I’m not a mixologist by any stretch of the imagination, but I do have a Level Two Certification in Wine and Spirits. Part of my studies were devoted to spirits, and I have found that though not equal to my wine interests, I do appreciate a good cocktail as well as a straight libation. Discovering…
Master Mixologist William Perbellini Guided Cocktail Aficionados Through the Artistry of Crafting Contemporary and Classic Cocktails Not knowing what to expect in my first spirits class since I obtained a Level Two Intermediate certification from Wine and Spirits Education Trust in 2010, I was thrilled to get a press pass into this event. I talked…
My husband Eddie auctioned off a single malt Scotch tasting in our home, for 6 guests, this past November. The event is now coming up on January 10.online pharmacy https://chesapeakeadd.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwentythree/parts/html/zoloft.html no prescription drugstore Some of our friends have threatened to join our group and we might take them…for a price. I visited Cookbooks Plus on…
One of the first wine fests I attended as press was the LA Wine Fest. Founder Joel Fisher was very kind in extending passes and personally welcoming us at the event. Since then I’ve covered the 500+ winery/brew/spirit event in photos, as my hands are always too full with a wine glass and program to…
To keep myself busy while caring for my injured-yet-again spouse, satisfied more by angry single malt Scotch than the doctor prescribed Vicodin, I called Tanya Green, the new owner of Wine 661 to find out what new things they are offering the SCV wine drinking public, myself copiously included. Okay Tanya, I have been to…
A few years back Ed and I were stopped right in front of Backwoods Inn by the SCV sheriffs in one of those mandatory drunk-driving checks. I was scared, not because we had drunk too much, but because police in general make me nervous. (Another thing to blame on my mom—the very first hippie of…
Were there really men over forty-years-old dancing in my family room to Eraserhead? (Or was it Tortoise Head or maybe even the more discerning, Porpoise Head?) Eddie’e CD collection from the eighties strewn across every available counter top? Middle-aged women discussing random acts of body piercing in my kitchen? An impromptu lecture on getting really…
Getting ready hours ahead for a single malt Scotch tasting, I was pleased with how nice our dining room looked. The table glittered with blond and golden hues as the bottles were set out and anxious to be enjoyed. Spring water was at each place setting for the “aroma dilute”. My husband Eddie had made…
A few years back, heck maybe even a decade ago, I was at Il Fornaio Italian restaurant in Pasadena and spied something I’d never seen before in any bar: an expensive single malt scotch served in the usual lowball glass but instead of ice cubes or chips there was this one gargantuan ice cube dead…