fluke" is, or be embarrassed because I don't know. (It seems to be one of those fishes that used to be thrown away as worthless, back when fish were a cheap foodstuff.)