Last weekend, I hosted a baby shower for a close friend. What a great excuse to get friends together, celebrate the upcoming arrival of her little one and enjoy some tasty fall favorites. I went back and forth about whether to do serve brunch or lunch, and I decided to go with the latter. Below [...]
Kirkland’s wine merchant, The Grape Choice, is located near the waterfront in downtown and offers both wine connoisseurs and virgins alike a pleasant experience. Drawn to the venue’s outdoor seating and friendly atmosphere, and the fact that dogs are welcome, I always find myself wanting to stick around for hours.
We’ve stopped by last minute to [...]
In mid-May, I was invited to Fielding Hills Winery, a small family-run vineyard located in the hills of East Wenatchee , and had the opportunity to help bottle their 2006 Tribute.
Overlooking the Columbia River and Wenatchee community, owners Mark & Karen Wade, planted grapes near their orchard in spring of 1998 and their first [...]
We finally made it happen, dinner at Kirkland’s newest addition, Trellis. Last Thursday we took a stroll down to the restaurant, located in Kirkland’s Heathman Hotel , for an evening with friends, Sarah and Jason. We had been talking about venturing to Trellis for months (ever since it opened last fall) so we were very [...]
Last week, I ventured out with some colleagues for drinks after work while Sean was at a client dinner. We ended up at Cantina, a Latin-themed lounge somewhere between the Union Square and Nob Hill neighborhoods of San Francisco. We walked in and the culinary cocktail lounge just happened to be hosting an event to [...]
Sean and I are working from San Francisco this week and we’re thoroughly enjoying our experience down here. Over the weekend, we enjoyed a number of fun outings and below are the highlights:
Lunch outside the Ferry Plaza. We gathered sandwich goodies from Cowgirl Creamery, Mastrelli’s Delicatessen and Acme Bakery. I think my dream job is to work at CC, [...]
I’ve been crossing my fingers the past few weeks that the winter-like weather we’ve been experiencing will flee, but it hasn’t. And as long it continues, I aim to make soup on Sundays. I like to think of this “tradition” as Soup Sunday. There is something to be said about blending fresh, flavorful ingredients to [...]
I placed an order with AmazonFresh on Wednesday and I was pleasantly surprised with the transaction, and thought I’d share. The fresh produce arrived before 6 AM on Thursday; clean and packaged nicely. Aside from fruits and vegetables, I bought some prosciutto and Italian sausages (they arrived in a temperature-controlled bag with ice pack). Even [...]
Valentine’s Day has come and gone but my memories of the wine we enjoyed that night have not. Sean prepared our traditional Valentine’s meal of lamb alongside small, yellow potatoes and green beans. The bottle of 2003 Kennedy Shah Syrah from Woodhouse Family Wine Cellars, couldn’t have complimented the dinner better. Purchased a couple summers [...]
