Eric Asimov boldly goes where a few wine writers have gone before, but he does so with panache. He is part of an NYT blogroll called Diner's Journal. That's a jumbled mess, but this link lists Asimov's latest entries - useful if you don't care to hear about cool places in Brooklyn to find authentic pho or empanadas, or glittering Manhattan scene spots, fun though they might be to visit...

View his NY Times-hosted blog.