Per Se all a buzz
I tuned into “60 Minutes” and caught the piece on renowned chef Thomas Keller of the French Laundry in Yountville. The piece was shot last fall in the Napa Valley,…
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Oh no! Not again…
I am still reeling from the effort of renaming my fried potatoes…and now I’ll have to watch what I drink. Once again, the US seems to find itself at odds…
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They Are Drinking More Wine in Ireland
Lands of long-standing beer tradition are buckling to the wine culture. Icons of ale-guzzling lore are daintily sipping the pinot noir. Is there nothing sacred! Via The Post – Breaking…
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Shopping in Venice-Oh Man!
From the souvenir stands in the piazza San Marco to the high end designers off to the west of the square on Calle larga XXII Marzo, Venice has a myriad…
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Is Beauty Only Label Deep?
I had the suspicion that I could not be the only one. When I look at a neat row of bottles in a wine merchant’s or at the store, the…
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Eggs and Air – a perfect marriage
There are few things more elegant and ephemeral than a Soufflé, and though many people find the idea of them intimidating, they are surprisingly easy to prepare. I think they…
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Must See D.C.: Touring Washington’s National Treasures
If you visit the nation’s capital, here are a list of the most-visited sites I just visited. It can be exhausting, but most are on the East Mall between the…
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Everything About Labels
I just read a very useful (and compact) book on “Understanding Wine Labels” by Simon Woods. Easy format, well-written, this book has all the information in it but it is…
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Skiing the Matterhorn: A Mid-Summer Day’s Dream
One summer day when I was in college years ago, I arrived in the quaint village of Zermatt in southern Switzerland. Quaint because it had no cars then. And doesn’t…
