Tag Archives: food
Wine Bloggers’ 5-Year Reunion: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Redux
Thoughts of attending a high school reunion lead to a barrage of emotional responses. From "I Can't Wait!" to "Not just no; but Hell, No!" and plenty in-between, a reunion is different things to different people. For one whom high school ...
Lima Beans, Wine and Jane’s Addiction
When you were a little kid, you probably hated peas. I not only hated peas, but loathed lima beans. It was not so much the flavor, as the consistency. Lima beans, especially when prepared hastily, or from a can with ...
Hospice du Rhône to Celebrate 20 Years in 2012!
It's a wine event for Lovers of Rhône wines! This year Hospice du Rhône will mark two decades of celebrating everything Rhône at an annual Spring event in Paso Robles, California, scheduled for April 26-28, 2012. The world's largest celebration ...
Win Tickets to Brenner’s 2011 Beer Festival!
Once again Houston-area beer lovers and connoisseurs are invited to sample over 50 artisan brews paired with chef-crafted culinary delights at the 2011 Brenner's Beer Festival on Saturday, October 8, hosted on the grounds of Brenner's Steakhouse on the Bayou, ...
East Bound & Down, in Charlottesville for WBC11
Yesterday we left the sweltering heat of Houston in the morning, grabbed breakfast at the airport (never a good idea) and headed east to join our friends at the fourth annual North American Wine Bloggers Conference. Although we had a "direct ...
Central Market Hosts Pasaporte España, May 11-24
Today kicks off another wine and food extravaganza at Central Market. Coming off last year's success with Passport to Argentina, the Texas-based foodie orgasmatron hosts a two-week celebration of everything Spain during its Pasaporte España, scheduled for May 11 ...
Be a Home Superstar Chef (Part 8 – Garlic)
This is part 8 of our on-going Home Superstar Chef series. The previous posts in this series were Part 1 – Good Pans, Part 2 – Shallots, Part 3 – Pine Nuts, Part 4 – Knives, Part 5 – ...
Back to BBQ – Lamberts
Every year Texas Monthly Magazine ranks and reviews the Top 50 BBQ Joints in Texas. This year's issue had a lot of surprises. One of the biggest surprises for me was the inclusion, for the very first time, of ...
Austin, Texas
I have no idea where you are right now, which is probably quite a relief to learn, but I am pretty sure that wherever it is, it probably isn't as cool as Austin, Texas. I recently had the pleasure of spending ...
Corned Beef and Cabbage Wines
I am not much of a fan of the traditional Saint Patrick's day meal of corned beef and cabbage. Boiling is not my idea of how to treat meat, I don't care for the spice combination typically used for corned ...
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