Month: July 2008

Random Thoughts: Summer Desserts and a Bad Service Warning

Cecilia
30
Jul
2008
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T.S. Eliot started his poem “The Waste Land,” with “April is the cruellest month…” I would like to differ and argue that the cruelest months are June through August. Why? Because it’s peak season for peaches and berries, fruits that just beg to be put in pies! Although we live less than two miles from …

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Tasting Notes: Rosé Wines and Staff Picks at Sherlock’s

Cecilia
27
Jul
2008
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“If you’re a dude drinking pink wine, you’d better be prepared to take some crap!” Those words, spoken by one of our fellow wine taster’s school colleagues, gives us an idea of how the infamous pink stuff is still viewed by many people. Lettie Teague, one of my favorite Food & Wine Magazine authors, called …

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Random Thoughts: Why I’m drinking wine this week

Cecilia
24
Jul
2008
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Normally I don’t post in the middle of the day, but my computer is busy setting up my next batch of work, so I thought I’d pop in and share some thoughts. I’m having a sleepy day, so these will likely follow an intuitive, right-brained track. Just wanted to give you fair warning. I’m so …

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(Busy) Oenophile at Large: Aquaknox and Kyma

Cecilia
21
Jul
2008
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Apologies to those of you who have been waiting two whole weeks since my last post! Life has been crazy busy. As I mentioned in my profile, I’m an aspiring writer, and I actually had an agent take interest in my fantasy novel. She requested the entire manuscript, so I had to do some final …

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Oenophile at Large: Restaurant Reviews, Sage and Eddie’s Attic

Cecilia
07
Jul
2008
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First, thanks to all who came out for the fund raiser at JavaMonkey last Thursday. I don’t have official figures, but the attendance was really good. The wine was, too. Before the event, Hubby and I had dinner at Sage. We hadn’t been there in a while, and we were both disappointed to see that …

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