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September 29, 2011

I’ve amassed a bunch of crappy iphone pics (and crappy good camera pics) to share with internet-land. Operation photo barf commencing. How about the above bar near Lake Burton? I’m considering opening a satellite location in College Park. The wines I’ve tasted lately have continued to be an embarrassment of riches. Le Montrachet (right) is one of […]

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Burgundy, The Cruel Lover

March 1, 2011

There’s a good article in the Wall St Journal about Paulée de New York, an annual Burgundy wine event modeled after a similar event founded in 1923 in Meursault. Jay McInerney touches on the topic of the fickleness and more than occasional heartbreak of Burgundy. The wines of Burgundy have their share of corked or otherwise tainted […]

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Christmas

December 30, 2009

I meant to post this over the holiday, but whaddya know it, I got too caught up in the festivities (read: eating and drinking). One thing I love about Christmas is our family traditions. For instances, Christmas morning we always follow the same protocol. As soon as we get up and we’re ready to open […]

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Ad Hoc at Home: Pork Belly Confit

October 29, 2009

Part of the reason I put the Land of Plenty series to bed is because last week I received a bevy of new cookbooks, among them, the highly anticipated cookbook from Thomas Keller – Ad Hoc at Home. There’s been a lot of press surrounding this book launch, so there’s a good chance you’ve heard […]

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Cali Pinot + C. Donatiello Wines

September 15, 2009

The 2009 Wine Bloggers Conference was in late July, but between lots of travel in August, work, and figuring out how the hell to use a Mac, I’m behind on some of the posts I’ve wanted to put up from that trip. I would like to attempt a video post from the WBC eventually, and […]

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