Rant: Promoting Wine at Tasting Events #wine
09.03.2026 12:30
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Looking forward to TotalCon this week. I’m scheduled for a full slate of games, from Boot Hill to a playtest of The Black Company. And of course, I’ll enjoy plenty of Quigley’s cupcakes.
When's the last time you enjoyed Fried Ice Cream for dessert (or even breakfast)? Learn the origins of this tasty hot and cold dessert.
I just learned about it the other day. And none of the newspapers ever provided an explanation.
I think it means the kiss seems warm, like the outer coating of fried ice cream, but inside, the kiss is cold, like the frozen ice cream.
“Kisses of hypocrites taste like fried ice cream.”
--Common saying in U.S. newspapers from 1907-1916
Tasty. Smooth with a noticeable ice wine sweetness with red berry notes, accenting caramel and vanilla.
Sipping Glen Breton 10 Year Old Single Malt Whiskey, Aged in Nova Scotia Ice Wine Barrels.
History of the Porto Tonico, A Refreshing Portuguese Cocktail #Port #wine #cocktail
Rant: MLK and What Are You Doing For Others? "Life's most persistent and urgent question is, "What are you doing for others?"--MLK, Jr.
Check out the newest article (Part 18) in my History of Boston's Chinatown & its Restaurants: 1970-1974.
I was drinking Barbera
This week, easily the best dish I enjoyed was from Il Ponte in Woburn, one of my Top 5 Favorite Restaurants. Homemade pasta, topped by a creamy black truffle sauce and topped by freshly shaved white truffles. Decadently delicious with the rich umami of the truffles. A work of beauty & great taste.
A Culinary Creativity Interview with Chef Joseph Carli of A Tavola (an Italian restaurant) in Winchester. It's one of my Top 5 Favorite Restaurants.
Happy National Whipped Cream Day! This holiday may have been inspired by Aaron Lapin, whose birthday is today. He's the creator of Reddi-Wip, the first canned whipped cream. And who hasn't used a can to spray whipped cream directly into your mouth?
Rant: Just Give Me The Menu! Too many restaurant websites make you enter their online ordering system to view their menu. I don't want to order anything. I just want to look at the menu, like I always used to do.
Out of Maine comes a delicious, dry and intriguing Cider, a blend of sustainably grown fruit, local apples and blueberries. The R.A.S. Bluish Cider worked well paired with pork, and earns a hearty recommendation.
Thanks very much!’
Rant: Forget Useless Predictions. Instead, I offer a list of ten of my food & drink desires, those trends, issues and items which I would love to see step forward and take precedence in 2026, though I'm not predicting they will actually come to fruition.
What restaurant do you work for? And what's your email?
I'm done dinner and guests are gone, so there's still time to get a cocktail request in!
I've resurrected my Mind of a Sommelier interview series, so if you're a sommelier/wine director/etc. in MA, and interested in being interviewed, please contact me. My article explains the process, & provides links to all the prior interviews. #wine
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I've resurrected my Culinary Creativity interview series, so if you're a chef in MA, and interested in being interviewed, please contact me. My article explains the process, & provides links to all the prior interviews.
