Posts Tagged ‘wine’
Mad Hungry? Hooks Books Event at Zola Fills You Up
‘Artomatic 2009 Kerrin’s Appetizers’ courtesy of ‘Mr. T in DC’ Zola Wine & Kitchen is hosting a Cookbook Author Series with this Thursday’s author being Lucinda Scala Quinn, formally the food editor of Martha Stewart Living Television. On November 12 from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., the nationally renowned culinary author will discuss her new [...]
More »DC Omnivore 100: #18, Fruit Wine
‘Bluemont Dessert Wines’ courtesy of ‘tbridge’ It’s time for another edition of the DC Omnivore 100, where we explore the top one hundred foods every good omnivore should try at least once in their lives. “Fruit wine made with something other than grapes,” to be precise. Tom and I were kicking around which part of [...]
More »Getaways: Sky Meadows
Sky Meadows. The name itself makes me think of rolling pastures, wildflowers, birds, and butterflies, all under puffy white clouds and a deep blue sky. But maybe that’s because I’ve been there. This humble Virginia state park is close to the city, just over an hour’s drive west from DC. A historic house and picnic [...]
More »She Loves DC: Jill Zimorski
Jill rushes up to greet me wearing a bright green cardigan and a cute black Ann Taylor dress. (I know, because I have it in pink!) She’s not what you expect in someone whose credentials boast “Certified Sommelier through the Court of Master Sommeliers” and “has completed the Advanced Certificate Course offered through the Wine [...]
More »We Love Food: Food & Wine Festival at National Harbor
Summertime is festival time, and I’m not complaining. After attending Savor a week ago, I had no idea what to expect going into The Food and Wine Festival at National Harbor. Would it be fancy? Would it be lame? Would they have enough food and wine to keep me happy? Actually, does anyone ever have [...]
More »Rock the Casbah Embassy
‘Yann Tiersen 27′ courtesy of ‘Shadowgate’ Last night’s US premiere of musician and composer, Yann Tiersen, marked the opening of the season of events hosted by the ‘La Maison Française‘ (or “The French House“) Franco-American cultural exchange at the French Embassy. They are scheduling event’s throughout the summer and vary their selections from music (jazz, [...]
More »Grape + Bean Tasting Bar Opens in Alexandria
My love of all things wine is well-documented at this point. I’m turning into a regular at Eat Bar and Matt and my’s wine collection is growing by the day. So I was thrilled this morning to open up my DC Daily Candy and see that a new coffee and wine place is opening in Alexandria. Grape + Bean is [...]
More »Chocolate-Orange Port at MyLHBS
My friend Derek at MyLHBS in Falls Church informed me that he still had some kits left to make the chocolate-orange port that has become so popular in recent years. I am told that the wine ends up tasting like those dark chocolate-orange candies that are so tasty. Except with alcohol. I just picked up [...]
More »Quattro Goombas Winery
My father was in town this past weekend so we took him on a short tour of the Virginia wine country in Aldie and Middleburg. Actually, we visited one winery and drove by two or three others along the way. Quattro Goombas Winery is on Rt. 15 about a mile north of Rt. 50 in [...]
More »We Love Food: Proof Positive
A couple weeks back, myself and a few of the authors you see sneaking around this site had a casual dinner over at Proof in Penn Quarter. It’s a newer restaurant – actually, more like a very upscale “wine bar” – and it was suggested as an alternative to the usual pub meetings we normally [...]
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