The New York Times Dining & Wine in 60 seconds: Manga, kasha, collards

by Emily Matchar, Posted Oct 22nd 2008 @ 11:00AM

Get ready for fall's massive, massively expensive cookbooks - The Fat Duck Cookbook ($250!), A Day at el Bulli (500 pages), Thomas Keller's Under Pressure ($75 and 300 pages) and others.

The unlikely pairing of manga and wine takes Tokyo by storm.

Restaurants are hardest hit in the parts of the country most affected by the economic crises. Really?

The Minimalist does kasha varnishkes, buckwheat pasta with onions and chicken fat. Seriously, it's better than it sounds.

A recipe for collards with cranberry beans and andouille sausage.

Eric Asimov discusses the sinister-sounding "suitcase clones" - grape clippings stolen from venerable vineyards and replanted elsewhere.

Small-batch soy sauce is here.

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