Musings on wine, food, recipes, restaurants, and other topics
I have a phobia of blind wine tastings. It’s not severe enough to warrant treatment, but they still make me very nervous. You see, when you’ve been deemed as someone who knows about wine, people expect you to know what you’re tasting. I frequently don’t. What gets in the way? Expectations. Consider a recent study …
When I worked in a medical setting, we’d be visited by these strange creatures. Well, not strange, exactly. They were young, attractive, verbal, intelligent (YAVI, or what Irving Yalom says therapists consider their ideal clients), well dressed, and brought food and presents to the docs and office staff. All they wanted in return was the …
Greetings, Ladies of Decatur! In case you’re looking like the family Easter bunny up there (that’s my “nephew” Roger, btw) and need some girl time to recover from the holiday, you’re in luck. The Ladies of Decatur gatherings are back, and yes, I realize it’s not the first Friday this month, so, um, April Fool’s! …
This past Thursday, I decided to humor my tyrannical Fitbit* and walk to work so I could try to get my 10,000 steps for the day. That’s harder than one would think. Apparently Georgia has decided to give tax breaks to movie companies, and Decatur was the site for the filming of a flick called …
I’m pleased to present some new notes from Random Oenophile West Coast Correspondent James Bassett. We talked about this post during the recent Seattle snowstorm, so I applaud his efforts to continue his thoughtful wine drinking under such trying circumstances. Sadly, by the time we thought about him getting pictures of the wine bottles in …
This is the first post in my new Psychowine series, wherein I’ll be looking at the psychological aspects of what and where we drink. I encourage feedback, either below in the comments or through Twitter at @RandomOenophile. No, this isn’t one we tried recently. I just love this picture. Remember when we were kids, and …
Well, it’s that time again, a post-holiday race to the bar to hang out, drink some fruity stuff, and have some girl time! Our next Ladies of Decatur tweetup will be this Friday, December 2, at Harbour Bar and Fish House, which is in the former Tesoro spot on Church Street. We usually start convening …
About a month ago, Hubby and I had the pleasure of being invited to a Molly Dooker wine dinner, held at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Atlanta. We arrived a little late for the passed hors d’oeuvres but enjoyed one with the Violonist, a crisp but fruity Verdelho. Then the evening progressed, as Hubby described: …
Yesterday Hubby and I went to the 2011 Decatur Craft Beer Festival. Yep, craft beer, as in the only presence of the big advertisers was the Budweiser breathalyzer tent. Maybe they were trying to hint that their crappy beer wouldn’t get you as drunk as the good stuff. I wasn’t originally going to go after …
When you buy a new car, you get to take a test drive with a hopeful salesman beside you. When you buy a house, you get to visit it with a hopeful realtor and have it inspected by a professional. But what about when one of your favorite restaurants gets a new chef? Sure, you …