The Wines and Vines of Denton County
Category: Food
AY Magazine
ROXing the State of Arkansas Kristy Alpert By Kristy Alpert | Photography by Jamison Mosley They say family history has a way of repeating itself. Fortunately for Herren Hickingbotham, his family has a history of good taste. The Arkansas native was in his early 20s when his father famously made…
AY Magazine
It’s Pee-Kahn Month! By Kristy Alpert By Kristy Alpert | Photography by Jamison Mosley We’re all a bit nuts in Arkansas, especially during National Pecan month! April is National Pecan Month, and we’re going nuts for these native Arkansas nuts. An estimated 2.6 million pecans are harvested from orchards…
The Cook’s Cook
Cooking Dinner in Tokyo: A Seasoned Traveler Gets a Taste for Local Flavor By Kristy Alpert My stomach churned once again as I passed another indecipherable train station sign along the Odakyu line. Sitting on that Japanese train, palms lightly sweating, I realized I had never quite felt so far…
Fodors
The 15 Cheesiest, Most Delicious Finds in Quito, Ecuador Don’t miss out on these cheesy dishes on your next trip to this culinary capital. By Kristy Alpert The country may be famous for potatoes and chocolate, but the one ingredient Ecuadorians won’t go without is cheese. They eat it for…
The Cook’s Cook
Experimenting with Homemade Wine Kristy Alpert I called it curiosity, but my parents called it “an accident about to happen.” As long as I can remember, I’ve had an unnamable desire to see for myself. I was the kid who had to learn from my own mistakes, so I could…
Fodors
10 Essential Stops on a BBQ Crawl Through Memphis By Kristy Alpert Pack your stretchy pants and loosen that belt for some swine dining in Memphis. There are more than 117 barbecue restaurants in Memphis; more if you count the baby back ribs or chocolate dipped applewood smoked bacon at…
HiLuxury
Vegas, Baby! by Kristy Alpert Las vegas has played a Starring role in its fair Share of seedy capers and Debaucherous bachelor Party movies, but the city’s real-life personality proves that you can’t judge a city by its film credits. Behind the city’s flashy facade and cinematic bad boy reputation,…
Global Traveler
World’s Best Wine Regions August 2017, Features Photo: Old clay pots used for winemaking in Tbilisi, Georgia © DMYTRO LOBODA | DREAMSTIME.COM By Kristy Alpert – August 1, 2017 ONE BY ONE I SLIPPED off my sandals and let my toes sink into the cool, lush lawn that stretched from…