Because of content. Lots and lots of content. The Best 500 includes several food and hospitality categories. There are over 2,500 contributed recipes on file. The Gallup Organization did a study to find out what goes into the daily decisions regarding what's served for family dinner.
Wine barrels are the often forgotten link between the grapes and the finished wine.
The consumer tastes the grapes from the vineyard, not the oak barrels that enhanced their character. The Kitchenette's Cover story is an interview with Michael Mina, chef at AQUA, who just won the prestigious James Beard Award for the country's rising-star chef of the year. This is your spot for announcements, questions, etc. As the premiere issue, the Bulletin Board is blank, but we hope you'll contribute a few messages for the next issue. Subscription information is at the bottom of the March 1997 issue.