Minneapolis, One of the Best Wine Scenes in America Think premier wine travel can only be found in places like California, France or Italy? This Midwest metropolis offers unique experiences unlike any other. BY STACY BROOKS Founders Ky and Mel Guse of GYST Fermentation Bar With its northern latitude and snowy winters, Minneapolis isn’t an… Continue
This past week on The Jason Show, I teamed up with my dear friend and restaurateur extraordinaire, Chef Asher Miller, of Minneapolis hot spot, BookClub Restaurant, to show off some of our best kept fall wine + appetizer ideas for the season. Try on a few of our Fall + Wine Pairing Ideas for yourself!… Continue
Every once in a while in the hospitality field we as pros have what we call ‘an odd night’. A night that sort of has you left scratching your head. May be an odd request from a guest, someone impossible to please or just well, a situation that has you thinking ‘what the hell is… Continue
Got the bug for a little wine country travel? Over the years, I have sent numerous clients and friends advice and recommendations when it comes to wine country travel. Whether it be wineries to visit, favorite restaurants or hotel recommendations or just a list of ‘must dos’ when in these regions worldwide, many of you have delightfully reported… Continue
Discover Delicious! A new show on KMSP My 29 that showcases the best food trucks, restaurants, distilleries, wineries and breweries in the Twin Cities! Yours truly is the host for the new show. On every Saturday morning @ 11:30am. Catch our first episode, here!
From the always lovely, absolutely talented and truly one of the most passionate chics in the wine biz, another fantastic blog by our superstar Amusée blog contributor: Ms. Karina Roe. So what are your plans for the weekend? (I think you’ll have an idea after reading these juicy tips!) Change Is A’Comin’: Thoughts on history,… Continue
Twin Cities food and wine scene lured sommelier back to the Midwest By Jess Fleming jfleming@pioneerpress.com POSTED: 01/29/2015 12:01:00 AM CST Leslee Miller is a certified sommelier at the new Salt Cellar Restaurant on Cathedral Hill in St Paul and owns wine consulting firm, Amusée. (Pioneer Press: Scott Takushi) Before Leslee Miller could legally… Continue
Thanks for the fabulous write up, City Pages! Salt Cellar, a New School Steakhouse with Old School Charm, Now Open in St. Paul By Mecca Bos Fri., Jan. 16 2015 at 4:00 AM Mecca Bos Salt Cellar is serious about its wine program. “Good meat is nothing without good wine, and they’ve wisely invested in a real-deal… Continue
Day 4: We discover the ‘Wild West’ of Spanish Winemaking! We leave our cute little Cava village of Sant Sadurní d’Anoia early morning, and head off for the town of Gratallops. Smack dab in the famous winemaking region of Priorato and its grapes Garnacha & Cariñena (most commonly known as Carignan in FR or/and Mazuelo in… Continue
I pay homage and say good-bye to a Durango, CO restaurant legend. Randy’s Restaurant, an establishment I worked and managed for over 9 years almost 15 years ago. Restaurateur, Randy Burton, not only one of my greatest career mentors, but life’s closest friends created an environment for his employees that was educative, and truly encapsulated… Continue
Passed on to me by a friend…I found this pretty funny! The 10 Most Annoying Restaurant Trends Written by: Zagat Some restaurant trends are easy to embrace: lower prices, bigger portions, free refills, you get the idea. But other, more recent trends are bordering on the absurd. In fact, some of them are just downright… Continue
Perfect Pairings…I’d like to say they come along every single time I put a wine to a plate of food, but to be honest…they are in fact, much harder to make them precisely spot on than one would think. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a pairing freak. Every time I eat something, sip something or… Continue