Looking for that special gift for a foodie friend? Someone on your list is hard to please? Maybe something to give someone with everything? We came across some great suggestions on making your own unique gifts. There are many great websites you’ll find under...
We had the pleasure of an extended visit to Bordeaux during the 2019 harvest, exploring all the greatness of the region – the wine, the food, and especially the people. Our tour guide, Henri who runs Bordeaux Wine Travel (highly recommended), arranged an array...
There are more recipes for making ribs than hot sauce brands. Folks have fights over dry rubs, wet rubs, mop sauces, finishing sauces, to smoke or not to smoke, etc…..but all we wanted were tasty ribs without baby-sitting a smoldering fire all day. We know...
We assembled a collection of quick & delicious easy party foods – Small Bites for Big Appetites. Use these recipes for any party – tailgating, dinner party, pot-luck, but especially for the holidays when easy can be best. Our suggestions: Have a...
First rule of picking a good pizza wine – don’t over-think it. The starting point is go to the Italian wine section of your favorite wine shop, then pick a red and/or white. While the details are fun for us wine geeks, most of us just want to have a...
There is nothing sexier than good food and good wine that you bring to the table yourself. this is especially true for Valentine’s Day, which is second least-favorite day to dine out (next to New Year’s Eve). Why? The good-to-great restaurants are...
