One of my favorite parts of any getaway is the hotel breakfast. I prefer to stay at inns and B&B’s for that very reason. I love nothing more than starting my day over a cup of coffee and a breakfast outside of my normal smoothie or eggs routine. Bonus points if breakfast can be taken outside. The breakfast spread at Geneva On The Lake checked…
As I mentioned in my first Finger Lakes post, we visited some great wineries along the east and west sides of Seneca Lake. As I also mentioned, there are dozens and dozens of wineries in the region, and not all are created equal. Our first day we stayed on the west side, traveling from Geneva down towards Watkins Glen and then working our way back…
Is it just me or is anyone else extremely bummed about summer’s official ending? How does it always seem to go so fast?? The only thing to do is plan more adventures to look forward to and I have the perfect weekend getaway for those in the tri-state area. The NY Fingerlakes, or New York’s “other” wine region, is the perfect fall weekend getaway….
Last Sunday I bribed two girlfriends with the promise of dinner if they would come over and help me hang pictures, #livingaloneproblems. Lucky for them I also needed an outlet for my overzealous and overabundant purchases at the farmer’s market. I threw together the perfect dinner of simple summer staples: tomatoes and mozzarella, prosciutto and melon, roasted fingerlings with goat cheese and truffle oil, and…
I realized I never shared the third and final 3-star dinner celebrating my 3 decades. While in Alsace back in April we dined at Auberge de L’ill, one of the oldest Michelin-starred restaurants. 3-stars for over 45 years, the restaurant is a true family affair, with several branches of the Haeberlin clan running the restaurant and adjacent hotel. From the minute we walked in, I…
I have the perfect late-summer, backyard bbq wine! Unti Vineyards is a family-owned and operated winery located in the Dry Creek Valley of California. Instead of the standard Zinfandel in the region, Unti is specializing in Mediterranean varietals with “vineyard personality”. I recently had their Lacrima and was hooked. The nose had notes of blueberries and bbq’d, smokey meat. The palate was silky, racy…
I first discovered Lieb Cellars during a Northfork excursion over 3 years ago. I’m pretty sure it was my first taste of Pinot Blanc as well. I came across Lieb once again while dining out in the Northfork and knew it would be a sure bet for a group dinner at The Frisky Oyster. Pinot Blanc is genetic mutation of Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris (aka…
I had a bit of an internal conflict regarding this weeks’ Wine Wednesday, I wanted to share this wine with you all, but the producer is so small and relatively unknown, I’m not sure anyone will be able to find it! I figured it’s always better to share and maybe some of you located in or near the central coast of CA will seek this…
I keep a note in my phone with a run-on list of restaurants by neighborhood that I want to try. It seems like every time I cross one off, another is added, there’s a never-ending supply! I recently made it to Gato, which has been on my list for quite some time now. Over dinner we enjoyed a bottle of the 2014 Punggl Pinot…
Is there anything better than drinking rose on a beautiful summer day? Perhaps drinking rose on a beautiful summer day on a boat! I was lucky enough to enjoy a rose from McCall Wines while cruising from the Northfork over to Sunset Beach on Shelter Island. I tend to shy away from darker roses, although in my head I know that color is no indication…
