Brighten January with Wine, Galette des Rois, and Throat Clearing:
Mark reveals how to counteract the gloom of winter with wine and galette des roi (i.e., kings’ cake”), the trinket-bearing pastry associated with France’s festival of Epiphany.
Featured wines:
Francois Cazin Cour-Cheverny “Cuvee Renaissance” 2010
Etienne Dupont, Cidre Dupont Reserve 2012
Wines purchased at Union Square Wines, NY
Galette des rois purchased at Mille-Feuille Bakery Café, New York www.millefeuille-nyc.com
Video snippets: Curb Your Enthusiasm, Season 3, Ep. 9, (HBO), “Mary, Joseph, and Larry”
“Poosh It!”