You know what I love? Wine. And you know what else I love? Focusing in on one grape (like Chardonnay, for example) and attempting to learn about it and enjoy all of its nuances. We had that opportunity this past weekend at the Chardonnay Symposium thanks to Chris Slaughter, who … [Read more...]
July 4th: What Does it Really Mean to YOU?
I understand fully that July 4th is a holiday celebrating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776…having been born in 1976 (bicentennial baby) and having the middle name of Liberty, I can’t get too far without knowing some of the magical stuff about this … [Read more...]
Sangria and Other Summer Juice
One of our friends (Kristie) on our Hoot 'n Annie Facebook page had asked us for good Sangria recipes and I was stumped because I have never made it…but I knew Annie had so she gave Kristie a recipe that she had used before. We asked our friends on the HnA page for more recipes … [Read more...]
Wineries: Are the BIG Guys Hurting the Little Guys???
Well, the answer is NO, but recently I have been involved in several conversations about the wineries in Paso Robles and how some of these big guys that are moving in to the area with all this money are hurting the small wineries…I just don’t buy it. This area would not and … [Read more...]
Silver Horse Winery Friday Night Sunset Party
This past Friday night we went out to Silver Horse Winery for their Friday night party, called Friday Fete, that goes from 5:30 to sunset…they do this little shindig roughly the third Friday of every month. The one we just went to was crazy awesome…for $10 you get a wine glass … [Read more...]
First Annual Central Coast Oyster Festival
We just got back from the First Annual Central Coast Oyster Festival...I’m not sure what is going on but I think the Central Coast not only has the most bad ass events but we have the most bad ass event coordinators and organizers….seriously, I’m not kidding. After recently going … [Read more...]
Attention “Hospitality” Industry
I shouldn’t just pick on the hospitality industry because the problem I'm going to bring up is in every industry across the world, but the hospitality industry is where I’m focused. The reason behind this post is that I love the industry; my wife and I partake in many aspects of … [Read more...]
The Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Festival
It’s been a couple of weeks since the Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Festival took place so I’ve had the chance to hear what others have been saying about the event. Most of what’s being said is positive…some of the complaints were the big herd of people waiting to rush in … [Read more...]
Chardonnay Symposium: ABC, Anything But Complainers
This whole ABC (anything but Chardonnay) movement has me at a loss, how do you dislike one entire varietal? I can totally understand disliking Bud Light or Coors Light because each can (or bottle) is the exact same as the one beside it, but Chardonnay runs the gamut…just like … [Read more...]
Il Cortile Food Adventure; Doesn't Get Better Than This!
There's this restaurant just down the street from our house; it's called Il Cortile Ristorante, which means "the patio" in Italian. Now, this place doesn't serve up just your regular old school Italian food (not that there's anything wrong with old school Italian) they specialize … [Read more...]
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