Wine and Food Travel

 In my usual Monday morning readings of online magazines, blogs and everything in between, I came across a wine boutique that is local, but  in location only. Larchmont Village Wine and Cheese is anything but local in its selections of wine, cheeses and even its sandwich menu.  Global taste with local ingredients seems a better way to describe this family owned and operated wine boutique that has...

Photo credit - Guilliaume Paurmier (Flickr) Whoever said that the best ”Cabernet” comes from France may have been a “Frenchman.”  Although the term best is subjective, it is quite possible that a few local wines and wineries may be giving said “Frenchman” a reason to be tongue tied.  At the San Francisco Wine Competition, over 4000 bottlings were sampled and judged...

Meadow near Longmire on the Trail of the Shadows Peace, prosperity and happiness are what one expects to find in Paradise.  So a drive to Ashford Washington, located on the road that leads to Paradise at Mt. Rainier National Park is a great way to start the journey.  While on your way to paradise, you might want to fuel up at one of the very unique restaurant experiences in the area. While the name...

Let’s be honest, traditional British food hasn’t exactly enjoyed the best of reputations over the years. European visitors (especially the French) still love to gloat that our cuisine’s heritage amounts to nothing more than a greasy bag of chips, served with perhaps a meat pie or battered haddock. Our food culture still is the butt of many a European joke, even the Germans feel superior,...

Photo credit - "David Legget" (Flickr)   In search of the perfect chocolate, who isn’t?  Chocolate can be a variety of things to a variety of people.  It can range from an old fashioned Hershey’s milk chocolate bar to a dark chocolate truffle. The art of making chocolate varies in style but its method has remained relatively unchanged, unlike many other things in this world.  Those...