July 9, 2008
Hard to believe that in my little hometown of Cupertino, CA, there is a world renowned winery tucked deep into the hillside. Cupertino is a part of the Silicon Valley- it’s where you can find 1 Infinite Loop aka Apple HQ; and all sorts of other hi-tech companies within a 15 mile radius (turn right […]
June 27, 2008
My friend Stephen is a professional gardener at the Conservatory Garden in Central Park and he invited me to a sweet little soiree they were having on Wednesday. If you haven’t been, it’s a spectacular garden on 105th Street and 5th Avenue that is filled with summer blooms right now. A wine and cheese party […]
June 26, 2008
This week I went to a champagne reception at Adour Alain Ducasse, the 6 month old restaurant inside the St. Regis Hotel in NYC. I was there taking pictures of a reception for supporters of the James Beard Foundation, and in walks Mel Brooks. Everyone of course wanted me to take their picture with him. […]
June 13, 2008
In the spirit of missing Kanitra, I’m continuing her column w(h)ine-o. I’m not qualified to talk about wine the way she does, but I can at least show you pictures of what I’m drinking these days. When it’s hot out, you gotta go for the pink stuff. There seems to be a myriad of terms […]
May 13, 2008
Just got in really late last night from a weekend in Cali. Surprised my mama for mom’s day! I scored big points with that one- I expect that to override anything that would be considered bad daughter behavior for the next few years. I’m really exhausted and I’ve got a busy day ahead of me, […]
May 5, 2008
Please excuse my pathetic ability to describe wine. I realize that my descriptive abilities of eating is pretty mediocre to begin with (lots of ooohh and mmms), but wine is like a whole other sphere of knowledge that I sadly lack. This reminds me of Hua’s post on how “precise description matters“- I am failing […]
April 17, 2008
Troy is a dear friend who lives and works in Brooklyn- he only comes out into the city on special occasions (good for him!). He recently went on a gourmet market splurge around Brooklyn, picked up a bunch of delightful foodstuffs, and stayed in and cooked with his lucky bf Corey. Considering how much we […]
April 10, 2008
If Greenspan himself says we’re “in the throes”, well, dammit, I guess that means we’re in the throes. I don’t know about you, but staring down the barrel of a recession makes me want to drink more, not less. I’m sure kanshefle will have much better tips but again, I must toot the horn of […]
February 21, 2008
For not really having any premeditative restaurant agenda, Matt and I did really well in Rome. The city’s such a maze, that it’s best not to have your heart set on any one restaurant- you’d just get frustrated going around in circles looking for it. We were walking around towards the Pantheon in the afternoon […]
January 9, 2008
Chinese wine? The thought is kind of odd, don’t you think? I never knew it existed. One day after walking around the new Chinese contemporary art district called 798, I went to a convenience store near my hotel, and found booze section. Refrigerator was not refrigerated, and all the cold stuff was not cold. So […]