In celebration of the birth of my dear cousin and BFF, Augusta, we threw a lobster dinner party in her West Village studio. Quite a feat if you ask me but a total success! We picked up whole, cooked, and cracked lobsters at The Lobster Place For appetizers we made edamame hummus and lemon-dill-yogurt dip to accompany fresh veggies and pita chips. We…
Wine Wednesdays
Apparently I drank quite a bit of wine while in the Northfork last month as I still have reviews of wines that we tried out there! This week, Bedell Cellars 2012 Chardonnay. Last year Bedell was our first stop on our birthday celebration and I remember it being really great. This chardonnay didn’t disappoint. It was light and crisp, and although fermented in 50% neutral French…
Birthday CakeCakeCakeCake
This post is long over-due, but I wanted to make sure I documented my fabulous birthday weekend. **Photo heavy post!!** Check….another birthday down, time to embrace another year older and wiser….or whatever people say to make themselves feel better about getting older! This year was a fun-filled weekend with my favorite people. And I think it was the first year since celebrating in NY that…
Wine Wednesdays
I recently discovered a new website for online wine buying, nakedwines.com. Having never bought wine online before, I decided to take advantage of their $40 off initial order discount and give it a try. I chose 3 whites, all ranging in price from $10-$20 per bottle. After my discount and shipping I ended up paying just about $30 for 6 bottles, not bad! The wine…
Hometown 4th of July!
I hadn’t been home for the 4th of July since college. With 2 days off work it was the perfect excuse to jet back west for the 4 day weekend. It has always been one of my favorite holidays, summer is at it’s peak but there’s still so much more to come, any excuse to be by the pool, parades, fireworks, just perfect. This year was no…
Wine Wednesdays
One recent rainy weekend in Montauk we took the non-beach day as an opportunity to explore the surrounding areas. We drove to Sag Harbor for lunch and then made our way to Channing Daughters vineyard for some wine tasting. After tasting through their extensive collection, my favorite was their Brick Kiln 2011 Chardonnay. With neutral oak it was light, dry and well balanced. Notes of…
Greenport and The Northfork pt. 2
As mentioned in “Wine Wednesdays” I recently visited the North fork of Long Island for a long weekend with my mom. After several summers on the South fork I wanted to explore the area a bit more. We stayed in the town of Greenport at a wonderful b&b, The Fordham House. I can’t say enough wonderful things about the owner, Halina, who did everything she…
Wine Wednesdays
While in the North Fork, we decided to make our own happy hour on the front porch of our B&B. After putting together a cheese plate at Cavaniola’s, we stopped by Claudio’s Wine Shop. We chose a local wine from Osprey’s Dominion, the Regina Maris Chardonnay. It was the perfect compliment to our triple cream cheese and fresh baguette! The wine was creamy with just…
Happy 4th of July!
Greetings from the Napa Valley! I’m at home for the holiday weekend celebrating the official start to summer. Who knew it would be hotter here than in NYC?? After what feels like endless rain, I’m just so thankful to see the sun! Now off to the bbq……
Wine Wednesdays
Since starting “Wine Wednesdays” I’ve started taking photos of wine, writing down tasting notes in my iphone and trying to keep it all straight to come back and write about it here. This past weekend I was introduced to an app called Vivino that has totally changed my life! Vivino allows you to take a picture of a wine bottle, upload the picture to the…