The French #Winophiles – The St. Emilion Affair
The French #Winophiles – Sneak Peak at St. Emilion
#WinePW – Tasting South Africa
#ItalianFWT – Summer Sipping with Italian Rosé
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The French #Winophiles – The St. Emilion Affair
Sous Chef frequently confuses our kitchen for a restaurant. For example, Saturday was the first pre-season NFL game that he was going to be home to watch and… Read More »
The French #Winophiles – Sneak Peak at St. Emilion
The French Winophiles are touring St. Emilion and its satellites on Saturday, August 20th. Don’t miss this virtual tour of the right bank of the Bordeaux region that… Read More »
#WinePW – Tasting South Africa
Sous Chef is a seasoned world traveler. He’s been virtually everywhere, with the exception of some third world countries which wouldn’t be quite his style. Often he regales… Read More »
#ItalianFWT – Summer Sipping with Italian Rosé
The dog days of August are here. There’s nothing like a refreshing glass of rosè to get you through extreme heat, humidity and endless sunshine. With over 120 days of… Read More »
The French #Winophiles – Banking on Bordeaux
Thomas Jefferson and Napoleon III may seem strange bedfellows, but they shared a passion for wine and were instrumental in making sense of the Bordeaux wine industry. Their… Read More »
#WinePW – Amontillado & Ajoblanco
This month the Wine Pairing Weekend Group is exploring food and wine pairings with Sherry. Jeff from Food Wine Click is hosting this event, which will inspire you… Read More »
#TourDeManger – Summer in Paris
The 103rd Tour de France has officially begun. In our home, this marks 21 days of Sous Chef religiously waking before the crack of dawn to make sure… Read More »
#ItalianFWT – The Aperitivo Hour with Orange Wine & Walnut Pesto
Sous Chef has finally accepted that in fashion Orange is the new Black and not just indicative of prison garb. Now I have the temerity to inform him… Read More »
The French #Winophiles – Getting Sideways with 2013 Domaine du Pré Semelé Sancerre Rouge
[The following is dialogue from Sideways that made only the cutting room floor] Maya: Miles, what do you think of Merlot? Miles Raymond: What’s my opinion of Merlot?… Read More »
The French #Winophiles – Chicken & Chinon
French food is often deemed fussy and unattainable for the home cook. Rarely is it considered weeknight fare for the busy working family. Until now, that is. I’ve… Read More »





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