Feb 5, 2021On wine and food, my father and a potato.My father died this past November. He was 94 years old and a proud farmer (Irish) in his heart to the last day. He was a very funny man, popular, irreverent. He invented gadgets and alternative methods to do everyday things, sometimes quite brilliant. He was unapologetic with creative mischief…Food5 min read
Jul 2, 2020On wine and food, Dolly Parton and Elizabeth Barrett Browning.I love wine. And food. I mean, I love wine and I love food, but what I love most is wine and food together. I talk about it, teach about it, research and write about it. And I love all of it. I love poetry too, like Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s…5 min read
Published in Fearless Food and Wine together·Jun 24, 2019On wine and food, and a seat at ‘Babette’s Feast’.Have you ever seen the beautiful movie ‘Babette’s Feast’? (written/directed by Gabriel Axel). Based on a story by Danish writer Karen Blixen (aka Isak Dinesen) it is a veritable legend amongst food and wine’ophiles. An evocative portrayal of joy blooming in a seemingly joyless place through wine and food. I…Food8 min read
Published in Fearless Food and Wine together·Dec 7, 2018On food and wine, and dinner with Hemingway.‘…for Paris is a moveable feast.’ — I had one of those sneaky, stubborn headaches. A wet and stormy morning outside was not encouraging either. It had been such a lovely summer and autumn! No more. Winter has come. What to do, what to do, what to do — thought Christopher Robin. I should write a letter…Wine9 min read
Published in Fearless Food and Wine together·Sep 17, 2018The ‘Elevated Experience‘ — or how to forever enhance your food and wine life.Let’s begin this story with a disaster. In the summer of 1989, the cast and crew of what would become the Oscar-winning movie ‘Glory’ were in Savannah, Georgia, filming on location. …Food9 min read
