Sauced In New York Sometimes the food is in the sauce, sometimes we are
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RETURNING TO MY ROOTS
While I would prefer to return to my ethnic roots and talk about Italian foods, instead it is time to return to the roots of this blog: wine. Vino. Nectar of the gods. SAUCED IN NEW YORK source code. I am taking an online course in Wine Business this month. I am a proud student of Sonoma State University! I can ... Read More » -
TREATISE ON YOGA PANTS
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EVERYONE LIKES A BARGAIN
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NOT-SO-GOOD LEGS
Our requisite “buenos días” as we pass locals on our Camino landed us in quite a conversation this morning. We were in Arcade, seven kilometers into our 18 kilometer day. She was headed uphill, maybe 80 years old, with a cane for support. She was well below five feet tall, spritely for one with a cane, with lively eyes. She stopped ... Read More » -
INNOVATIVE BRILLIANCE OR SHORT-SIGHTED PRESENTATION?
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IT’S ALL GREEK TO ME
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PAELLA AND THE ART OF GIVING BACK
I just got back from NYC and the 4th annual Paella Parade (hosted by Frederick Wildman), where I got to eat some amazing paella and drink some of my favorite wine from El Coto de Rioja. If you missed the Paella Parade this year, don’t worry: it will return in 2013 and you’ll have the opportunity to not only enjoy ... Read More » -
THE SWEET AND THE SPICY
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FRESHLY PRESSED JUICE
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EARLY MOTHER’S DAY!
Who wouldn’t love this? Run away to New York City for the day: early train down, arriving just in time for a boutique Italian wine tasting, followed by the requisite walk through Times Square, a visit to the Oyster Bar in Grand Central Station, and the evening train home. Time as a couple? Check! Seriously amazing wines? Check! Top it ... Read More » -
EVERYONE LIKES A BARGAIN
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GOOD FOR WHAT AILS YOU
Everyone knows that chicken soup is what you should be eating (sipping) when you’re sick. But why? It’s obviously comforting and comfort is good when you don’t feel good. And there are other theories as well. Fluid replenishment, inflammation reduction, etc. Trader Joe’s provided me with one of those “Is it Local?” chickens and after I roasted it, I waited ... Read More » -
MAPLE SYRUP & COCKTAILS
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CHANNELING GRANDMA
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RIGHT HERE. RIGHT NOW.
Carpe Diem. (Not to be confused with the YOLO, as documented here in Urban Dictionary.) Seize the day. Live in – and thoroughly enjoy – the present moment. We hear these prophetic sayings regularly, and most of us understand them logically. Are you on Pinterest? There are more inspirational sayings there than you could ever imagine, each one making you shake ... Read More » -
PARENTING TEENAGERS
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UNFETTERED FEATHERED DEBAUCHERY
