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So. AZ wine fun – drag queens & chocolates, Feb. 9
Closed Published by Karyn Zoldan February 8th, 2013 in Chewish TUCSON, Chocolate Chocolate, Food for Thought, Food Fun, Out and About in Tucson, Wine Pairing, Wines.
Sonoita Hills (Photo credit: cobalt123)
Take a short drive out of Tucson this Saturday, Feb. 9 (unless of course if you are going to the 4th Avenue Trunk Show dressed in Steam Punk finery) and check out these two fun events in Sonoita and Willcox.
Visitors who cannot go back East because of the weather…this is a perfect diversion for …
[more...]New: Bear Track Bistro & Winery, Tucson
Closed Published by Karyn Zoldan January 9th, 2013 in Chewish TUCSON, Food for Thought, Out and About in Tucson, Wine Pairing, Wines.
This afternoon some foodie and winey friends and I went to try out this new Tucson wine bistro on the NE corner of Sunrise & Swan in the Foothills.
The spiel is this; the wine bistro owned by a man who owns a winery in New Mexico. The website — Bear Track Winery dot com — isn’t functional as of …
[more...]Merry Christmas – Drink Wine, Be Greytful
2 Comments Published by Karyn Zoldan December 25th, 2012 in California Wines, Food for Thought, Wines.
I saw this photo on Facebook and asked Mutt Lynch Winery permission to use it on my blog. (thank you)
courtesy Mutt Lynch Winery
As you know I have greyhounds (but love all dogs) and I love wine so I could not resist.
As for Mutt Lynch Winery, they have the kind of outlook that we should all have …
[more...]December 20 – National Sangria Day
Closed Published by Karyn Zoldan December 19th, 2012 in Cocktails, Entertaining / Parties, Food for Thought, Foods to Enjoy in Moderation, Wines.
December 20 – National Sangria Day
I like a good sangria. In the summer I prefer white sangria because it’s lighter but the rest of the time, a good red sangria will do.
Originating in Spain, the word sangria is the Spanish word for bleeding. The drink gets its name from the red color of the wine used in a …
[more...]AlcoHOLidays | Hanukkah | Light One Cocktail
Closed Published by Jennifer Walker December 7th, 2012 in Chanukah, Cocktails, Recipes, Sips & Shots, Wines.
When it comes to honoring other culture’s holy days with something as potentially flippant as a cocktail tribute, you have to walk a fine line between humor and reverence. So I’m going to apologize now for the very bad pun I’m about to make.
Most people know that Hanukkah is the Jewish celebration of the night when they had only …
[more...]Tucson Culinary Festival Update by Teen Blogger
Closed Published by Karyn Zoldan October 9th, 2012 in Food for Thought, Food Fun, Out and About in Tucson, Wines.
Haile & Renee from Renee’s Organic Oven
I want to share this blog post by Haile Thomas a young blogger and healthy eating advocate who recently met the First Lady, Michelle Obama. Haile also eloquently spoke at last year’s TEDx event at the Fox Theatre and sits on the Alliance for a Healthier Generation’s Youth Advisory Board.
Haile is …
[more...]Tucson Wine: CataVinos 5th Anniversary Party – Sept. 22
Closed Published by Karyn Zoldan September 22nd, 2012 in Chewish TUCSON, Food for Thought, Out and About in Tucson, Wines.
Meet Yvonne
Congratulations to Yvonne Foucher, the owner of CataVinos Wine Shoppe in Midtown. Today she celebrates her 5th anniversary as a locally-owned wine store and wine tasting venue. It can’t be easy in this economy to compete with multiple big box chains selling wine.
What makes the CataVinos experience unique is that Yvonne and her tasters sample every bottle …
[more...]Tucson: Food Events, Restaurants News – September – part 2
1 Comment Published by Karyn Zoldan September 16th, 2012 in Chewish TUCSON, Food for Thought, Food Fun, Out and About in Tucson, Wines.
Smelling wine as part of wine tasting (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
September 19 – North Fattoria Italiana Opens
NoRTH Restaurant (at La Encantada) has had a makeover and will transform into North Fattoria Italiana. It’s still a Fox Concepts restaurant owned by Tucson’s golden boy Sam Fox. Fattoria means farm in Italian. I’m not sure about that word if people don’t …
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