well the weekend has come and gone, and that means the food wine conference is officially over. it's crazy to me how a weekend can fly by in such a blur. for the last day of the conference, we actually were located at the rosen college of hospitality management that way we could break out …
slate – happy hour
it's no surprise that keith and i love slate - orlando. and last night we were able to introduce my best friend and her boyfriend to this wonderful place. now while we only intended on going to slate - orlando for a quick happy hour, that quickly changed when we decided to look at the full …
t-1 day to #FWcon
one more day until my first food wine conference presented by sunday supper at the rosen shingle creek resort. holy smokes, i am so excited. i've already been able to connect with some of my fellow attendees which has already made me feel at ease. it's always an amazing feeling when you automatically feel accepted …
somm – orlando
if you are looking for a great wine bar in orlando, check out one of the city's newest locations somm - orlando. owned by the same owners as slate - orlando (which we all know i absolutely love), this wine bar carries some impeccable wines. in addition to their wonderful wine list, somm has an …
foodwinecon
only a week and a half until the food wine conference presented by sunday supper AND my first official conference as a blogger. it is still hard for me to imagine being at this point as only a few months ago i didn't even have a blog. it's amazing how following a passion really propels …
ocean prime
last night, keith and i were fortunate enough to be part of a surprise birthday dinner for a good friend of ours. and i mean you couldn't really beat the location of the meal, ocean prime. i think i was actually the only one in our group (maybe one other person) that had never been …
winedown wednesday
well it's that time of the week...wine down wednesday. and last night, we decided to open up a 2013 jonathan maltus garagiste from our latest naked wines membership shipment. and let me tell you, i was extremely excited to try this wine because jonathan maltus is actually a world famous winemaker - specializing in the bordeaux style …
barrel reserve 2016
in honor of wine down wednesday, i am featuring one of my favorite cooper's hawk wines from this year (probably from them ever). cooper's hawk barrel reserve limited edition - 2016 this cooper's hawk wine is a bordeaux style blend highlighted by its rich and rustic characteristics. i initially pre-ordered one bottle through my cooper's hawk …
tasty tuesday
after a long monday, i couldn't wait for a delicious dinner and glass of wine. i mean could you really start off the week any better?! our decision...charcuterie and cooper's hawk GSM. this cooper's hawk wine of the month is a wonderful blend of grenache, syrah and mourvèdre, hence GSM. with rich fruit flavors, this wine …
cítricos
one of the perks about living so close to disney is the fact that we can just on a whim decide to head over to the parks on a random afternoon. and that's exactly what we decided to do yesterday. we started out at disney's magic kingdom, but with the crowd level being so high …
