Laurent-Perrier Champagne (Series) – Demi-Sec

Laurent-Perrier Demi Sec is a blend of 45% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Noir, and 15% Pinot Meunier. This champagne is aged for at least three years. The wine is then dosed with a liqueur made up from cane sugar dissolved in wine from the same cuvée. When you look at the brilliant and intense golden yellow […]

Interview with Chef de Cuisine Cory Morris of Mercat a la Planxa

Chef Morris was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and showed an interest in cooking from a very young age. Growing up, his earliest culinary memories were cooking dinner for his siblings so they could avoid store bought, pre-packaged meals while his parents we busy working. Chef Morris began his culinary career in 2000 as […]

Mercat a la Planxa: Chicago Tapas Restaurant and Bar

Located in the historic Blackstone Hotel, Michelin-star Mercat a la Planxa is Chicago’s top Spanish restaurant. Guided by Executive Chef and native Chicagoan Jose Garces, recipient of the James Beard Award, and winner of Food Network’s The Next Iron Chef, the restaurant operates under the daily guidance of Chef de Cuisine Cory Morris. The Catalan […]

Laurent Perrier Champagnes – Tours-sur-Marne, France (Series)

Perhaps nothing in the whole of human history has been so closely associated with love, romance, and celebration as Champagne. But it’s not just bubbles that create the magic; sparkling wines come from all over the winemaking world, and many of them are quite good. What truly makes sparkling wine Champagne is not only that […]