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Peaches and Wine

August 9, 2011

I stumbled across this gem of a summer splash this weekend, while in San Diego during BlogHer. Molly made delicious peach cocktails, and when those were all said and done we just started tossing peach slices into our California white wine. Amazing idea. You should try it rightthissecond. And then tell me how that goes. [...]

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Taste & Travel Tuesday : Oregon Wine Country

June 27, 2011
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This photo was taken this past Friday, on a day spent wine-tasting and frolicking (give or take a skip) through McMinnville, Oregon (and surrounding areas, as this is in Dayton), while my parents were in town for the weekend. Best wine? My vote goes to Walnut City WineWorks. Best scenery? Domaine Serene, as you can [...]

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How to Eat Your Way through Spain

February 22, 2011
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For the culinary traveler, Spain is a paradise blessed with outrageous flavors and colorful concoctions. A trip to Spain is not complete without sampling its gastronomic offerings. So what is best to eat in Spain? Contrary to most beliefs, Spanish food is more than just paella and sangria. From tapas to seafood to desserts, the myriad of Spanish cuisine is extremely diverse and the choices limitless.

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Denver’s 5280 Wine Tours

August 2, 2010

It’s no secret I’m a bit of a wine-o.  New(ish) to Colorado, but not new to the vine, I wanted to check out what Colorado has to offer in terms of grape-growing and production.  So, Boyfriend and I spent this past Saturday checking out some of the wineries and tasting rooms here on the front [...]

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Asti Ristorante, San Diego

July 4, 2010
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San Diego, Day 1 – Friday, July 2, 2010 Chris and I wandered around the Gaslamp District (the neighborhood in the city where we’re staying), and decided on this cute little Italian place called Asti Ristorante.  He had mimosas while I sipped on a Sauvignon Blanc, and enjoyed a cheesy Margherita pizza while I devoured [...]

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Zeno Wine Cafe

August 25, 2009

I hadn’t been to Zeno Wine Cafe since a date a few years ago. Or was it a date?  I never really knew with that guy until the fourth “date” or so and I finally attacked his face kissed him in his car at the end of the night.  We made out all high school [...]

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Cheese and Tiramisu

August 24, 2009

My first trip to NYC was a short, but dizzyingly wonderful one.  I spent about thirty-six hours there and managed to sightsee more than I’d expected.  And naturally, I ATE.  In fact, the only thing I think I had on my to-eat list that I didn’t get to was the pizza. Don’t get me wrong. [...]

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Pearl Street Hooligans

August 20, 2009

My first trip of 2009 was out to visit my oldest and dearest friend Steve.  He moved out to Colorado from Minnesota after college, and having recently decided that four years was enough, he moved back this summer.  I went out to visit two weeks prior to that move, back in the middle of May, [...]

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