We were looking to spend a night someplace on the way between our stay in the White Mountains and our next destination of Camden/Rockland/Rockport, Maine. We weren’t hoping for much; a clean, comfortable, quiet places to stay and a basic edible meal would have fulfilled our expectations. We almost got what we hoped for in […]
Food & Wine
San Francisco – Pinot Week
Although Joyce and I enjoy most varietals, we particularly love pinot noir. It is delicate, picks up slight nuances in the terroir and can be adapted to many different styles. Just as importantly for us, it is the most versatile wine for pairing with different types of foods. While ideal with dishes such as turkey, […]
Seattle’s Evolving Restaurant Scene
Seattle Restaurants In June 2011, we went to Tacoma and Seattle to get our “art glass fix”. But man (nor woman) does not live by art glass alone. No trip to any city is complete without visiting some of its newest, most interesting restaurants. This is particularly true in an exciting restaurant city like Seattle. […]
Cochon 555 San Francisco: Devouring the Whole Pig—If You Can Get To It
Cochon 555 What a great concept. A culinary competition and tasting event with 5 pigs, 5 chefs and 5 wineries. But these weren’t any pigs, chefs or wineries. The chefs were from some of the Bay Area’s best restaurants: Michael Mina, Prospect, SPQR, Fifth Floor and Bar Agricole: The pigs were five different breeds of […]
Partying at the Alameda California Wine Appellation
We know of no wine grapes grown in this Oakland California suburb. That does not mean there are no wineries. And where there are wineries, there are parties. Rosenblum Cellars We recently attended one of the two June 2011 bashes in Alameda California. Rosenblum Cellars’ June 4 “Summer of Love Open House Barbeque” was a […]
St. Petersburg, Florida as a Art Hub?
A 24-hour Cultural, Culinary and Bar Tour through Central Florida It is ironic that our first post in our new blog is about a trip that is so brief and so unrepresentative of our travels. Tom had to be in Orlando Florida for business. Since he had already done all of the theme parks and […]