Today marks the one-year anniversary since I’ve been blogging on this site! Okay, it’s not exactly one year “today” (March 2nd), it was actually two days ago while I was in Napa, hence the tardiness… but then again I have always been notoriously late for celebrating birthdays (even for my own blog). So, better late then…
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Chef Mavro
… And one of my first major food epiphanies. I’ve had a couple of food epiphanies in my life, but none more memorable than my first experience at Chef Mavro in Honolulu. A few years ago while visiting the island of Oahu I quickly grew tired of the many overpriced mediocre dining options on Waikiki Beach where we…
Oregon Zinfandel to Pair With an Oregon Snow Storm!
This month for Wine Blogging Wednesday #65 wine bloggers were asked by Michelle Lentz from the blog Wine-Girl to write about “Snow Day Wines”: “I want you to look out your window and imagine Snow. Snowmen, snow balls, igloos, snow trucks, snow … cold, cold snow. Then I want you to imagine what that makes…
The Final Day at The Wine Bloggers Conference ’09
The final day of the Wine Bloggers Conference began with three different breakout sessions. I must say I was somewhat underwhelmed with the options: Legalities of Blogging, OR Facebook, Twitter & Other Social Media for Wine Business Monetization of Your Blog, OR Creating a Social Network for your Winery or Wine Business Beyond Words:…
Summer has returned… and so have the summer wines!
Portland has had a stream of very weird weather these last few weeks. We had over a week of smoldering hot weather with above 100-degree temperatures for days in a row, followed by a week of 60-degree temperatures, rain, and clouds. Come on Portland, can’t we just have a happy medium and enjoy some 80’s…