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Category Archives: Musings
http://www.economist.com/node/17572224/email
http://www.economist.com/node/17572224/email. The Economist (issue Nov. 27th – Dec. 3rd, Cover shot of a farmer in a diving hard hat) has an article on the wine headache. To sum it up, there are three wine molecules – peptides – that are … Continue reading
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How Not to Cook
So I come home from the grocery store, through the rain, and start putting away the groceries. I keep a chicken breast out for myself for lunch. Feeling inspired I melt a couple of tablespoons of butter, add some slivered … Continue reading
Posted in Cocktails, Food, Musings
Tagged almonds, butter, chicken, martini, pepper, peppercorns, traction, traction trebuchet, trebuchet
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Interior Design and Bubbly
So I spent most of yesterday afternoon putting together a new shelving unit, for the office. It goes well with the tres cool Hermann Miller desk. The unit is a Blu Dot Chicago 8 if you care. I quite recommend … Continue reading
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Tagged blu dot, bubbly, champagne, chicago 8 box, sauvignon blanc, sparkling wine, two oceans
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The Idiocy of Green Wine
This is the official ‘hate me’ post: Why organic/biodynamic/green wine is beyond dumb. Understand I have a great deal of sympathy with organic wineries. In general I find organically produced wines are much less likely to provoke allergies, and are … Continue reading
The Perfect Cocktail
If you really want to make a cocktail (‘martini’ in the current parlance) that stands out, you’ve got to get away from gimmicky liquor (goldschlager anyone?) and alco-milkshakes. These appeal to the adolescent drinker with their undeveloped craving for sweets … Continue reading
Posted in Musings, Spirits
Tagged bitters, cocktail, fee brothers, grapefruit, martini, tequila
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