When your birthday weekend revolves around the first Canadian/American holiday of the summer, it’s hard not to want to use it as an excuse to have a weekend away. When planning this trip, I looked at what was available for the best bang for the buck on points and it seemed all roads pointed towards … Continue reading
There are so many wonderful things about getting to spend a week in one city but the best 2 things, for me are that you get to explore the city at a leisurely pace and there’s good time to make a dent in my food list. On this trip, what I learned was with a … Continue reading
This year, instead of hopping on a plane back home the day after ending my dragon boat season, I thought I’d take the opportunity to hang out with some friends, taking it easy in wine country to decompress after the hectic weekend I just had. Although I’d just been to Napa back in the Spring, … Continue reading
My love for food is well documented in my posts, but perhaps lesser known is my curiosity in the drink. Food has always been a big part of my life, starting from when I was a child, good food has been the reason for being and although I knew my parents to drink occasionally, alcohol … Continue reading
Some people dream of owning a sports team, I dream of owning a winery. While some “people” claim that both are for the truly egomaniacal looking to throw their money away, I think that given the right conditions, (and the right crop insurance), that being the proprietor of a small boutique winery would be a … Continue reading
Sometimes simple can be really hard to achieve. That point was made apparently clear as minutes turned into hours in the preparation of a “simple” spot prawn pasta recipe. Maybe I didn’t read the recipe carefully enough before-hand, which is a common problem of mine. If I had, I would have realized how many steps … Continue reading
I’m breaking from formula here. The Napa/Sonoma Valley have so many restaurant/wineries that are amazing, that I can’t just offer a simple list of what to do. This post is also being written on spec for Gary, a dragon boat team member who will be traveling to the area after the SFO festival this September, … Continue reading
