We’re not foodies, we’re food industry. We're also newlyweds living in Napa Valley. He cooks for a renowned (but heretofore unnamed because of contractual obligations) restaurant group in Yountville and she made the switch to the front of the house at a resort in Calistoga. It’s very likely that he’ll be a great chef someday. It’s a little less likely that she'll be a master sommelier- but you can watch her try.
Monthly archive March, 2011
The New York Times Rediscovers Sherry

The New York Times Rediscovers Sherry

According to the New York Times, sherry is finally cool.  Sorta: In the last year or so, the drumbeat seems to have been heard. No, sherry hasn’t taken the world by storm. Nobody’s bidding up the prices, which remain highly reasonable, with world-class wines starting around $15 a bottle. But in small specialty shops, in...
I want these in my home.

I want these in my home.

  Pop Chart Lab sells these awesome flowchart posters for 25 bucks a piece.  One shows the “Splendiferous Array of Culinary Tools” the other, “The Very Many Varieties of Beer”.  They need to be in our kitchen right now.     apologies for the bad resolution…it’s better here.        
Tasting: Ridge Geyserville 07

Tasting: Ridge Geyserville 07

Note to reader:  I’m currently practicing for my Unit 3 WSET Diploma exam.  In all likelihood, you have no idea what that means.  Just understand that I will occasionally post very, very boring tasting notes in the WSET style as a form of practice.  In order to mitigate the dryness, I’ll try to give you...