Musings on wine, food, recipes, restaurants, and other topics
It’s funny how some things come full circle. Four years ago, I was in Minneapolis for a professional conference. One of my good friends lives there, and we went out to dinner one evening to an Italian restaurant. The food was unremarkable, but I do remember the wine we shared, a bottle of the Qupé …
Well, it’s that time of year again. People in other parts of the country call it summer. We call it, “OMG when did it get so hot and humid?” I think we Southerners have the same kind of thing happen to us that women who have children do. Every year, as we go into the …
First, thanks to all who have been attending the monthly tweetups! I’m super excited about how our group is growing, and I’m looking forward to getting to know everyone as we continue to meet. One of the things I’ve been getting asked about is wine suggestions, so our next tweetup will be a wine tasting …
I had lunch a few weeks ago with a friend at LottaFruitta on Auburn Avenue. “Is this anywhere near the Sweet Auburn Curb Market?” she asked. I’d heard of the place, but, like many in-towners, I had no idea where to actually find it. So when Hubby and I were invited to tag along with …
This coming Friday is April 1, so you know what that means! Well, besides wanting to smack your husband and/or children for that rubber snake in the sink. It’s our Ladies of Decatur Happy Hour! I didn’t get many suggestions this month, so I decided to bring it back to The Marlay House. I hope …
Day Two: Breakfast at the Kennett Square B&B on Sunday morning: French toast and turkey sausage. If you follow me on Twitter, you know that I’ve recently rediscovered a love of French toast, so it’s our usual Sunday breakfast. It was nice to have someone else make it for me and clean up afterward, and …
Hubby and I have a mission to taste wine in each state that grows its own grapes and makes it. The original goal was to taste wine in each state that makes it, but some luster is lost when the juice is California or Niagara. Not that a talented winemaker can’t put his own stamp …
Once upon a time, there was a stressed-out allied health professional with curly hair the color of old pennies, but shiny. We’ll skip the debate as to whether it’s blond or red, and we’ll completely ignore the gray that’s popping in – they’re just really light blond, darnit! She had a long four-day week with …
As you know Hubby and I like to drink for a good cause. Okay, we like to drink period, but when we can do so for a good cause, even better. We recently had the opportunity to try the current offerings of Charity Case Wine (their image, cropped, above). Founded in 2008 after a rainy …
This coming Friday is the first Friday in March, so that means it’s time for another Ladies of Decatur tweetup! Date: Friday, March 4Location: Carpe DiemTime: 6-ish (I’ll aim to be there around 5:30) Please leave me a comment or tweet me at @RandomOenophile (link to follow me above) so I know approximately how many …