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From left: Cherry blossom cocktail, making Barolo, pretzel freak Mark Cuban, Aspen's got chops.

 

Though none of us are going this year, we’ve all got South By Southwest on the brain this week. (We’ll be hitting Austin in April for the Austin Food & Wine Festival. That will be the boss). On the SXSW tip, we interviewed local band White Denim for their favorite eating and drinking spots, as well as rounded up all the other places in-between. Also fun this week: We learned a lot about Barolo, and even more about how to be a cocktail blogger. Train (the band) talked to use about their new wine company and our travel writing ace Brad Johnson rounded up the top 10 places to dine in Aspen, Colorado. A very good week, indeed.

1. Recipe: Coffee-Braised Short Ribs
2. Primer: Barolo, Italy’s King Of Wines
3. Recipe: The Cherry Blossom Cocktail
4. Train Is So Into Wine. Grape Geeks!
5. Mexican Food's Ambassador in NYC
6. Mark Cuban Doesn't Make Peanuts...
7. White Denim Does Breakfast Tacos Right
8. Top 10 Restaurants in Aspen, Colorado
9. Brooklyn: The Great GoogaMooga Is Alive!
10. Michael Paddock Cooks Après Shred
11. How To Be A Cocktail Blogger
12. A French Vegan Takes On Brooklyn