Recent Posts
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FAVORITE AIRPORT BAR?
Vino Volo opened the door. You have to give them credit for that. Before Vino Volo, your best option when traveling by air was to find an airport restaurant, and hope they had more than J Lohr on the wine list. Which wasn’t often. So maybe a Bloody Mary or a rum drink was a better option. Even worse was ... Read More » -
MY LAST MEAL ON THIS PLANET
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CHURCHILL’S… MUCH MORE THAN A STODGY PORT WINE
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ARE YOU THERE SUMMER? IT’S ME, ANNA.
Apparently, the one week of 80+ degree weather that the Adirondacks had back in the beginning of May is all that we’re getting for summer here in the North Country. I should never have put away my long johns or packed up my winter sweaters. It was foolhardy behavior on my part. I mean, Lake Placid got 3 feet of snow ... Read More » -
EARLY MOTHER’S DAY!
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BALANCING RIGHTS TO CONFIDENTIALITY
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THE GROWN-UP MILKSHAKE
Certain drinks go with certain film characters. Nick and Nora Charles? Martinis. Leon from The Professional? Milk. The ladies from Sex and the City? Cosmos. Alex from A Clockwork Orange? Maloka Plus. Dr. Hannibal Lector? A nice Chianti with a side of Fava bean (may I suggest Fattorie Melini’s Chianti Classico Reserva?) And let’s not forget Caucasians and the Dude. Better known as ... Read More » -
ARE YOU THERE SUMMER? IT’S ME, ANNA.
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FOR CELEBRATIONS, THINK PINK
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BOUTIQUE ITALIAN WINES
Get your pen ready! Here come spectacular recommendations for small-vineyard Italian wines. You won’t hear about the big joints at all, but instead, the small players, the individuals who have passed down their love of grapes through generations. These are vintners interested in exploring and exploiting the possibilities in their vines, not glutting the market with “good enough”. I was ... Read More » -
OLD FAITHFUL
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BEST CITIES ON THE PLANET?
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MAPLE SYRUP & COCKTAILS
I have written about Bixby’s Best maple syrup before – in Sauced in New York’s earlier incarnation on the Times Union website – but with sugaring season upon us once again, it seems a fit topic to return to as material for this blog. After all, what says spring in the Adirondacks better than maple syrup? Well, other than a ... Read More » -
ADVENTUROUS PALATES
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PAST AND PRESENT…
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MY LAST MEAL ON THIS PLANET
Ending my series of blogs from Ireland, I wrap with the final thoughts from our return flight home. We are a highly distractible family, admittedly. Okay, not my siblings and all, but me and my husband and kids, yes. A favorite line from The Holy Grail that personifies us, at the Bridge of Death while facing the Gorge of Peril: ... Read More » -
PEPE LE PEW
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A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS