Archive for July, 2010

Another Sunday, another market. This week the weather was blessedly mild enough to stroll in a sundress without breaking a sweat, so I probably lingered at the market a little longer than usual. (In doing so, I found some gold star, low-priced treasures!) I had pancakes on the brain for the past week but... »

As we head into deep summer, the Sundays are getting hotter and daytime red wine is looking less and less attractive. So as I hit the farmers’ market as early as possible-before the lettuces wilted and the berries began to cook into stew-I had drinking on my mind. I was determined to find a... »

Sometimes my career allows me to experience incredible things. This week I was a part of an almost dumbfoundingly unique, unprecedented and delicious tastings in American wine history. If you’re thinking I’m exaggerating, I promise you that I am not. I was invited to Chateau Montelena to taste 35 different vintages of their world... »

This summer I’ve started a new routine of spending Sunday mornings at the farmers’ market and then heading home to make brunch for whoever shows up. The 4th of July was a particularly special Sunday for me because Chrysta Wilson, owner/creator of Kiss My Bundt Bakery chose to spend her first day off in... »