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Wine glass beside an open tin of caviar on a dark bar counter, evening light

A conversation on caviar pairings — in the kitchen at a small wine bar

Notes from a conversation with a wine buyer who's spent twenty years pairing caviar with things people don't expect. On dry Rieslings, unoaked sake, and why Champagne isn't always the...

A conversation on caviar pairings — in the kitchen at a small wine bar

Notes from a conversation with a wine buyer who's spent twenty years pairing caviar with things people don't expect. On dry Rieslings, unoaked sake, and why Champagne isn't always the...

Bowl of cacio e pepe pasta topped with dark caviar on a simple wooden table

Three Tuesday dinners with caviar

Three weeknight dinners built around a 30g tin of caviar. No occasion required. No champagne necessary.

Three Tuesday dinners with caviar

Three weeknight dinners built around a 30g tin of caviar. No occasion required. No champagne necessary.

Three small boiled potatoes topped with dark caviar on a dark slate board

Caviar on a potato: the minimalist recipe

Three variations on caviar and potato — the pairing that works better than most anything else. Simple, cold, exact.

Caviar on a potato: the minimalist recipe

Three variations on caviar and potato — the pairing that works better than most anything else. Simple, cold, exact.

Single mother-of-pearl spoon lying on dark slate beside an open tin of sturgeon caviar

The mother-of-pearl spoon: why metal ruins caviar

A short explanation of why caviar is traditionally eaten with mother-of-pearl — and what metal actually does to the flavour.

The mother-of-pearl spoon: why metal ruins caviar

A short explanation of why caviar is traditionally eaten with mother-of-pearl — and what metal actually does to the flavour.

3x3 grid of small porcelain dishes each holding a weighed 30g portion of different protein sources

Protein density: foods that give you the most per gram

A comparison of whole-food protein density — by grams of protein per 100g. Where caviar sits on the list.

Protein density: foods that give you the most per gram

A comparison of whole-food protein density — by grams of protein per 100g. Where caviar sits on the list.