While visiting our daughter recently we had an alfresco lunch at a great Italian restaurant hidden in a strip shopping center. We stopped and starting looking at the menu trying…
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(Paul Holland, his wife and sister-in-law love Argentina, especially during the Wine Festival in February. This is his 2nd guest blog; the first blog was about a winery visit in…
Here we are in Mendoza Argentina for the fifth time in 10 years, myself, wife Flor and her two sisters are here for the annual month long Vendemia (wine festival…
At the Simply Italian Americas Tour in Ft. Lauderdale, I attended a food and wine pairing seminar moderated by local wine critic and judge, Lyn Farmer. He led a panel…
Today is Muscadet day and we went to one of the best. I selected our one winery visit to Muscadet months ago and just last week in my favorite wine…
Not everyone is a fan of sushi, but if you are, you’ll probably love this recipe from the Loire Valley. This dish can be accompanied by Muscadet if you want…
We’ve all heard of dessert wines, but what about wine as dessert? I’ve found a couple of tantalizing recipes which should make any wine lover drool. They are all creative…
I am so melancholy when September comes around- this is my last chance for fresh figs. I don’t live in California where the majority of figs are grown so I…
Traditional balsamic vinegar (aka Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale in Italian) is definitely not your ordinary vinegar. In fact, at $50 and up per small bottle, you could call it a kind…
Who needs fancy-dancy appetizers? Your friends or co-workers are coming by so think simple, and have lots more fun by serving them tapas. That’s the Spanish approach to entertaining and…
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