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Thursday, December 30, 2010

Brandy Friday: Paul-Marie Fils 25 Year Pineau de Charentes

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Pineau de Charentes is not a common drink in the US. It is a French fortified wine made from blending brandy (usually unaged) and fermented ...
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Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Whiskey Wednesday: 2011 Whiskey Predictions

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Last week , I decried 2010 as a boring year in whiskey. Now, looking forward toward 2011, I will do my best to predict the trends that will ...
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Sunday, December 26, 2010

Happy Holidays to Me!

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What you see above is the Rancilio Silvia home espresso maker. My first home espresso maker since the Krups Espresso Mini I bought in 1990! ...
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Saturday, December 25, 2010

Merry Christmas Sushi!

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Usually I celebrate Jewish Christmas in the traditional fashion at a Chinese restaurant, but this year we decided to eat in with a lovely sa...
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Thursday, December 23, 2010

Cheese Report - Trader Joe's Goes Epoisses

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Epoisses is probably my favorite cheese, so when I heard Trader Joe's was carrying a store brand Epoisses, I had to try it. Like all of...
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Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Whiskey Wednesday: 2010 - An Unexciting Year for Whiskey

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After a string of amazing whiskey years, 2010 was a bit of a yawner. Maybe it's just that we've grown used to major breakthroughs, i...
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Sunday, December 19, 2010

Cheese Report - Demon or Angel

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I had a cheese emergency the other day. It was after cheese-store hours and I needed something right away for an evening get together. The b...