Jean-Luc is the owner of Le Dû’s Wines, a wine and spirits store in the West Village. Prior to opening his retail shop in 2005, Jean-Luc spent ten years as chief sommelier at Daniel. Lauren Mowery profiles him in today’s Fork In the Road, and gives greater insight to his choices and penchant for retail wine.
Doughnuts Continue to Sweep the Nation: On Restaurant Menus
March 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The doughnut boom was fast on the tail of cupcakes, but this one seems to have taken an extra step forward: restaurants are increasingly adding them to menus. Not just Thomas Kellers’ Coffee & Doughnuts (A Life Worth Eating has dreamy photos), but in myriad forms and of many origins: beignets, bombolini, and the good ol’ U.S.A. hot, fresh, sometimes decorated doughnut.