May 2010
Bottling, Viticulture and a Bargain all from Tom Kruse
(Part of wine 101 education is experience. Part of the reason you recall a wine is from the experience you had it in. And, lastly, part of reading this blog is to engage yourself in the experience of getting off the computer and trying something new. This letter from Tom Kruse did that for me. …
Wine 101er becomes…at long last…Chef 101er
I hate to…wait…I can’t say that anymore. I’m proving to myself that I can learn to do new things. I don’t have to always eat what my hard-working firefighter husband Eddie has time to make for me. You know the one: Cordon Bleu classes, the never look-at-a-recipe perfect male specimen? Why would I learn to…
WILSHIRE RESTAURANT LAUNCHES COCKTAIL PROGRAM WITH CONSULTANT ALEX STRAUS
(In the heat that sure to be blasting us soon, coolnew cocktail recipes sound good. Even better is someone else makingthem for me. And if I make it over the hill that someone will be amuch more experienced person than in the one in my own kitchen.) New Cocktail List Debuts on May 6…
From All Corked Up: Wine Tasting While Shopping and Cooking Class
(I’ll take both, tasting while I shop and tasting duringa cooking class. I know All Corked Up is going through some changes,most noticeably in making sommelier DiMaggio Washington also themanager, but that does allow guests that much more education! Takeadvantage of it!) Tasting While You Shop We have added a tasting table in our warehouse on the…
Recipe Sunday: A New Use for Lillet
(I only know Lillet Blanc and Rose wines to use instead of Vermouth in my James Bond Hendricks Gin Martini and my standard Vodka Martini. I know that there are many mixologists out there creating fab drinks with Lillet. But making marshmallows? That’s something new!) Lillet Marshmallows Ingredients 3 (1/4-ounce) envelopes unflavored gelatin 3/4 cup…
Michael Perlis, assisted by Chuck Wiedeman: Best Paso Robles Trip Ever (Continued)
San Marcos Creek Vineyard and Clavo Cellars: As I mentioned previously, only four of our group of eight were going to the Turley party. Gloria and Larry and Chuck and Heidi went off to San Marcos Creek Vineyard, to enjoy a Paella lunch and taste the winery’s latest releases. www.sanmarcoscreek.com The winery’s website is very…
Mother’s Day Tasting: Beware
Beware of your mom when she seems to want to engage in your pursuits, understand your passion, unwittingly destroy all that you’ve built….oops…I digress. Let me begin again. A few years back, before I was fully ensconced in all things wine (no blogging as there wasn’t even a www yet) my husband Eddie and I…