Web magazine Table Matters explores eau de vie, the fruit-based digestif that many Americans associate with the expression “tastes like burning.” But the unaged brandy, when done well, cuts an impressive gastronomic figure: “‘If the fruit doesn’t have it, the eau de vie...

Or maybe it's the other way around.  Either way... I've never been especially good at playing along with memes and I'm happy to say that I'm actually getting worse as time goes on.  For example, Darren Herman tagged me in the long-running Thinking Blogger meme and I've all but ignored his ...