After two weeks of delicious seafood all over Portugal, our carnivorous instincts were skyrocketing, and we were ready for some kind of roasted beast. Something that had four legs and had walked the earth at some point. And we had heard great things about A Travessa, a restaurant located in a former convent somewhere in [...]
Read more →Attention poets, writers, and wine drinkers who become poets and writers after a couple of glasses! This just in from Jeff Bundschu of Gundlach Bundschu winery: To celebrate the official anniversary of Gundlach Bundschu—March 12, 1858, is the date that Jacob Gundlach signed the deed to our estate and the beginning of my family’s love [...]
Read more →I had to laugh as I began to write this post… If part of the goal around here is to take the mystery out of wine –to make enjoying good wine and food an easy part of everyday, then an article that features a winery name that you may not know how to pronounce, and [...]
Read more →This post is short and too the point! If you’re looking for a red wine bargain that goes beyond the everyday, check out this tasty $12 Chilean Carmenere. (oops) 2007 Carmenere Valle Central ($12). Offers a spicy, chocolatey edge to juicy red berry aromas and flavors. Medium bodied. Moderate finish. Easy to pair with a [...]
Read more →There are those evenings. Those evenings when no matter how your day went, or what fresh insanity is percolating on Wall Street, or even what the rest of the people in your life are planning to complicate your tomorrow… There are those evenings when all you really want is a very good bottle of red, a simply grilled [...]
Read more →This delicious appetizer is so rich and elegant, it’s hard to believe how easy it is! You can make your own pasty, if that’s your thing. Or just use storebought frozen — those pre-baked mini tartlet shells are the easiest, but you can also use pie crust and just cut out circles to fit a [...]
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