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, […]
Destinations
Vancouver as a Walking City
Over the last 30 years, we have made a number of fast stops in Vancouver Canada on our way to other destinations such as Alaska, Vancouver Island (Victoria, Torino, etc.), Whistler, and the Okanagan Valley wine country. Although we have walked some of the highest-profile tourist neighborhoods and seen some of the premier sites, we […]
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. […]
The Tacoma/Seattle Art Glass Scene in One Day
We love art glass—blown glass in every conceivable shape and color. A trip to St. Petersburg, Florida’s Chihuly Collection merely served to whet our appetite. We were, after all, about to head off to Seattle Washington—the virtual birthplace of American glass art and home of “the glass master” himself, Dale Chihuly. We began our periodic pilgrimage […]
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 […]