Musings on wine, food, recipes, restaurants, and other topics
I resolved to drink more French wines this year, so last Thursday’s tasting at JavaMonkey was greatly appreciated. Yes, it helps to make resolutions I look forward to keeping. All of the selections were imported from France’s Loire Valley by Jon David Headrick, whom I hadn’t heard of previously. The wines: 2008 Domaine de la …
I’ve been to the Iberian Pig twice, and I’m befuddled by the professional food community’s response to it. “Not authentic enough,” seems to be the theme, but no matter how many times Federico Castellucci responds that he wasn’t going for authentic Spanish, they still don’t listen. So, we approached it with open minds and growling …
Yep, it’s Friday, so I’m getting my Friday Flash in under the wire. To read more great flash fiction, search the #fridayflash hashtag on Twitter or go to J. M. Strother’s Mad Utopia on Saturday morning for a list with title, genre, and author. This is the third in my serial paranormal mystery story Always …
One of the most interesting things about the “Wine Conclave” at Montaluce last Saturday was learning about the artistic side of making wine. It sounds like each harvest of each grape varietal comes with a thousand questions to be answered, and sometimes circumstances work for you, sometimes against. For an example of a happy accident, …
Okay, first the disclosure stuff: we didn’t pay for anything except for dinner last night and a contribution to the tip jar for the two servers who were helping out with the Wine Conclave. Okay, FTC, happy now? Why don’t you get doctors to do the same things with their patients? “Hey, Ambien CR took …
Here is the second part of my serial flash fiction, a paranormal mystery set in a bachelorette party shop and venue. To read the first part, click here. For more Friday Flash Fiction, search the hashtag #fridayflash on Twitter or check out Mad Utopia on Saturday, when Friday Flash guru J.M. Strother posts a comprehensive …
I love these sensual reds from Spain and South America! Jess at JavaMonkey introduced us to a few more this past Thursday at a tasting dedicated entirely to Tempranillo. The wines: 2005 Lorinon Crianza (Rioja, Spain): A blend of 85% Tempranillo, 5% Garnacha, 5% Graciano, and 5% Mazuelo“Crianza” means that the wine spends at least …
There are some nights when having a good time comes easy, and there are others when you have to earn it. I stopped my appointments at 5:00 on Wednesday so I could get out of there before traffic got too bad. A quick check at 5:05 showed minor delays, so I grabbed my stuff, rushed …
Yes, I have a lot to catch up on including reviews of Wednesday’s beer dinner at The Grange and, finally, my review of the Iberian Pig, but it’s Friday, so that means it’s fiction time! You know how sometimes you have a first line bouncing around in your brain, and it won’t go away? As …
Uh, oh. I’m gonna be in trouble. You see, yesterday, January 19, was my two-year blogiversary, and I forgot until about 10:00 last night. It got a last-minute tweet, but I’m afraid I’m going to be sleeping on the virtual couch for this one. Luckily John Kessler of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution came through. He posted …