A Sommelier's Guide to Wine+Food
First Step: Discovering adult beverages — Whether the first drops of alcohol come from Mom and Dad’s liquor cabinet or out of a hose at a frat house, we all get our sea legs and learn the hard way. Chances are it’s not with the good stuff, but rather something cheap that’ll get the [...]
Please let me know what you think of this pick by visiting my dumb ass on Google+. It’s Friday which means the weekend is here and it’s time to get your drink on! Okay, it doesn’t actually mean that. But the weekend offers a great opportunity to get together with friends for good conversation over [...]
. . 1 LB haricots verts or young green or wax beans Four 7-ounce halibut fillets, each approximately 1 inch thick Coarse salt and freshly ground white pepper to taste 2 tablespoons canola oil 1/4 cup Sauvignon Blanc or other dry white wine 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, or to taste 1/2 cup unsalted butter [...]
. INGREDIENTS 1 cup apple juice 2 cloves of garlic chopped pepper to taste 6 TBSP soy sauce 1 TBSP butter 1-1/2 lb. Salmon filet Combine ingredients together for marinade. Place salmon fillets in a deep dish and poor marinate all over. Leave for one hour or more in the refrigerator. Three hours is preferable. [...]
. INGREDIENTS 4 bone-in beef short ribs 1 TBSP vegetable oil 3/4 TSP fine sea salt 1/2 TSP black pepper 2 carrots, chopped 1 medium onion, finely chopped 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 (14-ounce) can whole San Marzano tomatoes in juice, puréed in a blender with juice 1 1/2 cups dry red wine 4 [...]
. . Michelada’s are Mexico’s answer to red beer that can be made in a variety of ways, but the main ingredients are beer and tomato juice. The following is a recipe I like to use during football season because it goes with the tailgating types of foods. A good Michelada has an equal balance [...]
Cabernet day isn’t just about celebrating Cabernet Sauvignon. There’s another Cabernet based wine that doesn’t get as much love as the “King of Grapes,” and that’s Cabernet Franc aka Cab Franc. Cab Franc is a like Darth Vader—dark, brooding, a little funky and often misunderstood. Deep down below the surface, Cab Franc is really a [...]
. . . . . INGREDIENTS FOR SOUP 2 cucumbers, peeled, seeded and chopped 2 yellow bell peppers, chopped 1 cup 1 inch cubes honeydew melon 2 garlic cloves 1 fresh jalapeño chili, seeded and diced 1/4 cup créme fraishe 1/2 cup plain yogurt 3 TBSP fresh lemon juice 1/2 pound lump crab meat 1 [...]
On September 1, 2011 wine lovers around the world will converge online to celebrate the Cabernet grape. No matter what social media site wine lovers are on they can share anything related to Cabernet and as long as it has the #CabernetDay hash tag it’ll be searchable. Last year’s Cabernet was one of the first [...]
. . I can’t remember the first time I had a wine with a dish and had the “aha!” wine+food pairing moment, but I suspect it might have been this combination. I lived in Oregon during my high school, college and young adult years. Living so close to the Willamette valley fueled my love for [...]
Just look at this video. It’s like watching Discovery channel where the wolf hunts the rabbit in slow motion, and when the wolf catches the rabbit it punches the rabbit with a devastating upper cut. Watching Mike Tyson was a rare sight. Power, finesse and raw aggression all at the same time. Sometimes I feel [...]