Today is Coq au Vin Day, if you can find it

That’s right, today — March 22 — is the national food holiday set aside to celebrate the French dish known as coq au vin, or rooster braised in wine, preferably a hearty burgundy. There are references to a similar dish dating back to Julius Caesar, and it’s a timeless peasant dinner. But the earliest published recipes reportedly date to the 20th century. Most modern recipes call for chicken or capon (castrated rooster).

But it’s a bit difficult to celebrate this dish in the metro today. I could find only one local restaurant serving coq au vin. And it’s not even a French restaurant!