by chickwithtongs | Dec 30, 2009 | Good Food
Hello all! Hope you are enjoying this holiday season and are gearing up to usher in the New Year with friends and family. I wish you all the best this coming year. O.K, this blog entry is short and sweet. Over Christmas I was given the task of making three items...
by Peggy | Dec 11, 2009 | Good Food
Today marks the 2oth anniversary of the Slow Food Movement. Two decades ago the signing of the Slow Food Manifesto in Paris breathed life into this non-profit, eco-gastronomic, member-supported organization founded to counteract fast food and fast life. I have to...
by chickwithtongs | Nov 29, 2009 | Good Food, Good Thoughts
Ok, not Paris, but how about Bouchon in Yountville, California? This French style bistro that according to Nicolette is bang-on and text-book perfect in its imitation of a classic Parisian bistro was the site of dinner number two in Napa for this Chickwithtongs and...
by rosswise | Nov 27, 2009 | Good Food, Good Wine
I had a great wine and food match last week…..or should that be a food and wine match…..not sure…. I made a Risotto consisting of chicken, the odd asparagus spear, a few peas, a squeeze of lemon and some herbs (fresh, not dried Patrick). I would...
by Peggy | Nov 27, 2009 | Good Food, Good Wine
Just got back from a whirlwind 3 days of intensive wine and food sleuthing in Napa & Sonoma. The weather was lovely and the landscape golden with the grapevines in resplendent hues of gold, orange and red. The purpose of the trip was to take a peak at a few...
by chickwithtongs | Oct 29, 2009 | Good Food
Friends and foodies, lend me your bellies. It has been a quiet, dark, and foggy week at The Good Earth, the gentle mist of rain washes over the one-sided building we call “the winery”. It is coming along quickly now and as Bolek builds walls, we...
