THE CHALK REPORT

Tortilla Soup, by Dean Fearing. The dish includes smoked chicken, jalapeño, cilantro cream, grated white sharp cheddar, cabbage, radish, avocado, and tortilla chips.  by Andrew Chalk According to CultureMap , the father of the New Southwestern Cuisine is Stephan Pyles. I would be the first to praise Stephan’s leading role, but I don’t think even he would claim to be its “father”. CultureMap writer Celestina Blok should have checked her facts, as even a cursory Google search  

With the arrival of sparkling wine in the state we can now celebrate this success by Andrew Chalk Jonathan Cristaldi, USA wine correspondent for Decanter magazine, began his own blog this year and just released his list of Top 100 Wines of 2025 . Be aware that the list excludes Napa, where Decanter Magazine has first claim on his writing, but represents everything else: California, Oregon. Washington, Virginia, New York, elsewhere, and Texas! To put the results in context, he