Eat, Drink, New York.

O.K. – It’s been a while since Mrs. Cheffer and I returned from New York, and I’m finally hungry. We ate like it was a competition.  We ate like the planet was running out.  We ate like someone was trying to take it away. We started eating before the...

Gazpacho, as promised…Sort of

So last week took cheffer up to Thirty Bench Wine Makers for the summer winemaker’s lunch.  A good time was had by all.  At least that’s what they told me.  I’ve learned over the years that when you go out and ask the diners, they always say it was...

Thirty Bench takes a road trip

For a few years now, we’ve had the honour of taking our show on the road up to Thirty Bench Wine Makers to cook lunch for their wine club members.  This past Sunday, they took their show on the road come visit us! Now, cooking on our home turf is a little easier...

Hot off the bottling line…

It’s official, game-on, for ‘realsies’, and all of the other cliches.  The ‘Good Chardonnay’ is in the bottle.  The first case of the 2008 vintage is in my car as I type (subsequently doubling the value of my car).  Resisting all urges to...