Perfect Pairing with a Super Hero?
Looking for a cool wine to pull off the shelf…because of its looks? Check this out – A Review of the 2004 Super Hero InZinerator – with, what looks like a strange Perfect Pairing!
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Wine Fit for a King, King James that is…
I have to say, at one point in my life I may have been a bigger basketball fan than most guys I knew. For those of you who don’t know, I’ve played basketball pretty much my whole life. I was always THE biggest nerd about playing. Playing any time of day, for as long as… Continue
Look at Chanhaven.com hooking me up!
Check out this, newest post by my pals at Chanhaven. If you’re looking for something to do today – come to this spectacular CROATIAN WINE EVENT!
Did you know…?
…That Chappellet Winery , one of my most favorite California Wineries!, is powered on Solar Energy? Very cool, right? Chappellet. If you’ve ever been to Chappellet, you know exactly what I mean by saying (period). They are a world-class Californian winery with a stellar reputation, outstanding property and amazing wines to boot. My pal, Steve Tamburelli,… Continue
Stung Again!
Shake n Bake, I’m back from the Hot State of Georgia! Hope you all had a chance to catch up on my stops and eats along the way while in Atlanta. With so much good food to enjoy, a fabulous five days of relaxin’ + great friends to enjoy it all with – our trip… Continue
Gladys Knight’s Chicken + Waffle House
Here it is, the food experience y’all have been waiting to hear about… Gladys Knight’s Chicken + Waffle House Because none of us knew what to expect with our experience, we all conjured up our own ideas as to what it was going to look like inside this Hot Atlanta Food Spot. I thought I’d… Continue
Aria
Hope you’re keepin’ up on my whirlwind food tour here while I’m in Atlanta…because there’s more! Aria, a sophisticated white table-clothed restaurant located in Buckhead, a small neighborhood just inside of the city of Atlanta, was a spectacular treat of fine cuisine, phenomenal wines and remarkable service. A food experience that will definitely live in… Continue
HOT-Lanta!
Where fried chicken is a staple, and there’s only one reason why the city has the nickname it has…because it’s damn hot! When you think you know ‘hot’, come to the south. With 95% humidity and average daily temps like 90-95 degrees, Hotlanta, is not a place to come if you’re not a heat person.… Continue
Sting and Her Majesty’s Orchestra
Sting. There are only a few folks in the world that can get by on one name alone. The few that come to mind are: Price, Pink, Meatloaf and Sting. (You’re thinking…How did Meatloaf get roped into that crowd, right?) And Sir Sting, a category all his own. One can only fully understand if you’ve been to a… Continue
Minnesota Wine
It is the million dollar question almost every night of the week that I work. “Have you had Minnesota Wine?” Only to be followed up with… What do you think about Minnesota Wine? What Minnesota Wine would I recommend? Do you think Minnesota Wine is as good as California Wine? Night after night, I hear… Continue
‘Sweet Retreat’ Cupcakes and Wine Pairing
So I wandered into my favorite old joint last nite for the first time in a long time, except for the same smiley face that I was used to behind the counter sipping coffee and grinning ear to ear with cheese in his beard, wasn’t there. Instead, I found pink and frilly, poofy colored frosting’d… Continue
Who’s been to the new Minneapolis Restaurant ‘Cafeteria and Support Group’?
According to this article, Twin Cities Monster Based Restaurant Group, Parasole, just dumped a cool $4 mil to open their newest venture: Uptown Cafeteria and Support Group. The restaurant, which just opened last nite (June 15th), has been renovated to compete as “Uptown’s Coolest Restaurant”. Really? I’m anxious to hear what everyone has to say. Of… Continue