What was looking to be a wash-out of a weekend here in the Northeast actually proved to be somewhat nice. My first weekend in the city since early June, I forgot how magical the city…
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Summer Bucket List 2014
With the official start to summer kicking off this weekend, time feels like it’s flying! June already?? Summer is over in a matter of weekends! So, to ensure I take full advantage, I wanted to…
Wine Wednesdays – Fleuron Cuvee ‘Wichcraft
I’ll take this Wednesday to pause on the Europe travel review to let you know about a wonderful wine I tasted the other night at NY Vintners here in NY, but I hope you’re not…
Birthday Recap
It was another successful birthday weekend celebration. My best friend Aislinn made the trip all the way from LA to celebrate and get her yearly fix of NYC. We ate, drank, and shopped our way…
Wine Wednesdays – Krug Grande Cuvee Champagne
As a special birthday treat my dad sent me a bottle of Krug Grande Cuvee Champagne. I gathered the girls prior to my birthday dinner at Jeffrey’s Grocery for some tasty apps and bubbles to…
Wine Wednesdays – 2012 Fanny Sabre Aligote
Last weekend I shared a bottle of white Burgundy at one of my favorite NY restaurants, the Spotted Pig. It was a 2012 Aligote by Fanny Sabre from the Pommard area outside of Beaune in…
Wine Wednesdays – Donkey and Goat Winery Tasting
Last week I stopped by Blue Ribbon Wine Bar for a late-night winemaker tasting with Tracey Brandt of Donkey and Goat Winery in Berkeley, CA. I hadn’t heard of Donkey and Goat before but I…
Girls Getaway – Greenport L.I.
Last weekend a couple of my closet girlfriends and I decided to get out of town for the weekend. We wanted something close so we decided to head out to Greenport on the Northfork of…
Wine Wednesdays – 2011 Blina Barbera D’Asti
When my dad was in town I took him to one of my favorite restaurants in the city, Jeffrey’s Grocery. We shared a seafood tower (with which I enjoyed a crisp sauvignon blanc) then moved…
Wine Wednesdays – Fontanafredda Serralunga D’Alba Barolo
Last week I had a delicious dinner at Quality Meats in midtown. Midtown on a Saturday night….bleh I know, but it was worth the trek uptown! After slight snafus with a backup of service, we…