WELCOME TO OUR KITCHEN: We’re talking about champagne alternatives for the holidays!

Champagne is lovely. It means “festive” to most of us. But it’s pricey. Very.We’re Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, veteran cookbook authors of thirty-six (and counting) cookbooks. We love bubbly wine! But let’s talk all sorts of alternatives to the budget-busting champagne.Here are the segments for this episode of COOKING WITH BRUCE & MARK:[00:50] Our one-minute cooking tip: Use a salad spinner to fix an overdressed salad.[02:35] Champagne alternatives for the holidays: Cava, Prosecco, and Cremant.[17:57] What’s making us happy in food this week: wild pheasant braised with apples and lamb birria.