Mealtime Magic: Potato, Cheddar, & Fennel Tart

One Dish, Four Seasons is a new cookbook by Jordan Zucker. Each recipe has four different versions to be a perfect variation for one of the four seasons. There are lots of visual aids, commentary by the author, a section with overall cooking and seasoning tips, and (one thing that's really unique about this book), a wine and music pairing for each dish. You can get an idea of the book with this recipe (reprinted with permission).

WINE: Shiraz 

PRODUCER: Mollydooker ‘The Boxer’ 

REGION: South Australia, Australia 

The New York City winters won’t be bleeding you with this Boxer. Mollydooker, the Aussie term for “lefty,” is a favorite winemaker of the regions outside Adelaide in South Australia. This approachable, entry-level Shiraz has blueberry and cocoa flavors, which party well with the fennel component in this recipe. 

T or F: I accidentally drank two bottles of the higher end Carnival of Love because my dad said the Mollydooker was fair game in our Vermont wine cellar, but he meant The Boxer and then I had to scour all of L.A. to find replacement bottles of the 2006 Carnival of Love. (Hint: It’s T. And worth the hunt.) OPP: Henschke, Shaw + Smith, d’Arenberg 

BAND: Simon & Garfunkel 

ALBUM: Bridge Over Troubled Water 

YEAR/GENRE: (1970), Folk Rock 

Swallow this Shiraz by Mollydooker with some Paul and Art—Paul is one of the most renowned lefties around (Mollydooker is the Australian term for left-handed people). And yes, we all get it, The Boxer with “The Boxer.” As you know because you’ve read every page of this book in order, my parents took me to the famed Central Park concert in 1982. It was my first “adult” concert (I had already seen and met Burl Ives). Our big father-daughter duet back then was “Keep the Customer Satisfied.” I usually did Paul and Dad usually did Art. But occasionally I’d want to switch it up. Whichever line of harmony is best suited for you, the tart will always sing customer satisfaction.