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In Praise of Dining Alone at the Wine Bar

What I learned from three nights of "weird whites" and "light reds" while going solo in New York.

Kristen Hawley
Oct 14, 2022
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Menu at Place des Fêtes (Photo: Kristen Hawley)

EDITOR’S NOTE: Earlier this week, I talked about the fallacy of so-called “starter wine.” In truth, there is no one-size-fits-all way into wine. There are many paths. One of those paths is the menu of a good wine bar. Today, I’m happy to publish a meditation on this experience by Kristen Hawley, who writes …

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