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Twenty Tweezy Breakfeezy

01.02.2012
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My friend Bisquite PowerPoppin is to thank for the title of this post. If you don’t speak Bizzy, let me translate: 2012 Breakfast! I ate one with a bunch of amazing people. And my dear friend Joy did all the cookin’! I sure do love me some Joy Food. There were instant photos, gemstones and [...]

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Sunrise, Sunset

12.29.2011
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Anyone else see too many productions of Fiddler on the Roof as a child? No? OK- maybe it’s just me, but whenever I start thinking about how fast time flies, the chorus of “Sunrise, Sunset” creeps into my brain…Sunrise, sunset. Sunrise, sunset. Swiftly flow the days. News alert! There’s been a whole buncha sunrises and [...]

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Seasons Eatings

12.23.2011
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So, I got to attend TWO kick ass Holiday staff parties this year! Hollerrrr. Max was kind enough to take all of us Terroni sommeliers out to dinner at Mezze. We ate some delicious Middle Eastern inspired food, had a blind tasting of wines from our all-Italian cellar and then exchanged gifts; pretty much everything [...]

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Un Petit Porc

12.20.2011
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Staff holiday party!!! Jill, my boss, happens to be totally hip and with it. So, naturally, she reserved us a table at the one night only porc extravaganza with Chef Ludo at Gram and Papa’s. It was a veritable porchetta FEAST complete with Southern style fixins. There was a massive wait and many eager bellies, [...]

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What’s For Sipper, David Rosoff?

12.14.2011
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Hey. Psssssst. Hey you! Can I be nosy for a second and all up in your business? Pretty please? Yes, you say? Thanks!! And such is the way I get all these nice people to let us read about what they like to drink and eat. And where they like to do those things in [...]

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Terroir al Limit

12.08.2011
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Tales of my Spain trip haven’t finished just yet! Don’t you fret. I haven’t talked about our brief visit to Priorat! We had an appointment with Clos Mogador in the morning and that epic Laureano visit later in the day and in between there was a small window of a few hours to meet with [...]

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Belgian Blue & Bottex Bugey

11.27.2011

The cheese extravaganza continues! The final video of our Cheese series is ready for your eyes (and taste buds). We’ve got a delicious plate full of herb roasted figs and Grevenbroecker blue cheese with an extremely lovely pink bubbly by Patrick Bottex. All cheeses in the Cheese series from Andrew’s Cheese Shop with wines from [...]

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What’s for Sipper, André Mack?

11.25.2011
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I thought I’d feature another kick ass NYC-er while I’m at it. So, Ladies and gentlemen…Mr. André Hueston Mack! André is a sommelier, formerly of The French Laundry and Per Se, and owner of Mouton Noir Wines where he sells his “unique and distinctive garage wines” and some pretty dope wine schwag. (which you can find [...]

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Pizza Vino

11.23.2011
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If you missed my Let’s Do class at Domaine LA last week, it was all about Italian wine and pizza pies. We talked regions, grapes and general food and wine pairing tips. Here are the wines I poured alongside some delicious Mozza pizza. I called them my Ultimate Pizza Wines. But really, only being able [...]

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Sneak Peek: The Cheese Series

11.21.2011
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Claire is busy at work editing our newest round of vids! Next stop on this food and wine pairing train? Cheeseville! Here’s a sneak peek…. Here we are chowing on some grilled cheese and throwing back some French cidre. Life was definitely good in that moment. Stay tuned for all three of the Cheese series [...]

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