Some of my favorites from the week in the categories of wine, food, travel, and lifestyle. My mom is here this week, so this post is dedicated to her. FOOD My Mom’s Red Chile Sauce My mom is visiting this week from Arizona. I’ve managed to get quite a few recipes written down from her […]
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After my brief time in Croatia I headed to a region in Northeast Italy I had never been before – Friuli–Venezia Giulia (Friuli for short). Friuli’s tourist board describes this land best in this description: Alps and the Adriatic symbolize the two extremes of a multi-faceted and changing landscape, Italian, Slavic and Germanic cultures meet […]
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With so many horrible events that occurred this week it was hard to focus on “favorites”. But if anything positive came out of this week, it was thoughts of gratitude. Feeling thankful for everything I have in my life. Appreciating both the big and little things. TRAVEL A weekend in Boston. We went […]
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My husband’s eyes are bigger than his stomach. He often has grand ideas for what he wants to make for dinner, usually leaving us with a week full of leftovers. This past Christmas was the perfect example. Christmas day hubby smoked up a 7 lb brisket (because our idea of Christmas dinner must always involve […]
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Some of my favorites from the week in the categories of wine, food, travel, and lifestyle. I haven’t had travel on the mind lately, so this week it is left out. WINE NV Ferrari Brut Trento DOC, Italy $25 (Media Sample) I usually avoid comparing sparkling wines made outside of Champagne to actual Champagne. Good […]
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Just 12 hours after arriving home from a trip to Croatia and Italy I jumped on a train en route to NYC for the Snooth People’s Voice Awards (PVA). After two weeks of intensive wine, food, and traveling I was admittedly jet lagged, full, and tired, but I wouldn’t have passed this opportunity up for […]
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As my journey through Zagreb continues I finally venture outside. I transferred from the Doubletree to the Esplanade Zagreb — the city’s oldest hotel and also location for the International Wine Tourism Conference (IWINETC) — which moved me much closer to the city center and heart of Zagreb. Meeting up with a group of writers […]
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As you wake up this Saturday morning I hope you’re already planning for tomorrow — i.e. Sunday Brunch! I’ve been in love with Sunday brunch since my days living in San Francisco and the many memorable brunch spots there. They intensified when I moved to Portland, Oregon – arguably the brunch capital of the US. […]
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Some of my favorites from the past week. Wine Kramer Vineyards 2010 Brut Sparkling Wine Yamhill-Carlton, Oregon 12.5% abv | $26 (media sample) I had several opportunities to taste this wine when I was in Oregon for the Wine Bloggers Conference last summer, including the two additional days I spent touring the town of […]
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