I know I’ve been a bit heavy handed on the rosé this summer, but it’s just SO drinkable. And it feels festive, like bubbles, festive in a “I feel fancy but not really celebrating anything” sort of way. I recently visited my friend Kate up at her lake house in the Adirondacks and brought along this Vinho Verde Rosé from Casal Ventozela. The wine…
I made these bars earlier this summer, they were so good I wanted to share before cherries disappear from grocery shelves for another year. Although I think these would be great with any fruit really, peaches, apricots, mixed berries? Yes please! We start with 3 cups of ripe cherries, pitted with my handy-dandy cherry pitter! A shortbread crust gets pressed down into a square cake…
For those that have been reading a while, you are well aware of my love for lobster. I recently took a class at Backlabel Wines on all things lobster and the perfect wine pairings. We learned the correct way to break down a lobster, the proper way to butter a bun for the perfect roll, and the precise ratio of mayo to lobster meat for…
I recently attended a wine dinner at New York Vintners, the theme was “Cult Wines of California”. We drank some amazing wines from a range of producers, some of whom I knew and others that I experienced for the first time. The wines were paired with 3 delicious courses from Chef Ryan, including the most amazing burrata I’ve ever had, and I’m pretty sure I…
I’m so excited to announce that I’m partnering with City Society to host a women’s wine tasting and networking event on August 26th here in NYC. City Society is an amazing organization created by my friend Emily, bringing bright, successful, entrepreneurial women together for networking “speed dates” paired with fun panel discussions, shopping events, and of course wine and cheese! If you’re in the NY…
After our time in Provence we headed west and spent 2 days in the southwest corner of France. Our first stop was the medieval city and UNESCO world heritage site, Carcassonne. We had lunch, toured the castle and walked the walls surrounding it. I was unsure if we should bother to go out of our way to visit Carcassonne as everything I read made it…
I recently had this Italian rosé with dinner at Via Carota. Isn’t it funny when you hear or experience something for the first time then all of a sudden you see it everywhere? That’s what happened with this wine. I was introduced to it over dinner then the very next day saw it at my favorite wine store. The bottle is such a fun and…
After 5 days in lovely Provence, we headed west to the Roussillon, through Carcassone, Maury, Cucugnan and eventually ending up by the sea in Coullioure. While we may have been a little early for the season (and caught another dreadful wind known as Le Tramontane), the highlight of our travels was exploring the vineyards and tasting at Domaine de la Rectorie in Banyuls Sur Mer….
While in Provence, we wanted to repeat our cooking school experience from last year. Julie once again to the rescue! She hooked us up with Catherine at Le Mas de Lilou for a wonderful cooking class; a dinner this time! We gathered at Catherine’s at 5pm and got to work. The class was held in the light-filled kitchen of Catherine’s beautiful bed and breakfast,…
I recently ventured above 23rd street to see what everyone’s been talking about at Marta, the new pizza joint in the Martha Washington Hotel. It was pretty fabulous. We ate the pizza so fast I forgot to take a picture, but the highlights of the evening were our burrata appetizer with macerated strawberries and grilled homemade bread and the wine! Our somm helped us…
