The requested URL /showthread.php?t=2354483 was not found on this server.Natalie's new book and ebook:Unquenchable: A Tipsy Quest for the World's Best Bargain Wines Barnes & Noble Nook This book has legs! I learned so much from Natalie MacLean's humorous, literate, lively adventures in search of great buys in wine. Fun to read, her book introduces you to many winemakers who could be in novels, to out of the way places you want to add to your travel list, and, most of all, to an appreciation of vino as integral to the joy of living. I'm restocking my racks with her smart suggestions. - Frances Mayes, author of Under the Tuscan Sun There are very few people in the wine world who I think "get it" and Natalie is one of those who brings more fun to a buttoned-up and stodgy game. - Gary Vaynerchuck, author of The Thank-You Economy and host of Wine Library TV Natalie pulls us along happily into her wide world of wine - you are right there with her at table or in an underground cellar.

The conversations are lively and the wine flows. And when a winemaker pours a glass for her, you might look around wondering, "Where's mine?" She made me itchy to get on a plane and hit the wine route myself. - Kermit Lynch, author of Adventures on the Wine Route With full-bodied prose that lingers on the palate, Natalie MacLean has wisely headed off the beaten path to get at the essence of wine. As she probes the elusive intersection of quality and value, we are lucky sidekicks on her well-observed journey through the landscapes, people, stories, and-let's just say it-the buzz that makes wine so wonderful. - Benjamin Wallace, author of The Billionaire's Vinegar and executive editor of Philadelphia Magazine If you're looking for unpretentious, forthright wine advice look no further. In Unquenchable, Natalie MacLean travels the globe with a curious palate and a meager pocketbook to search for the world's best wine values. The result is a delightful adventure--part travel story, part wine journal--that will convince even the most cynical wine lover that there are still affordable treasures to be had.

- Dr. Deborah Harkness, author of A Discovery of Witches and blog editor of Good Wine Under $20 Natalie's first book - available in all major book stores and online: Listen to Natalie read from her book TNatalie MacLean writes about wine with a sensuous obsession... Eminently readable - and often laugh-out-loud funny... - Rex Pickett, author of Sideways Red, White and Drunk All Over was a breezy and fun read, but well researched and full of great storytelling. I also like the fact that MacLean is one of the few writers who's not afraid to admit to the alcoholic pleasures of imbibing, as well as the more commonly described sensual joys. It's one of my favourite wine books of the last several years. - Steven Page, The Wine Spectator Natalie MacLean is a new force in the wine writing world - a fiesty North American answer to Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson. She can write beautifully about wine. - The Financial Times of London Photo album for the book

Natalie reads from her book Book club/tasting group discussion tipsbest red wine for wine tasting party Red, White and Drunk All Over Cocktailstop wine bars new york city Link to Natalie's book on your sitebest red wine on long island Click here to sell the bookbest wine under tenThere are no shortage of thought-provoking food books on the shelves (or in your Kindle library) these days, what with best-sellers like Mary Roach’s pop-science triumph Gulp and Michael Pollan’s latest. food and wine best chocolate in the world

But there’s a time and a place for food-politics treatises and highminded cooking manuals, and summertime ain’t it—when you’re swinging in a hammock or lounging on the beach, only a novel will do.best wine for cocktail Thankfully, there are some fine works of fiction that offer plenty of fodder for the food obsessive. Some revolve entirely around life in the kitchen, while others use dining culture as critical scene-setting, or illuminate characters through what and how they eat. In all cases, these novels hit the sweet spot for a great summer read, side-stepping the ‘required reading’ feel of certain non-fiction tomes while still saying something interesting about food and—in many cases—coming through with some serious literary food porn (fooderotica?!) to heat things up. Here are 10 of our favorite novels in which food plays a critical role, with excerpt from each author to help you choose your next summer read.

There are no shortage of thought-provoking food books on the shelves (or in your Kindle library) these days, what with best-sellers like Mary Roach's pop-science triumph Gulp and Michael Pollan's latest. But there's a time and a place for food-politics treatises and highminded cooking manuals, and summertime ain't it—when you're swinging in a hammock or lounging on the beach, only a novel will do.In all cases, these novels hit the sweet spot for a great summer read, side-stepping the 'required reading' feel of certain non-fiction tomes while still saying something interesting about food and—in many cases—coming through with some serious literary food porn (fooderotica?!) to heat things up. The Belly of Paris (Le Ventre de Paris) Why it's great for food obsessives: Tasty excerpt The Joy Luck Club The Last Chinese Chef Why it's great for food obsessives:Tasty excerpt Edible Stories: A Novel in Sixteen Parts Why it's great for food obsessives:  Tasty excerpt