I just finished reading Neil Rosenthal’s book Reflections of a Wine Merchant (from FCPL). Mr. Rosenthal is a thirty year plus veteran of the wine importing business, dealing mainly in European wines and especially fine Burgundies. The book was so-so. I almost put it down which is very unusual for me. Unless you are a hard-core [...]
Entries from June 2009
June 25, 2009
Brunswick Farmers Market
The Brunswick farmer’s market is now being held on Wednesdays from 4-7 p.m. This is a change from last year. The location is the same, but I haven’t had a chance to go this year so no current reports on it. Here are my comments from last year. Anyone else been this year and care to comment?
June 22, 2009
Banana Daiquiris
Forget that awful corn syrup laden; spawn of a chemistry set daiquiri mix. Here is a recipe that hearkens back to the true roots of the drink and is already a regular in our rotation:
Put 1/2 to 3/4 oz freshly squeezed lime juice, 1 heaping tablespoon sugar, 2 ounces of light rum, and 1 cup of cracked ice into a [...]
June 17, 2009
Arroyo De La Vega Tempranillo Rose 2007
Another nice rose from Ye Old Spirit Shop on 7th Street. This one was around $10 as I recall so it’s a decent value. Made from 100% Tempranillo grapes. Had lots of nice strawberry flavors with a hint of pomegranate. Very fruity but without any sweetness whatsoever. Had very mild acidity. Both Mrs. F and [...]
June 12, 2009
Taxes
I don’t think I’ve ever really raised a political issue here, but here is one that hits close to home: The Associated Press reports that the Senate Finance Committee as part of the “Soda Tax Bill” we’ve been hearing about is also considering increasing taxes on beer, wine and hard liquor. Things are still preliminary [...]
June 8, 2009
Truffles
The candy kind I mean. You may remember that I had complained back before Christmas about the Candy Kitchen. They seemed in disarray and tired. However, last week I was out stretching my legs and stopped by. Looking around I saw a lot of new candy and noticed that they had reworked their truffles. There were lots [...]
June 5, 2009
Budget Cuts and the Fourth Estate
I don’t think anyone is envious of those poor souls labouring in the newspaper business right now. However one of my favorite abuse pinatas: the Frederick News Post is really plumbing the depths. Yes in their current “In Good Taste” column [Cue announcers voice: "In Good Taste reports on an unannounced dining experience and is not [...]
June 4, 2009
Odds & Ends
Frederick Wine House is now on twitter. Their handle/user name/id/ whatever you call it (you can tell I’m not hip with Twitter) is FrederickWineHouse. In the email they sent they listed it as FredWineHo. What an awesome name. It’s a shame I didn’t think of that. Maybe I’ll start a spin off blog for just [...]
