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Archive for September, 2007
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In my opinion, the worst thing that can happen on a Saturday morning is having something that I HAVE to do. I prefer to kickoff my weekends with a unstructured list of things I WANT to do. -
One of my favorite comfort foods, Arroz Cubano, makes a great mid-week meal after a long day at work. By the name, you would think it was a Cuban dish, but it’s actually a staple on the kitchen tables of most Spanish households. -
I have to admit that the Sunday of the Restaurant Festival I was a little nervous about “broadcasting live” with WCOJ, but at the end of the event radio personality JT Morgan asked if I wanted to come on his Morning Edition show to do more food stuff… -
In October, Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Wine & Spirits stores are sponsoring “Creative Cocktails,” a series of free tastings open to the public.
If you go you recipe cards for exhibited cocktails, pricing specials on featured spirits and, if you’re lucky, complimentary hors d’oeuvres from local restaurants.
Bartenders will be preparing one or more cocktails and providing free samples at each event. Featured bartenders will be from local restaurants or spirits distributors.
So far only two events have been scheduled at the Premium Collection Wine & Spirits Store, 933 Paoli Pike, West Goshen. Mark your calendar!
Oct. 18-20, 5:30-7:30 p.m. — Spirit featured: Absolut Pears
Oct. 27, 5:30-7:30 p.m. — Spirit featured: Zaya Rum; cocktails mixed: rocks, snifter.
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Call your favorite designated driver friend and visit the six wineries of the Brandywine Valley Wine Trail for the Harvest Fest this weekend! (Sept. 29 and 30)
All you have to do is pay $25 for a “passport”, and you can visit the six member wineries in and around Chester County for tastings, concerts, picnics, hayrides, vineyard tours, art exhibits and other special activities.
The wineries participating are: Chaddsford Winery, Paradocx Vineyard, Folly Hill Vineyards, Twin Brook Winery, Kreutz Creek Vineyards and Va La Family Farmed Wines.
Check out www.bvwinetrail.com for more information.
Enjoy!
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Oysters — source of pearls, inspirational metaphors, and gastronomical joy — require a great deal of skill to be opened. Not just anyone can swiftly pry one open; it takes a special gene to become an oyster shucker extraordinaire. -
In Other Food News
Sprazzo Today: Sidewalk Samples and “Open Talk Night”
September 26th, 2007 No CommentsI just dropped by Sprazzo for coffee and email-checking, and I met a nice guy named Eric who was filling a bunch of sample cups with some of Sprazzo’s delicious baked goods, which he’ll be giving out along Gay St. this afternoon (I’ll bet they won’t last long).
We got to talking, and in his cool French accent, Eric gave me the scoop on a new event called “Open Talk Night”…
What: Open Talk Night
When: Every Wednesday, from 7pm to 10pm
Where: Sprazzo Cafe (at the corner of Gay St. and High St.) in the second-floor seating area.Aparently, it’s a fairly common occurrence in Europe, where friends and strangers of all ages gather in a bar or cafe (Sprazzo is BYOB) and pass …
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Tonight was the first time in eleven days that I heard my mom’s cheery voice. My sister, my sister’s partner and my mamma had just landed off marathon flight back from China and I couldn’t wait to hear all about the trip. -
Guess who will be a judge for this year’s Chili Cookoff? That’s right… I will! Here’s the details… -
When Chef Peter Gilmore, of Gilmore’s Restaurant in West Chester invited me to write about a special Foie Gras Extravaganza he was hosting on Sunday, September 9th I told him I don’t usually do restaurant reviews. What I didn’t say was the reason.