Guides
Guides
Dispatches from artisan workshops, kitchens, cellars, and benches — on method, place, and the work itself.
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The Guides hub lists editorial guides and features on dining, wine and travel. It is for readers planning meals, wine or stays.
- Field Notes
Wine & Food Week: Beard Awards, Albi, and the Alps
The 2026 James Beard Awards landed in Chicago, Michael Rafidi earned four NYT stars, and Sacha Lichine announced a new festival in the Swiss Alps.
Hugo MarchettiJune 27, 2026 - Field Notes
Bollinger Cellar Master: Émilien Boutillat Named for 2026
Champagne Bollinger names Émilien Boutillat as cellar master from October 2026, bringing two IWC titles and a four-continent Pinot Noir career to the house's bicentennial era.
Hugo MarchettiJune 27, 2026 - Field Notes
Parable Wines Appoints Jennifer Williams as Winemaker
Parable Wines names Jennifer Williams as Winemaker, debuts the 2025 McGah Sauvignon Blanc, and breaks ground on a new Silverado Trail winery.
Hugo MarchettiJune 26, 2026 - Field Notes
La Ponca Malvasia Friulana Meets Lobster Catalana
La Ponca's organic Malvasia and Chef Paolo Dalla Torre's Lobster Catalana unite to distill Friuli Venezia Giulia's sea-and-land identity in one summer pairing.
Hugo MarchettiJune 26, 2026 - Field Notes
Sézanne Michelin Stars: What the Guide Won't Say Out Loud
Michelin pulled Sézanne's three-star listing after Daniel Calvert's departure — despite its own policy stating stars belong to restaurants, not chefs.
Hugo MarchettiJune 25, 2026 - Field Notes
Craft Restaurant Closing After 25 Years in New York
Tom Colicchio will close Craft after 25 years, ending one of New York's most influential fine-dining addresses and marking a shift in the city's restaurant culture.
Hugo MarchettiJune 25, 2026 - Field Notes
Sip & Guzzle Tops North America's 50 Best Bars
How Shingo Gokan's decade of quiet mentorship and globe-spanning bar-building earned Sip & Guzzle the No. 1 spot on North America's 50 Best Bars.
Hugo MarchettiJune 25, 2026 - Field Notes
Wendouree Clare Valley Wine: The Cult Built on Silence
No website, no email, no tasting room. Wendouree Clare Valley wine sells out every vintage through snail mail alone — and has since 1995.
Hugo MarchettiJune 25, 2026 - Field Notes
Broken Spanish Comedor Brings Ray Garcia Back to LA
Ray Garcia closed Broken Spanish in 2020. Five years later, Broken Spanish Comedor in Culver City is his most personal work yet.
Hugo MarchettiJune 25, 2026 - Field Notes
Noma Reopening 2025: Redzepi Steps Back, New Team Steps Up
Noma returns to Copenhagen on August 5 with René Redzepi as creative director and a new leadership team running the kitchen.
Hugo MarchettiJune 18, 2026
