Emily Saladino

1 week ago | pressherald.com | Emily Saladino

A few years ago, at a tasting at Grand Cata, a shop in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington, D.C., a producer described one of his wines to a group of customers as “masculine.” Pedro J. Rodríguez, Grand Cata’s co-founder, remembers taking him aside to ask whether he could use another word. “Wine is for everybody. We don’t want to classify it in a way that feels antagonistic for people from different backgrounds and orientations,” Rodríguez told me on the phone recently. “You need that sensitivity.

1 week ago | bonappetit.com | Emily Saladino

This collection of arugula salad recipes showcases versatility. There are hearty grain bowls, crunchy slaws, and effortlessly chic, bistro-inspired dishes equally suited to dinner parties and clean-out-the-fridge weeknight suppers. So, whether you’re hungry for a veggie-packed main course salad or need a quick side salad to round out a meal, stick around. However you prep or dress it, arugula is proof that even the most distinctive ingredients can be team players.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Emily Saladino

Using an array of citrus—like Cara-Cara, navel, and blood oranges—gives this simple arugula salad recipe lots of visual appeal, but it’s just as tasty with only one kind too. Shower it with shaved Parmesan cheese and extra black pepper, and try to act modest when everyone asks for seconds. See recipe.

1 week ago | epicurious.com | Emily Saladino

Whether you’re plotting a casual park hang or an elaborate outdoor feast, successful picnic food ideas have a few things in common: Whatever you bring needs to be portable, shareable, and taste just as good—if not better—after sitting in a cooler or basket. Recipes should be easy to scale up or down depending on the size of the crowd and unfussy enough to eat standing up, sitting down, or sprawled across the grass.

1 week ago | ca.style.yahoo.com | Emily Saladino

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